Tag: AFWNY

  • 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…

  • Luxury African Fashion Week Panel

    Yesterday was a very special day. For my second class, Advanced Fashion Art Design, we took a little field trip! My whole class, and a couple others, were invited to attend the Luxury African Fashion Panel in the Amphitheater. I filled three whole pages with notes from the panel! Here they are: What is African…

  • Designers from African Fashion Week NY Speak to Precollege Students!

    Last week, on Wednesday, July 13, Precollege students got the opportunity to meet upcoming African fashion designers whose work is inspired by African themes. FIT’s International Trade and Marketing Programs coordinated the event which aligned with African Fashion Week NY. You may recall hearing about this from Amira’s blog post last week. Miss it? You…