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

Radford Graduates Fashion Show

Date:                     Saturday, June 07, 2014
Time:                     7:00 PM
Venue:                   Movenpick Hotel
Address:                 Accra Central
Organiser:              Radford University College
Contact name:        Yvonne Ntiamoah
Contact number:     0263 118 836
Email:                    konadu@btinternet.com
Website:                 http://www.radforduc.edu.gh/#

Radford University Fashion is Ghana's premier Fashion program. Learn more here.

Final year Fashion Design students of Radford University Collegedemonstrates their talent in Accra on June 7.

Last year's fashion show was majestic, with an amazing square runway in the large main banquet hall of Movenpick Hotel. See photos here and learn more here.

Tickets can be purchased at the hotel or at Radford University College (Lagos Road, East Legon).