Ghana Fashion Awards Launched-It’s “fashionista”

By Peterking Quaye, Accra,Ghana for Shout-Africa.com – Over the years Ghana fashion industry has come under serious influence by Western fashion wears and style ,making the youth and the young  at heart to follow suite .  The quest to have a unique fashion event that depicts a typical Ghanaian is paramount .

Photos Credit to credit to Ghana Clothes on Models at a Fashion Show

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For probably the first time ,comes Ghana Fashion Awards set to showcase a delightful spectacle of the latest collection of fashion and accessories of exceptional young and old Ghanaian designers internationally and from across the country. Will recognize the most prestigious and trendsetting designers of all time for the first time in Ghana.

This “fashionista” launching is slated for Friday 6th May, 2011. This event is being organized by Fashion Xpo.

More than 30 fashion designers across the continent, including majority of Ghana’s fashion designers, will have their couture work showcased at the Ghana Fashion Awards. Ghana Fashion Awards (GFA) will showcase the brightest fashion talents in Ghana. This event will not only highlight creativity and innovativeness, but will look at their passion beyond fabric and colour.

This will be an encouragement for young fashion designers to bring fun and life into the fashion industry of Ghana and also provide networking platform for all designers/fashion lovers to network and share ideas to promote their business. This exclusive celebration aims also to place a spotlight on these creative individuals who to date have been largely ignored by the mainstream fashion industry.

The final awards ceremony event come off  on 28th August 2011, it  will boast of luminaries from the fashion, media and business industry. A star-studded line up is expected with great entertainment and glamorous catwalk shows where designers will showcase their collections, creativity, passions and greatness.

Top fashion houses are increasingly embracing and endorsing the Ghanaian fashion awards and as top Ghanaian designers are making names for themselves internationally. The organizers are sure to use Ghana Fashion Awards to encourage the new generation of Ghanaian fashion designers based in Ghana and outside Ghana an opportunity to showcase their creations, increase their brand awareness and encourage up and coming designers.

To discuss modelling at the event, sponsorship or exhibition opportunities please contact

at: info@ghanafashionawards.com.

Ghana Fashion Awards – Sleek, Chic and Trendy, is here! This is a gem of an event in Ghana.