Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2014 POSTPONED
Date:                     Friday, October 24, 2014
To:                        Sunday, October 26, 2014
Venue:                   Movenpick Hotel
Address:                 Accra Central
Organiser:              Ghana Fashion & Design Week
Website:                 http://www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com/

POSTPONED TO 2015 due to a government ban on international conferences for the next 3 months.

Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2014

On its third edition, GFDW will launch its newest curated platform in support of Ghana’s burgeoning new talents and institutions dedicated to contemporary fashion and creative skills development in Ghana. We’ll be back with more details on this exciting new development starting in Ghana

Event TICKETS can be attained via the GFDW website for anyone wishing to attend this year’s innovative fashion business week.

Learn all about the 2014 edition of the Ghana Fashion & Design Week here.

For event Participation and Partnerships opportunities at GFDW 2014 please contact GFDW using the below contact information or via the GFDW website.

REGISTRATION for ACCREDITATION for interested Press, Media, Retail Buyers, Photographers and Videographers is now opened, and can be attained via the GFDW website, or directly from this link here: http://www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com/registration-schedule/

CONTACT:
Press & Media Enquires: press@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
General Enquiries: info@ghanafashiondesignweek.com

Catwalk Participation: designers@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Exhibition Participation: exhibit@ghanafashiondesignweek.com

Seminar Registration: seminars@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Internships Enquiries: internship@ghanafashiondesignweek.com

Sponsor Partnerships: sponsor@ghanafashiondesignweek.com

FIND US HERE
Website – www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Official Blog – http://ghanafashionweek.wordpress.com/
Facebook – www.facebook.com/Ghanafashionweek
Twitter – https://twitter.com/GhanaFashionWk
Instagram – www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/user/GFDWTV

L’Orèal launches Dark & Lovely 6 Oils Body Lotion

Based on 10 years of research on African skin, Dark & Lovely announced their new Crème 6 Oil body lotion, the first multi-active formula which combines 6 natural oils to help cure the 6 most common imperfections affecting African skin.

Coconut Oil: Anti – dryness

Jojoba Oil: Anti – ashy look

Apricot Oil : Anti – tightness

Sweet Almond : Anti – dullness

Avocado: Anti – uneven skin

Shea Butter : Anti – roughness

The lovely actress and TV presenter Ama K  is the Ambassador for Dark & Lovely Crème 6 Oils was the host of the evening, alongside with Brands Manager of L’Orèal West Africa Richard Kumassah and Dermatologist Mrs. Donkor.

Richard Kumasah explained the innovation of the cream and how determined they were to provide a solution to the common skin imperfections affecting their consumers with African skin. Emphasizing the crème is good for use on both male and female skin.

At the end everyone received a goodie bag with all of the 3 Crème 6 Oil sizes (90ml, 200ml, 400ml) to test the product for ourselves.

I have been using the cream almost a week now and I truly feel a difference!

My skin feels baby soft!

What I really appreciate about the cream is the scent, it smells just like  the well known perfume „Dior Poison“.

„Dark & Lovely Crème 6 Oils, get back the skin you were born with“

Check below for photos from the launch

Ghana Fashion & Design Week Announces 2014 Event Date & Venue.

Accra, August 11, 2014 – Ghana Fashion & Design Week® (GFDW) is pleased to announceevent plans set for 24 – 26 October, 2014 at the Movenpick Hotel.

Ghana’s most innovative fashion business week event will bring life to the fashion scene in Accra, throwing light on an interesting line-up of Ghanaian and International designer entrepreneurs at the platform for commerce, alongside the event’s contemporary Trade Exhibition Pop-Pup salon.

The “must-attend” international event in its third edition year will once again welcome local and international audience, global press and media to witness the event that has successfully placed Ghana on the global fashion week map, positioning the country in thetop 5 most sought after fashion business weeks in Africa.

The event’s structured Business and Knowledge Transfer Seminars will play a key role in bringing business education and global industry knowledge to both aspiring and established creative entrepreneurs during the fashion week.

Ghana Fashion & Design Week is at the forefront of promoting Ghana’s fashion and creative business industry on the global stage, and has been instrumental in launching the businesses of talented designers through the platform’s activities, standing as a beacon for fashion industry development that continues to instigate positive interest for global trade.With more exciting news on its way this year, GFDW Ethical Fashion & Sustainability platform - ETHIKHA™ will shine light on the works of social fashion entrepreneurs committed to improving the lives of society’s underprivileged, using fashion as a medium to drive skills
development and create sustainability in fashion and related goods production in Ghanaand across the globe.

GFDW is pleased to be in continuous partnership with Luxury fashion publication and globally renowned media company Vogue Italia in support of the platform development and activities. And, Ghanaian cosmetic Make-up brand - SO Aesthetic created by Sacha Okoh.

Also in continuous partnership this year is the Africa Daily Groupe media, and its founder professor Zandile Blay – who has been instrumental to the development of the GFDW educational seminars program. As well as Accra’s own globally renowned City Guide TimeOut Accra, documenting the what, when and where in Accra to the world. Welcoming to the platform this year in support of the fashion business week is Business Day Ghana newspaper, one of West Africa’s strongest Business newspapers, offering readers an in-depth analysis of business events such as GFDW.

On its third edition, GFDW will launch its newest curated platform in support of Ghana’s burgeoning new talents and institutions dedicated to contemporary fashion and creative skills development in Ghana. We’ll be back with more details on this exciting new development starting in Ghana.

REGISTRATION for ACCREDITATION for interested Press, Media, Retail Buyers,
Photographers and Videographers is now opened,and can be attained via the GFDW website, or directly from this link here: http://www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com/registration-schedule/
Event TICKETS can be attained via the GFDW website for anyone wishing to attend this
year’s innovative fashion business week.

