Designers

MultiChoice Nigeria Presents ‘Fashion Protégé,’ Become the Next Big Fashion Star, Deadline to Apply Nov. 18th, 2013

Created to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of MultiChoice Nigeria, The Fashion Protégé is a 5-Episode Nigerian Reality Television Series that will air later this year on DStv’s AfricaMagic. Contestants guided by Mentors will compete to be recognized as Nigeria’s Next Big Fashion star! In explaining why MultiChoice decided to create The Fashion Protégé, a representative from MultiChoice Nigeria says: “As …

Ladybrille® Fashion Business | Style House Files & LFDW Present ‘Fashion Business Series’ #FashionLaw #FashionAfrica

This month Lagos will play host to the Guaranty Trust Bank Lagos Fashion and Design Week from the 23rd of October to the 26th October; at the Ocean View Grounds by Eko Hotel, Ademola Adetokubo, Victoria Island Lagos. As part of the activities to culminate the week, Guaranty Trust Bank has teamed up with the founders …

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Ladybrille® Fashion Business | 3 Questions Every African Designer Needs to Know Before Setting Up a Fashion Business

Lagos, Nigeria – An air of glamour, compelling charm, romance, fun, celebrity status and paparazzi. These are some of the images that pops up in our minds, subconsciously, anytime the word fashion is mentioned. All these coupled with beautiful people, media coverage, fashion weeks, travels, accolades, awards, prestige, celebrity status, fun parties, respects and connections …

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Are African Fashion Weeks a Waste of Money & Time for African Designers? #Africanfashion

Are African fashion weeks a waste of time and money for African fashion designers? Should African designers who are largely small business owners focus on: 1)creating brand awareness through social media and blogs, this includes showing their collections online. New York Fashion Week just wrapped up with 630,000 online viewers. That says a lot about …