Archives Tag: fashion industry
SME Spotlight: Ribbons ‘n’ Stitches
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s billion-dollar fashion industry teems with numerous small and larger scale players. There’s plenty of room for new entrants into the space, and a huge market to be served. It’s got the ingredients that a company just starting out would want—the conditions for profitability. Read more about SME Spotlight But there’s a catch: Nigerians, … Continue reading SME Spotlight: Ribbons ‘n’ Stitches
SME Spotlight: Datina Designs
April 19, 2022
The fashion industry, like most other segments of Nigeria’s economy, rewards staying power. The longer a brand remains relevant, the better known it gets, and the greater its reach in the market that it targets. Read more about SME Spotlight But developing this staying power is no mean feat; only a small fraction of … Continue reading SME Spotlight: Datina Designs
Brands We Love: Jewel by Lisa
April 19, 2022
Nigeria has a huge fashion industry. One estimate values it at about $4.7 billion. It could be larger; a large part of the market is dominated by tailors and small-time designers in the informal sector. These businesses, along with the more established names, take up at least 15% of sub-Saharan Africa’s fashion market. Read more … Continue reading Brands We Love: Jewel by Lisa
360 Creative Hub’s Fashion Acceleration Program Is Back For Its Second Year
April 19, 2022
What is it about? 360 Creative Hub in partnership with Untamed Empire presents the second edition of the Fashion Acceleration Program, a program geared at training 15 fashion entrepreneurs with existing fashion businesses by exposing them to the real business of fashion within a period of 3 months. 360 Creative Hub is a fashion hub … Continue reading 360 Creative Hub’s Fashion Acceleration Program Is Back For Its Second Year
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Sneak Peak at The Glitz & Glamour Expected at the 4th Edition of Cocktails & Dresses
April 19, 2022
The countdown is on for the next Cocktails & Dresses event, Africa’s Greatest Retail Experience, set to hold on Sunday, December 10th, 2017. Black Carpet starts at 12 Noon prompt at the Luxurious Intercontinental Lagos. The line-up of over 50 designers showcasing their latest products and services at this upcoming entertainment edition, is very impressive … Continue reading Sneak Peak at The Glitz & Glamour Expected at the 4th Edition of Cocktails & Dresses
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#FashionFriday: The Business of Fashion
April 19, 2022
Opportunities, they say, can still be seen even during an economic recession. All we have to do is look toward the aphorism in the popular animation, The Lion King, as it inspired us to do “Look! Beyond what you see!”. Since the assumption of office by the present government, there has been a call for … Continue reading #FashionFriday: The Business of Fashion
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Monday Motivation: CNTV Interviews Mai Atafo
April 19, 2022
There is so much to learn from Mai Atafo, one of the greats of the Nigerian fashion industry as we know it. The pacesetter has changed the game of couture fashion, setting trends both here and abroad with pieces from his Mai Atafo Inspired collection. Fashionistas love him, aspiring fashion entrepreneurs look up to him, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: CNTV Interviews Mai Atafo
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Business Profile: Ayo Van Elmar (AVE)
April 19, 2022
If you constantly worry about where to get the best, unique and beautifully designed clothes, then Ayo Van Elmar is just the place to visit. Ayo Van Elmar (AVE) is a fast emerging brand that was launched in May, 2011 and has indeed grown in leaps and bounds. AVE’s style can be described as Afro-European fusion … Continue reading Business Profile: Ayo Van Elmar (AVE)
Alara Redefines Fashion Luxury for Africans
April 19, 2022
Meet Reni Folawiyo,the owner of Alara, a four-storey building housing a mix of African fashion, design and art and a selection of work by Western designers, complete with a gourmet restaurant. The store is the first major work on African soil by David Adjaye, a British architect of Ghanaian origin, who is also behind Washington’s … Continue reading Alara Redefines Fashion Luxury for Africans
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ECOWAS Set to Mark 40th Anniversary with ECOWAS Fashion Week
April 19, 2022
The Economic Community of West African States is set to celebrate its 40th Anniversary with a fashion week from 28th to 30th August 2015 at the world-class Dreambeach Hotel, Cotonou, Republic of Benin. The event has been tagged “ECOWAS Fashion Week”. According to the organisers of the event, the objectives of this fashion week are: … Continue reading ECOWAS Set to Mark 40th Anniversary with ECOWAS Fashion Week
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