Tag: African Fashion Week

  • Don’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover

    Many people think of Africa as a poor continent that is basically useless for business, however, this is most definitely not the case! Wednesday at FIT, I attended the Luxury African Fashion Panel, which consisted of designers from Africa, Egypt and Bolivia. They took this time to talk about Africa as an emerging market for…

  • African Fashion Week is Coming Back to FIT

    This summer, Precollege students are going to have the wonderful opportunity to meet upcoming African fashion designers whose work is inspired by African themes. FIT’s International Trade and Marketing Program in collaboration with Precollege Programs will be coordinating the event at FIT which aligns with African Fashion Week NY held July 12-18, 2012. The panel will take place in the…

  • In and Out of the Box

    Yesterday, me and a number of FIT Precollege students got a tremendous opportunity presented to us. We were given the chance to experience sitting in the audience of the Katie Murphy Amphitheater to listen to four up and coming fashion designers participating in African Fashion Week in NYC, We also got a chance to meet the director…