Tanzania Launches Swahili Fashion Week
Tanzania marks the launch of its first ever Swahili fashion week in November 2008 on the theme, Discover what makes Africa Beautiful.
Starting this year as a two day event, the Swahili Fashion Week will be spread over November 5th & 6th at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam. Established and up and coming designers will showcase their ensembles on the first and second days, respectively.
This inaugural event will see the Face of Africa Models 2008 strut the ramp ride in Dar es Salaam on November 5, 2008.
The Swahili fashion week is the brainchild of fashion designer Mustafa Hassanali.
“As one of the premier designers in the country it has always been my vision not only to further my creations in Tanzanian Fashion but also to promote the industry on the whole. Tanzania has so many established and budding talented designers that the Swahili Fashion week was a much needed platform to enhance African fashion eventually placing it on the global map,” Hassanali says.
Prashant Powar, director of Roundtrip Tanzania Event that sponsors the event, says, “The Swahili Fashion Week is symbolic of Tanzania’s rich cultural heritage coupled with innovative style. It is not only a verdant platform for established designers but a promising stage for aspiring designers who need the right opportunity to tap their audience. Swahili Fashion Week is not only about creating a world class event but carving a niche for the fashion industry on the whole. At Roundtrip Events we believe in magnifying brand experiences- the Swahili Fashion Week is sure to do that and unveil what makes Africa beautiful!”
Hassanali and Roundtrip Events Tanzania are working together to make the Swahili Fashion Week a globally celebrated event scaling greater heights with aview to affiliating it to other international fashion weeks.
It is expected that South African Jan Malan, as official show director, will add value to the profile ofthe Swahili Fashion Week.
An ArtMatters.Info (www.artmatters.info) Article
Starting this year as a two day event, the Swahili Fashion Week will be spread over November 5th & 6th at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam. Established and up and coming designers will showcase their ensembles on the first and second days, respectively.
This inaugural event will see the Face of Africa Models 2008 strut the ramp ride in Dar es Salaam on November 5, 2008.
The Swahili fashion week is the brainchild of fashion designer Mustafa Hassanali.
“As one of the premier designers in the country it has always been my vision not only to further my creations in Tanzanian Fashion but also to promote the industry on the whole. Tanzania has so many established and budding talented designers that the Swahili Fashion week was a much needed platform to enhance African fashion eventually placing it on the global map,” Hassanali says.
Prashant Powar, director of Roundtrip Tanzania Event that sponsors the event, says, “The Swahili Fashion Week is symbolic of Tanzania’s rich cultural heritage coupled with innovative style. It is not only a verdant platform for established designers but a promising stage for aspiring designers who need the right opportunity to tap their audience. Swahili Fashion Week is not only about creating a world class event but carving a niche for the fashion industry on the whole. At Roundtrip Events we believe in magnifying brand experiences- the Swahili Fashion Week is sure to do that and unveil what makes Africa beautiful!”
Hassanali and Roundtrip Events Tanzania are working together to make the Swahili Fashion Week a globally celebrated event scaling greater heights with aview to affiliating it to other international fashion weeks.
It is expected that South African Jan Malan, as official show director, will add value to the profile ofthe Swahili Fashion Week.
An ArtMatters.Info (www.artmatters.info) Article
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