DESIGNERS 2012 | PAST DESIGNERS
GFDW selected Designers to showcase on the Catwalk in October 2012, is an eccletic mix of interesting Designers across the globe, and from within Ghana. This includes Ethical Fashion Designers, showcasing under GFDW ETHIKHA. Each Designer brings to the Catwalk a unique story to tell, that will be unfolded at the Shows!.The below List gives an interesting insight into the designer brands lined up for GFDW 2012.
CHRISTIE BROWN Ghana:
Launched in 2008, Christie Brown is a Ghana based womenswear fashion label that aims to satisfy the stylish urge of “that modern woman who seeks a true taste of Africa” Creative Director Aisha Obuobi began her love affair with fashion at an early age. Inspired by her grandmother Christie Brown, a seamstress. Today, Christie Brown stands uniquely as women’s apparel and accessories label, with pieces ranging from beautiful bespoke gowns, practical yet statement pieces to innovative accessories all inspired by the African culture and art. Her clothes and accessories have made a bold statement, painting the runways with a fusion of colour and culture, fit for the contemporary African woman. To date, the label has demonstrated international success, with features in magazines such as Grazia UK, Vibe Magazine, FairLady Magazine, Afroelle Magazine, Arise Magazine, Jet Magazine, and several online media features.
JIL Ghana:
Creative Director Adoley Addo the brain behind JIL has no formal education in design. After a law degree at the university of Ghana her passion for fashion kept escalating, which led to the opening of her first multi branded boutique and the birth of her own label JIL. JIL focuses on giving exposure to what we have in Africa to the international world. Using African prints enhanced with embellishments and other fabrics like silks. Recently JIL main focus has been on the Ghanaian Kente cloth, reworking the traditional Kente cloth extensively with beads uniquely for her collection. The vibrant colours of the Kente cloth combined with beads and rhinestones give an extraordinary jewel-like appeal to the traditional fabric known globally as a symbol for Ghana. This idea is carried through JIL’s recent collection titled “Heritage”
DUABA SERWA Ghana:
Nelly Hagan Aboagye winner of the British Council Designer of the year 2011 label – Duaba Serwa is a mixture of innovative intricate detailed designs, textures, structure and new types of volumes, Duaba Serwa’s story is about bold effortless beauty and the brand prides itself in the construction of elegant tailored style lines that cater to the woman who prefers understatements elegance to flamboyant extravagance. The designer garments are made for comfort and simplicity, with harmonious lines reinforced by a bold palette of colours and fine materials such as glass beads that are woven intricately in different patterns and sizes. The brand has gained international interest at a short space of time as her work uniquely differs from other brands and innovatively in-tuned with the use of modern fabrics to achieve contemporary designs for the modern woman.
MINI EVANS Ghana:
Mina Evans label unveils Mina’s love of fusing luxurious fabrics with Ankara and intricate handpicked embellishments to produce feminine, classic but elegant pieces. Her emerging label is built on imagination and excellence, focused on development and social awareness. Mina Evans aims to add value to her client’s lifestyle by creating simple but elegant pieces that incorporate a mixture of quality fabrics and embellishments for the Mina Evans client.
LOVE APRIL Ghana:
An upcoming designer with the modern woman in mind, Nina, the emerging designer focuses on creating a collection that speaks of comfort and freedom of expression through clothing. The Love April design ethos is about fusing of African prints, with a fresh and youthfulness in mind. The collection carries simple lines that are complimented with a mixture of colourful print fabrics. The overall look is fresh and youthful.
MY TOP 5-10 GFDW.....
BEYOND ALL DESCRIPTION!!!!
THIS I WOULD ROCK IT 100/..
Designer: Duaba Serwa
JIL Ghana:
Creative Director Adoley Addo the brain behind JIL has no formal education in design. After a law degree at the university of Ghana her passion for fashion kept escalating, which led to the opening of her first multi branded boutique and the birth of her own label JIL. JIL focuses on giving exposure to what we have in Africa to the international world. Using African prints enhanced with embellishments and other fabrics like silks. Recently JIL main focus has been on the Ghanaian Kente cloth, reworking the traditional Kente cloth extensively with beads uniquely for her collection. The vibrant colours of the Kente cloth combined with beads and rhinestones give an extraordinary jewel-like appeal to the traditional fabric known globally as a symbol for Ghana. This idea is carried through JIL’s recent collection titled “Heritage”
DUABA SERWA Ghana:
Nelly Hagan Aboagye winner of the British Council Designer of the year 2011 label – Duaba Serwa is a mixture of innovative intricate detailed designs, textures, structure and new types of volumes, Duaba Serwa’s story is about bold effortless beauty and the brand prides itself in the construction of elegant tailored style lines that cater to the woman who prefers understatements elegance to flamboyant extravagance. The designer garments are made for comfort and simplicity, with harmonious lines reinforced by a bold palette of colours and fine materials such as glass beads that are woven intricately in different patterns and sizes. The brand has gained international interest at a short space of time as her work uniquely differs from other brands and innovatively in-tuned with the use of modern fabrics to achieve contemporary designs for the modern woman.
MINI EVANS Ghana:
Mina Evans label unveils Mina’s love of fusing luxurious fabrics with Ankara and intricate handpicked embellishments to produce feminine, classic but elegant pieces. Her emerging label is built on imagination and excellence, focused on development and social awareness. Mina Evans aims to add value to her client’s lifestyle by creating simple but elegant pieces that incorporate a mixture of quality fabrics and embellishments for the Mina Evans client.
LOVE APRIL Ghana:
An upcoming designer with the modern woman in mind, Nina, the emerging designer focuses on creating a collection that speaks of comfort and freedom of expression through clothing. The Love April design ethos is about fusing of African prints, with a fresh and youthfulness in mind. The collection carries simple lines that are complimented with a mixture of colourful print fabrics. The overall look is fresh and youthful.
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MY TOP 5-10 GFDW.....
BEYOND ALL DESCRIPTION!!!!
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THIS I WOULD ROCK IT 100/..Designer: Duaba Serwa |
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