BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GIIST - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://giist.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for GIIST REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Lagos BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:WAT DTSTART:20160101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Accra BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20160101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170403 DTSTAMP:20260605T212735 CREATED:20170328T131627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170328T135238Z UID:64299-1490832000-1491177599@giist.com SUMMARY:#HeinekenLFDW - Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week 2017 DESCRIPTION:Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week 2017 will be holding it’s inaugural new season Presentation at Red Door Gallery\, from 30th March – 2nd April 2017. The move not only brings #HeinekenLFDW in line with the global fashion calendar\, but also affords the designers featured\, more opportunities to maximise media and available distribution prospects. More pertinently\, it speaks to the many designers based in Africa who are already creating collections for both traditional fashion seasons of Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter and are seeking a global audience and customer base for their brands. \nThe Presentation series is entitled ‘Identity’ and the nine designers featured\, have all to a greater or lesser extent previously traversed notions of identity\, modernity\, heritage and self-expression in their work. Each designer will be designated a space\, one in which they can distill these and other themes further\, engage directly with guests\, be they buyers or editors and most pertinently\, present their Autumn/Winter 2017 Collections. \nAmong the nine selected are AAKS\, Gozel Green\, Kelechi Odu\, Lisa Folawiyo\, Maki Oh\, Orange Culture\, Post Imperial\, Ré and Shem Paronelli. Collectively\, they are a snapshot of the verve\, innovation and creative ambitions seen across the Nigerian fashion industry. \n\n \n \n \n \n Maki Oh\n \n \n \n \n \n Lisa Folawiyo\n \n \n \n \n \n Re\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Post Imperial\n \n \n \n \n \n AAKS\n \n \n \n \n \n Kelechi Odu\n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth Ize x Shem Parnonelli\n \n \n \n \n \n Gozel Green URL:https://giist.com/event/heinekenlfdw-heineken-lagos-fashion-design-week-2017/ LOCATION:Red Door Gallery\, 51 Bishop Oluwole St\, Victoria Island\, Lagos\, Nigeria CATEGORIES:Fashion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://giist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lagos-fashion-design-week-2017.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra:20170322T130000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra:20170322T160000 DTSTAMP:20260605T212735 CREATED:20170126T181652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170202T214354Z UID:63325-1490187600-1490198400@giist.com SUMMARY:Africa Fashion Guide Presents Fashion Africa Voices - Accra Edition DESCRIPTION:In partnership with British Council Ghana and Hatch Africa\, Africa Fashion Guide are bringing our mini talk entitled Fashion Africa Voices to Accra\, Ghana this March 22nd\, during the British Council Africa Enterprise Summit. \nFashion Africa Voices have a direct focus on business\, entrepreneurship and sustainability within Africa’s fashion and textile industry industry. Our new intimate talks bring together a small niche group of entrepreneurs and SME businesses with an aim to support their business development goals and get them on the road to success knowing that ultimately this is important in driving success in Africa’s textile industry. \nThe Accra edition will take place in the heart of Accra at the British Council offices and include \n\nup close and personal one-to-one interviews with influential members from the African fashion industry\, business community\, retail experts and academia\nfollowed by open group discussions with attendees with Q&A to gain advice from key influencers\nnetworking\n\n** \n  \nEvent program \n\nIntroduction (time = 1-1.10pm)\nSESSION1 Fashion & Education – how to be a designer (time = 1.10 – 2pm interview + Q&A)\n\no Working with international and local retailers\no Fashion schools influence and position in Africa’s fashion industry\no Quality and skill-set requirements for international trade\no Fashion Made by Ghana experience\n\n\n\n\nSESSION2 Fashion & Ethics – how to do fashion responsibly (time = 2 – 3pm interview + Q&A)\n\no Local sourcing options\no Sourcing organic\no Ethical production\no Preservation of local techniques\no Fairtrade\n\n\n\n\nSESSION3 Fashion & Finance – how to raising finance for young designers and small manufacturers businesses (time = 3-4pm interview and Q&A)\n\no Setting up a business in Ghana\no Sourcing finance and the funding options available\no Pitching to banks and venture capitalists\no Gaining finance needed in advance for international orders\n\n\n\n\nPolicy Panel Discussion (Africa Enterprise Summit Policy Forum)\n\n45minute policy panel as part of the general Policy Forum during the British Council Enterprise Africa Summit\nIncluding fashion specialists and stakeholders\nDiscussion focus\n\no How policy can drive Apparel Industry\no The Apparel industry’s potential to drive entrepreneurship in Africa\no The rise of Industry parks and FDI\no The effect of the second-hand clothing\no Distribution – Logistics\, shipping and red tape\no Brexit and AGOA – trade policies\n\n\n\n\n\nSpaces are very limited and so we do advise that you book early to avoid disappointment. \nDo contact events@africafashionguide.com if you have any relevant questions. URL:https://giist.com/event/africa-fashion-guide-presents-fashion-africa-voices-accra-edition/ LOCATION:British Council\, Accra\, 11 Liberia Road\, Accra\, PO Box GP 771\, Ghana CATEGORIES:Fashion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://giist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fashion-africa-voices-accra.png ORGANIZER;CN="Africa Fashion Guide":MAILTO:events@africafashionguide.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR