Ghana Fashion & Design Week® (GFDW) has announced dates for this year’s fashion business week event. The event set to hit the city of Accra at the Luxury Labadi Beach Hotel will be held from October 21-23, 2016. The recognized international business event this year takes on the theme ‘NEO AFRICA’ – in leading a …
Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2012: Brigitte Merki #Africanfashion
For most of the collections shown at the 2012 Ghana Fashion & Design Week, our issues were the same. The designers showed a lot of promise but lacked a unique point of view both in the execution of the vision of their designs and garment construction. Nevertheless, there is a lot of promise shown and …
Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2012: Alali Boutique #Africanfashion
Alali Boutique showed some sexy cute designs that we liked at the just concluded 2012 Ghana Fashion & Design Week. We just wished there was consistency in the whole collection rather than the “hit and miss” that permeated it. Collections that actually tell a cohesive story and have a clear idea of the woman that …
Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2012: Christie Brown #Africanfashion
Considered one of Ghana’s leading contemporary design label, the Christie Brown label did not fail to live up to expectations in its Ready-to-Wear collection shown at the just concluded Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2012. Working primarily with tie-dye fabrics, whites and bright pinks, the label presented a collection that was well constructed, fun, flirty, …
Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2012: Mimi Lee London #Africanfashion
We loved the bold color choices and silhouettes Mimi Lee London showed at the 2012 Ghana Fashion & Design Week. However, the collection lacked true cohesiveness and the ability to push the envelope a bit. Some designs had us wondering who exactly the label was targeting? We suggest a careful editing and stronger unique point …