Fashion in Ghana: Top lucrative events
by | Sep 3, 2022 | Ghana | 0 comments
Fashion applies to our way of everyday dressing, but that simple fact represents an entire statement. What we wear defines who we are, our choices, tastes and even political stands. In other words, it reflects the culture and lifestyle of a country. Fashion in Ghana is continually influenced by popular culture which is usually shaped by celebrities which includes musicians, actors, and social media influencers among others.
There are quite a number of fashion events that are usually held in Ghana which seek to expose the general public to new fashion ideas and concepts. Let’s take a look at the most lucrative fashion events in Ghana.
Fashion in Ghana
Many people form their opinions on initial impressions and the sense of fashion is one of the things that is used in building up those first impressions. Fashion is something we deal with every day.
Even people who say they don’t care what they wear choose clothes every morning that say a lot about them and how they feel that day. One certain thing in the fashion world is change. We are constantly being bombarded with new fashion ideas from music, videos, books, and television.
Top lucrative Fashion events in Ghana
Glitz Africa Fashion Week
Ghanaian fashion icon and entrepreneur, Claudia Lumor owns a conglomerate of companies which includes the Glitz Africa Fashion Week, Ghana’s biggest fashion event.
The Glitz Africa Fashion Week provides the platform for Africa’s Fashion industry to showcase its talents, network, celebrate each other and expose them to unexplored markets. GLITZ gives opportunities to a list of top designers of African origin from Ghana, United Kingdom, United States of America and the entire African continent to showcase at 1 venue with 10 fashion shows in 3 days, 40 international models, Seminars/Exhibition and International press.
The Glitz Arica Week usually starts with the Free Street – a runway show to showcase casual street fashion brands by budding designers. Free Street usually takes place at Garage in East Legon, Accra. Afterwards there is the Business of fashion Seminar which features influencers and fashion experts who come and give talks based on their expertise.
In fact, the Glitz Africa Week is one of the fashion events to attend when you are in Accra and also into the Fashion business or as an enthusiast.
Accra Fashion Week
The Accra Fashion Week is one of the premium clothing trade events that occurs in Accra. This event creates the opportunity for fashion enthusiasts to meet and interact with some African fashionistas.
Usually, the Accra Fashion Week is held in the festive season of December when there is fun and excitement in the air. With great tourism ratings, AFW is an amazing opportunity for those looking to expand their relationships with African fashion. Accra Fashion Week also welcomes a number foreign designers seeking to expand into Africa.