Posts Tagged TANZANIA
Tanzania:Swahili Fashion Week for Daressalam
good news for Tanzania 
Tanzania would unveil the newest window into African Fashion as it marks the launch of its first ever Swahili Fashion Week set to start from November 5 at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam. Roundtrip Tanzania, Event Director Prashant Powar said the event is expected to be an electric mix of Swahili culture ensconced with chic style.
“Initiating a dynamic and promising platform for the fashion industry in Tanzania, the Swahili Fashion Week is a coming together of talented designers from across the country under one stand to showcase their unique and truly African creations. This is not only a potential point for existing designers but also an opportune moment for upcoming aspiring designers in the country,” he said.
He said, not only will the event be at par with globally acclaimed fashion weeks but for the first time M Net – Face of Africa Models 2008 will strut the ramp ride in Dar es Salaam celebrating the spirit of the Swahili Fashion week truly unveiling what makes Africa beautiful. Mustafa Hassanali, a renowned household name in Tanzanian Fashion has played a pivotal role in originating this fashion week.
Add comment October 31, 2008
Tanzanian fashion designers to support orphans
Wow,i wish more Western designer would do that…
Fashion designers in the country expect to raise some 240m/- to build houses for orphans living with HIV/AIDS in Dar es Salaam under a special campaign dubbed “Corporate Cares”.
A renowned fashion designer who doubles as the chairperson of the Tanzania Mitindo House (TMH) Khadija Mwanamboka said during the first anniversary of the organization in Dar es Salaam over the weekend that the move is meant to support vulnerable children particularly those affected with HIV/AIDS.
Some 115m/- was realized during the function. The projected amount is for construction of four houses, with Vodacom Tanzania having pledged to build one house which will accommodate 50 children.
1 comment September 3, 2008
Tanzanian designer for London Fashion Week
Again,good news from Tanzania:
Local upcoming fashion designer Ally Rhemtullah has been invited by Music on the Catwalk Group to take part in the London Fashion Week scheduled for September 14-19. Rhemtullah yesterday told the ‘Daily News’ that he is the only designer who has been selected to represent not only Tanzania but East Africa as a whole.
“I am delighted because it is an honour to go and represent East Africa in one of the best fashion finale in the world,” he said. Excited Rhemtullah said he will showcase modern Khanga because it will be a way of promoting Tanzanian culture. He said apart from showcasing his latest design, he will use that opportunity to expose the potential Tanzania has in the fashion world.
“Many people do not know about Tanzania but I will use this chance to interact with best designers so that they can come and see what Tanzania can offer.” Rhemtullah said the secret to his success has been working with highly professional tailors and exploring what other designers have failed to venture. He is expected to leave for London on September 16.
It is the first time a Tanzanian is invited to showcase his latest designs in the London Fashion week, which allows fashion designers or “houses” to display their latest collections. London Fashion Week has been booming in recent seasons, with designers from across the globe taking part in the festivity.
Add comment August 14, 2008
Redds fashion talent search for African Design Awards
Good news from Africa
TANZANIA Breweries Limited (TBL) is once again on the lookout for the best young fashion talent through its Redd’s African Design Awards (RAFDA).
The event in its fourth year gives the continent’s brightest young fashion designers a platform to strut their stuff. And the theme for this year’s competition is ‘What is the nature of your fashion’.
Redd’s Brand Manager, George Kavishe said yesterday that only one category of upcoming designers will be staged and thus entrants would have to draw inspiration for garments from nature such as the elements of the earth, wind, water and fire.
Kavishe reiterated that the competition seeks to unearth the best of African emerging young fashion designers. He said: “Every year we discover the most extraordinary talent and I am sure this year will be no different.
We have seen the event grow from strength to strength since we first launched it three years ago, attracting the brightest and best of our aspiring fashion designers. It is an exceptional platform to display the potential of African talent and increasingly is seen as a launching pad for a design career.”
The winner will walk away with 5,000 US dollars (about 6m/-), an all-expensespaid trip to the Cape Town Fashion Week and a weeklong internship with renowned designer, Sonwabile Ndamase.
Ndamase who started his Vukani Fashion label in 1985 is best known for his iconic Madiba shirts. He is committed to showcasing indigenous African fashion and being an agent for emerging designers on the continent.
14 comments August 13, 2008
