Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2015 - 23-25.10.15
Ghana Fashion & Design Week® (GFDW) is thrilled to announce event dates and plans set for 23 – 25 October, 2015 in Ghana’s capital City of ACCRA.
The pioneering international fashion and design business event comes back this year, packed with exciting business activities themed “FASHION RE:STATED”, with a Trade Exhibition showcase curated under the name “CONTEMPORARY AFRICA” running alongside designers catwalk presentations, and Fashion business and Knowledge transfer seminars with a line up of industry experts. The ETHIKHA platform will highlight ethical fashion and social impact designers’ collections and products driving sustainability through fashion in Africa.
The anticipated event will turn the world’s focus on Accra, as an emerging and growing fashion business capital. The objective this year is to Re-State fashion as a business in Ghana, and bring to the fore the importance of creativity and design innovation as an essential element for Ghana’s creative industry development.
GFDW NEW TALENT SPOT™ initiative space focused on developing nascent new graduates in fashion, design and creative led entrepreneurs will welcome to the space 3newbest fashion design graduates of (2015)from Radford University College.
Head of Fashion Department of RUC, Yvonne Ntiamoah, said “ We are encouraged to be in partnership with GFDW business platform, creating the essential link for best new graduates to continue their creative journey into becoming entrepreneurs. We are excited, and can not wait to see the previous 2014 selected RUC Graduate – Afua Biney’s premier collection at the fashion week this October!.”
GFDW welcomes 2nd Image Academy at the New Talent Spot™ space, with a collaboration that gives final year students withcreative Hair & Make-Up background the opportunity for external experience with the platform alongside industry experts.
We are thrilled to present STYLE & STEEL as part of the event activities this year, turning our focuson MENbehind the wheels, aswe welcome Mercedes-Benz tothe event as a sponsor, in partnership with Silver Star Auto Ltd., Ghana. Synonymous with fashion and design excellence around the globe, Mercedes-Benz owners in Ghana will have the opportunity to be rewarded by GFDW for a special well-being treatment exclusively at the luxury XMen Grooming Bar through the Fashion Hospitality Lounge at GFDW, whilst,Mercedes-Benz Ladies of STYLE will enjoy a special fashion treat by studio1981, Ghanaian designer at the fashion week.
Models will have the unique opportunity to be styled by two time British Hairdressing Awards winner, Afro Hair celebrity stylist Charlotte Mensah , and artistic hair director to GFDW, known for her ingenious Avant-garde hair creations.
Supporting our objective in re-stating fashion business in Ghana, we are pleased to have full media support from Ghana’s renowned Business focus media; Business Day Ghana and Business &Financial Times Newspaper, alongside Ghana’s progressive Lifestyle Magazine Neighborhood Gong. With Vogue Italia continuous support for the platform, and go-to media for hot fashion news Haute Fashion Africa,we are pleased to welcome new international media partners to the event including; ABN Tv (UK), who will be airing a special documentary on GFDW, and a dedicated business news coverage by Africa Business 2020 (UK). Adding to this year business media support comes global fashion business portal FashionMag.com whose focus will be on highlighting designers’ collections straight from the GFDW runway.
GFDW event this year will be packed with something for everyone.TICKETS for the “must-attend” event,that has placed Ghana on the global fashion landscape, can be purchased on the GFDW website for anyone wishing to attend the event this October.
REGISTRATION for ACCREDITATION IS OPENED VIA GFDW WEBSITE.
For interested Press, Media, Retail Buyers, Photographers and Videographers.
or access via this link: www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com/registration-schedule
CONTACTS:
Press & Media Enquires:press@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Ticket & General Enquiries: event@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
CONTACT FOR PARTICIPATION
CATWALK PRESENTATION: designers@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
TRADE EXHIBITION SHOW: exhibit@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
MODELS Participation: models@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
SEMINAR Registration: seminars@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
INTERNSHIP Enquiries: internship@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
SPONSOR / PARTNERSHIP: sponsor@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
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