For event Participation and Partnerships opportunities at GFDW 2014, please contact GFDW using the below contact information or via the GFDW website.

CONTACT:
Press & Media Enquires: press@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
General Enquiries: info@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Catwalk Participation: designers@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Exhibition Participation: exhibit@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Seminar Registration: seminars@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Internships Enquiries: internship@ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Sponsor Partnerships: sponsor@ghanafashiondesignweek.com

FIND US HERE
Website - www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Official Blog - http://ghanafashionweek.wordpress.com/
Facebook - www.facebook.com/Ghanafashionweek
Twitter - https://twitter.com/GhanaFashionWk
Instagram - www.ghanafashiondesignweek.com
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/GFDWTV

Aisha Obuobi is the face behind the women’s fashion label Christie Brown. Her inspiration to start this label came from her late grandmother, Christie Brown, who was a dedicated seamstress till her last days.

Christie Brown was founded in March 2008 whiles Aisha was still in her final year at the University of Ghana after which she enrolled at the Vogue Style School of Fashion in Accra. She has since gone on to win the award; The Emerging Designer of the Year Award for the year 2009 at the inaugural Arise Africa Fashion Week in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Christie Brown was is the only Ghanaian designer chosen to showcase in the Arise L’Afrique- a- Porter, in Paris as part of Paris Fashion Week in March this year. At the just ended Africa Economic Forum hosted by Columbia University, Christie Brown was invited to sit on the panel for “African Fashion Going Global”; a discourse on making African Fashion a recognizable global industry.

What if your favourite world- class dress shoes could be made right here in Ghana? The quest to find answers to this question lead to the birth of HTW Shoes. HTW Shoes is a Ghanaian company that offers specially crafted hand made shoes with world class specifications. They also have handmade items like the HTW Black and Gold Empowerment beads, the Lovechild wristbands, belts and wallets. Heel The World(HTW) is a social enterprise and footwear brand that works to empower Ghanaian startup companies.

It was started by Fred Deegbe, Vijay Manu and Jeffrey Manu. In 2009, Fred went over to his friend, Alex’s, place to play video games. His friend ridiculed Fred’s old dress shoes so badly that he went out to buy a new pair in town. While Fred was marveling his new wing-tip shoes in the boutique, a passing shoe shine boy caught his eye.When Fred caught up with the shoe shine boy and asked if the shoe could be done locally, the boy vehemently replied, ‘Impossible’. For months on end Fred was disappointed in the boy’s response and was further saddened that there was a widespread belief that a world-class shoe/brand could come out of Ghana.

In February 2011 while working in a bank and with no shoemaking experience, Fred partnered with a young ICT undergraduate Vijay Manu and started a shoe company called Heel The World (HTW) with the support of some close business associates. In 2012, Jeffrey Manu joined HTW, Fred resigned from the bank, Vijay graduated from university and the young trio have been heeling the world ever since.

Date:                     Saturday, August 30, 2014

Time:                     7:00 PM

Venue:                   Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana

Address:                 Liberia Road, Accra Central

Organiser:              Fashion Icon

Website:                 http://fashioniconsawards.com/

The long awaited list of nominees is finally released today by the organizers of Fashion Icon Awards.

Nominations for the awards was official opened to general public during the official launch/industry awards night that took place at Alisa Hotel in February this year and the process lasted for seven weeks. People had the opportunity to nominate two brands for each category and also suggested two legends for ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.

Three judges, made up of respected industry experts met and shortlisted the public nominations based on the brands’ activities in the year in review (January – December 2013) and came up with top five brands for each category except ‘Brand of the year’ category with six nominees.

General public will have the opportunity once again to VOTE for their top choices to be the winner of each category on FIA website starting from June2 – June 30, 2014.

Public vote takes 30% while judges’ decision carry 70% for the categories listed below and 100% judges’ decision on “Lifetime Achievement Award” category.

Fashion Icon Awards promises to be the biggest night in Ghana’s fashion industry, a unique and glamorous celebration to recognize and reward stakeholders in the fashion industry.

The awards will honour extraordinary design talents and business successes as well as celebrate outstanding contributions, achievements made by design entrepreneurs, artists, individuals, institutions, agencies, corporate firms and other fashion and beauty organizations/products in promotion of Ghana’s fashion industry.

A star-studded line-up is expected at the glitzy night of the grand finale scheduled to be held in August 30, 2014 in Accra.

Visit FIA website.

Date:                     Thursday, July 17, 2014

To:                        Saturday, July 19, 2014

Time:                     10:00 AM

To:                        5:00 PM

Venue:                   Nubuke Foundation

Address:                 near Mensvic Hotel, East Legon, Accra

Organiser:              Nubuke Foundation

Contact number:     0289 102 163 / 0244 610 970

Website:                 www.nubukefoundation.org

Two young Artist Kwaku Dapoah Opoku and Baboa Tachie- Mensah organising the Vernal Exposition. The Vernal Exposition displays artworks done by young prospective artists from around Ghana and promotes achievements in the visual arts integration. The exhibition champion creativity, self-expression and self-esteem. 60% of proceeds will be donated to the Marfo Children Care Foundation.

Admission is Free!!!

We are looking to exhibit designs from the best fashion houses in the city at this year’s festival so hit us up if you want to be part of the circuit. Join us at the ACCRA COOKOUT on both days of Chale Wote and sell your gourmet cuisine in a park with retro Highlife music and bass heavy DJ sets. Artists with projects they would like to exhibit or sell can also send their details to accra.alt@gmail.com . The Chale Wote Street Art Festival is on August 23-24th 2014.