Prêt-À-Poundo: Ghana Fashion And Design Week Launches ETHIKHA
Ghana Fashion & Design Week is a contemporary international platform envisioned to direct, lead and promote both emerging and established designers to a global audience. GFDW brings together creatively talented fashion and accessories designers in Ghana, and in the Diaspora alongside international designers, to showcase their collections to local and international retail buyers, Africa’s neo-fashion consumers, influential press, media, and fashion savvy celebrities. The event incorporates an outstanding display of fashion shows and a creative exhibition hub that gives fashion and creative businesses in Ghana, and across the globe, the opportunity to exhibit their collections and related creative business services alongside the catwalk shows. The annual event celebration of Ghana’s fashion and creative business industry is set to epitomize the fashion scene in Ghana, with platforms that celebrates Ghanaian and international designers. GFDW is strategically placed to support and strengthen the fashion, textiles and apparel manufacturing industries in Ghana.
This year, GFDW will launch the first ethical fashion platform in Ghana under its umbrella themed: ETHIKHA— a fashionable platform that represents ethical and sustainable fashion designers to showcase and exhibit their creative work during Ghana Fashion & Design Week. It will showcase a mix range of collections from fashion, accessories, homeware and interior accessories designers.
This Ethical Fashion Platform aims to further create awareness, develop taste and promote the essential message that ethical fashion practices carries through its ETHIKHA platform for creative designers who are commited to design and produced ethically in an eco sustainable environment.
WHEN: October 5th. through October 7th. 2012
WHERE: Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra, Independence Avenue, Ridge, Accra, Ghana