Cynthia Abila has won the Fashion Focus Fund 2019! She was selected by a panel of judges including Omotade Odunowo (Managing Director, FETSWALLET), Osayi Alile Oruene (Chief Executive Officer, Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation), Chukwuka Monye, Ify Monye (Managing Director(s), Ciuci Consulting), Akin Oyebode (Special Adviser, Investment, Trade and Innovation, Ekiti State), Rukky Ladoja(Creative Director, Grey Projects), Doyin Okunrinboye (Sunlight…

The AM MODEL SEARCH GHANA is a prestigious event open to beginners with a professional aim: providing the opportunity for young girls and boys to enter the fashion industry and become Top Models by beginning a fabulous career. n 2018 Jeffery Amissah, Mandy Aba Ayine…

The CFDA Fashion Awards is arguably one of the biggest fashion awards and nights not just in the American fashion industry but in the world as well and recently the Council of Fashion Designers of America released the names of the nominees for the 2019 fashion awards on Instagram….

On Friday 5th April, 2019, Lagos Fashion Week will host Fashion Focus Fund Live, a business plan pitch presentation to determine the recipient of the Fashion Focus Fund. Launched last year, Fashion Focus Fund Live invites Fashion Focus finalists to present their business plans to a panel of…

This week, we’re diving into how YOU can start a fashion blog with Instagram (i.e. an Insta-blog) – and talking whether or not it’s a good idea. Social media has taken the blogging world by storm. Networks that use to compliment traditional blogs are turning…

16-year-old Janet Jumbo has become the first Nigerian model to walk the runway for international fashion brand, Louis Vuitton. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jumbo strutted the runway in the high fashion label’s latest collections at a recent fashion show. The Rivers state…

After the recent call for all local designers to submit a storyboard for the opportunity to participate in the 2019 Durban Fashion Fair mentorship programme , the eThekwini Municipality’s Business Support, Tourism and Markets Unit office were inundated with 100’s of entries. Each year, hundreds…

A chair that is “perfect for hacking” and baskets made from faux hair braids are among the products created by African designers for an IKEA homeware range. Launched this week at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town, the Överallt collection features products by creatives…

On this new episode, of Ndani TV’s “Fashion Insider”, new host Sika Osei chats with Olajire Omikunle, CEO Magnum Stitches about his brand and how it has evolved over time. Watch For more on FASHION, follow us on Instagram @fashionpivot | Twitter: @fashionpivott | Facebook: Fashionpivott | If you have a story or suggestion, Email: info@fashionpivot.com Leave your…

Rwandan fashion designer Cedric Mizero, 25, the owner of Amizero, a fashion brand that has won a special Mention Award at this year’s International Fashion Showcase held in London on February 11-24. He and a group of 16 budding international designers such as Thebe Magugu…

Young South African designer, Thebe Magugu, who has been described as a leader of his generation and a force to reckon with in the global fashion scene by top fashion analysts and critics has won the 2019 International Fashion Showcase that took place in London….

Founded by Suzzie D the CEO of Suzzie D Celebrity Network, Luxury Model Search is a competition which is on a journey to discover the next female leader in Nigeria and provide talented young girls with exemplary leadership skills the opportunity to break into the fashion and entertainment industries. The…