Ghana Fashion & Design Week to make comeback in
Oct
Ghana Fashion & Design Week
(GFDW) is pleased to announce the return of the event in the city of Accra,
this October 2013, with the exact date and venue soon to be made public. With
Accra ranked 4th must visit city this 2013 by New York Times publication out of
a list of 46 cities around the world, the second edition of Ghana Fashion &
Design Week event promises to elevate the fashion scene in Accra to the next
level of experience and development.
With the aim to promote Ghana’s
fashion and tourism industry to the world, tourists visiting Ghana during the
event period in October this year will have the opportunity to visit the free
trade Exhibition PopUp Salon and access tickets to the catwalk shows to see the
other side of Ghana -Accra come to life with an event that has a global
presence during their visit to Ghana.
GFDW remarkable success following
its launch in 2012 placed Ghana on the international map as an-up-and coming
global contender of the fashion and creative business industry. The event
platform forms a natural extension to the development activities of the
industry’s businesses, and educational Institutions in Ghana that focuses on
fashion and product design, arts in communication and related programmes,
boosting their presence within the country.
Ghana Fashion & Design Week has
opened a new door for global interest in other areas that are professionally
developing for trade and investment opportunities in Ghana. GFDW contemporary
approach to event execution and global outreach continues to offer creative
practitioners, companies and entrepreneurs a valuable opportunity to connect
with local and global audience including press, media and buyers, through its
unique platform inclusive activities.
GFDW continues interest in creating
awareness and supporting Ethical Fashion and sustainability development in
Ghana through its ETHIKHA platform embraces social enterprise businesses and
product designers with a social or environmental mission for sustainability.
The platform, which is supported by EthicalFashionGhana.org and
AfricanFashionGuide.com, will be creating interesting opportunities this year
directly involving community experience.
Ghana Fashion & design Week is
now accepting applications from Designers and Exhibitors, including Ethical
fashion designers, and ethically produced lifestyle product manufacturers who
wish to showcase on the runway and/or exhibit their merchandise during this
grand event.
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