FASHION NETWORK AFRICA: June 2013

Thursday, June 20, 2013

CANNES FESTIVAL NIGHTLIFE AWARDS

FashionTV Nightlife Awards ft. Michel Adam, Ania J, Cannes Film Festival 2013... Amongst the Awardees is Mrs Joan Okorodudu on the stage with The CEO of Studio24

ECOWAS FASHION WEEK 2013: LATEST NEWS

: Ecowas Official Website

The Ecowas Fashion Week 2013 team is currently getting preparing for the upcoming world-class fashion week scheduled to kick off on the 2nd of October, 2013. Registrations are flowing in from Designers from various parts of the world cutting across several fashion genre. Fashion Designers, Jewelries, Shows, Accessories, Bags, even Artists.

OBJECTIVES OF ECOWAS FASHION WEEK
To revive the African culture through fashion
To promote the dignity of womanhood.
To open new windows of business opportunities.
To encourage indigenous fashion designers.
To redefine fashion shows by showcasing other fashion accessories.
Encouraging the exportation of local designs in the region
According to Europa Regina
Africa is about to be hit by an epoch-making fashion event if what we are hearing is anything to go by. According to reliable sources, plans for ECOWAS Fashion Week 2013 is currently in the pipeline and the event will not only benefit ECOWAS countries, but the continent as well.
From Mrshustle Blog
ECOWAS FASHION WEEK is an idea whose time has come and we must give credit to those behind this great venture.
The president of ECOWAS his excellency Kadre Desire Quedraogo from Burkina Faso has a vision and when he took over he made it clear that his tenure will focus on sme’s and the youth who are the life wire of any great economy. With this fashion week, organisers are looking forward to put our youth to work through out the ecowas region thereby preventing these urge by youth to go to western world even if they die doing it.

Several bloggers, media and press are excited about this fashion week and are looking forward to the kick-off.
If you'd like to get your registration also across, then you'd need this link...
ECOWAS FASHION WEEK REGISTRATION PLATFORM
and to get more information on the Fashion Week, here's the link
ECOWAS FASHION WEEK OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Designers' Application Form for ECOWAS FASHION WEEK 2013: 2-5 October 2013
Group A Designer = 4 Designers in a group showcasing up to 15 clothes each.
Group B Designer = 2 Designers in a group showcasing up to 30 clothes each.
Group C Designer* = 1 Designer showcasing up to 50 clothes.
Bonus* - Gets to showcase also at the Gala Dinner on the Grand Finale Day

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

NNSM SCREENING DATES AND VENUES

LAGOS CASTING

NNSM 2013 SCREENING
Venue: Best Western Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos NIGERIA
Date: 17th July, 2013
Time: 9am
Contact Numbers: 08169284031, 08136851490, 08038646141
ABUJA CASTING

NNSM 2013 SCREENING
Venue: Studio24 Office
Date: 19th July, 2013
Time: 9am
Contact Numbers: Odion – 08023163936

PORT HARCOURT CASTING

NNSM 2013 SCREENING
Venue: Studio24 Office
Date: 19th July, 2013
Time: 9am
Contact Numbers:NGOZI AYIAM – 08038753903

ENUGU CASTING

NNSM 2013 SCREENING
Venue: Studio24 Office
Date: 19th July, 2013
Time: 9am
Contact Numbers: 08023163936

Click here for more info...

MO ABUDU SET TO LAUNCH EBONYLIFE TV.

In what is set to one of Africa's biggest venture yet,Iconic Mo Abudu one of Africa's biggest media personalities and owner of Mo tv show has confirmed that American media mongul and founder of Forbe media group,Steve Forbes will be attending the grand launch of her EbonyLife Tv which is schedule for june 30th 2013 in Lagos Nigeria.

Ebony Life TV; Mo' Abudu's high-budget project will focus on entertainment and lifestyle programming. Based in Tinapa, Calabar, Ebony Life TV is being regarded as 'Africa's first global black entertainment network'. It will be seen in over 40 African countries on DSTV and then SKY in the UK, and DISH in the US.

MO ABUDU

Also, Nigerian Deola Sagoe and Africa's fashion Icon will be presenting her collection from past to present and there will be a focus her late mom's collection from ODUA'S CREATION stable.Nigerian top models from ISIS MODELING Agency will be on the ramp for this great occassion.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

COURAGE COLLECTION IS A CUT ABOVE THE REST.

Abuja based designer Zainab Okai from Kogi state, Igala by tribe is rocking the fashion scene with her male collections.
Her clients are the who is who of Abuja and she is looking towards other parts of the continent and beyond.
This mother of 4 presented her vibrant collection at the Ecowas fashion launch on the 26th of may and the crowd loved every bit of it.
I leave you with some of her male collections modeled by top Abuja based model ADAMZ .
This week on fashion net work Africa we will be bringing to you more of her designs especially the ones from Ecowas fashion launch.