“New York, NY- (July 2012)-Adirée, the parent company and producer of Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) launches a photo campaign themed “Luxury Untamed”. AFWNY, a luxury multi-day event produced by Adirée, will take place at the Broad Street Ballroom on July 12th, 13th, 14th in New York City’s financial District. The campaign, photographed by …
Today’s “Ladybrille® Fashion Business With . . .” feature is with Dare Olufunmilayo, Creative Director and CEO for Zooto Fashion. Zooto fashion is a fashion business targeted at lovers of style, quality, and African traditional clothing. Since (its) establishment in 2005, it has successfully satisfied its customers with creative designs inspired by African and Asian …
Glitz Africa Magazine, a Ghanaian owned celebrity/lifestyle magazine that embraces fashion and celebrates fashion designers across Africa especially in Ghana has announced that its inaugural Fashion Week will hold in Accra from August 17- 19, 2012. The Glitz Africa Fashion Week is tailored to provide the platform for Africa’s Fashion industry to showcase its talents, …
Imran Ahmed’s Business of Fashion Blog wants to know whether Africa could be the next frontier for fashion retail. “NAIROBI, Kenya — In recent weeks, the media hype around Africa has been remarkable, with several articles in major publications proclaiming the continent “the next Asia.” In fashion, Franca Sozzani even dedicated the entire May issue of L’Uomo …
Women’s Wear Daily, an influential fashion trade journal sometimes called the “bible of fashion,”has named Nigerian brand/designer Maki Oh, as “Designer to Watch.” The publication shared this on their Tumblr page very recently. Within Africa’s fashion industry circles, some of its influential fashion editors and bloggers have also pronounced the brand as one to watch …
“Fashion. Adventure. Philanthropy. Change the fashion industry, change the world. Fashion Designers Without Borders is the first travel program offering trips tailored to design industry professionals. Explore opportunities to produce profitable products with positive impact. We are helping create closer relationships between the design community and artisan social enterprises around the world. “In eight of …