I first came into contact with Nicci when TAGI was still very much in an infancy stage – If I remember correctly, at that time TAGI was still only a CSI project of my former fashion house. Unfortunately we were unable to assist her, or doulas in general, as we simply did not have the […]
I always find it interesting how the different pieces in life fits together. With TAGI having been granted PBO status came the requirement of our books needing to be audited once a year. So I wrote emails to several institutions to respectfully ask if they would consider sponsoring their services to us as we know […]
Deur Jana Breytenbach 08 Oktober 2018 06:04 Wat ’n guns sou wees vir een vrou het ’n nasionale organisasie geword wat ouers wat babas verloor het, help. The Angel Gown™ Initiative (Tagi) is in Junie verlede jaar deur Eric Elronde, ’n modeontwerper van Gordonsbaai, begin. Binne ’n jaar het Elronde die verspreiding van sy engelrokkies […]
Once a quarter Sew ‘n Sensations holds a charity sewing event. And this quarter they chose us! It was our first public event. It was small, it was humble and it was intimate. Everyone involved enjoyed every moment of it. I had prepared the cutting before the event already so that on the day we […]
OUT OF GRIEF COMES LASTING GRACE, BEAUTY AND DIGNITY The Angel Gown Initiative Eric Elronde, founder and owner of, The Angel Gown™ Initiative, is charitably repurposing old wedding gowns and formal dresses into beautiful Angel Gown™ garments for infants who do not survive their journey into this world. The Angel Gown™ Initiative (TAGI) is an […]
We announced some time ago that The Angel Gown™ Initiative has officially been registered as a Non Profit Organisation. We were super excited, realising the possibilities that comes with it! We did not, however, realise the mission it would become to eventually hold the actual registration papers in our hands. At first this might sound […]
It has recently been brought to our attention that attempts were made, without our consent, to indirectly sell our Angel Gown™ garments. Fortunately it was failed attempts and steps are being taken to apologize to the necessary institutions for this indiscretion and the misrepresentation. All Angel Gown™ garments that come from The Angel Gown™ Initiative […]
Through some of my friends that are more familiar with the inner workings of the media we understand that the natural evolution of a popular story is that it starts at print (such as a newspaper article), then it migrates to the radio channel/s and from there the really great stories move unto the TV […]
On the morning of 18 October the TAGI madness was still raging wild, but it was allowing me to start and settle back into my routines. I was having a cup of coffee while keeping up with all the trends on Facebook and checking emails when I realized that an email from Christine Wessels, Smile […]
Translation of article by Jana Breytenbach | 15 October 2017 18:35 It is a time of utmost grief. A fashion designer from Gordon’s Bay started a special project to specifically to help parents that loses a baby. The Angel Gown™ Initiative (TAGI) was founded in June by Eric Elronde after a friend approached him to […]