'Africa Fashion Week London' Partners Kwara First Lady to Promote Aso-ofi

Date: 2020-09-12

Organisers of foremost global fashion event, Africa Fashion Week London, has partnered with Kwara State’s first lady, Dr. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, for the 2020 edition of the show.

The partnership, aimed to promote Nigeria’s locally made fabrics, Aso-ofi, to the global community for a mutually benefitting purpose.

The popular Fashion Week is one of the top fashion events in the United Kingdom that provides a platform for young African designers to stamp their feet on the global scene.

The event is also known to promote African culture via fashion platforms. The 10th edition of the show, which is scheduled to hold between September 11th and 16th, 2020, will hold virtually on YouTube, in line with COVID-19 safety precautions.

The show will spotlight Kwara’s iconic Aso Ofi, a well-known traditional attire of the Kwarans, for the very first time in the history of the event.

The Kwara Aso Ofi day is slated for 15th September and promises to open up the state’s fashion industry to a wider global audience.

The exciting partnership in addition to promoting Nigerian brand, is expected to drive foreign investments and job opportunities for local weavers and stakeholders in the Aso Ofi trade.

In preparation for the legendary show, organisers of the show, comprising the founder of Africa Fashion Week London and Nigeria, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi and Kwara State’s First Lady, have been relating with local weavers to ensure a successful outing.

For instance, some weavers from Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State were empowered to create special pieces of the fabrics for the show.

Moreso, a team led by Ademiluyi paid a special visit to some weaving workshops in the state and were treated to several creative weaving techniques and the history of Kwara Aso Ofi.

In her remarks, Ademiluyi said, “Fashion film will also highlight the tourism potential of the state to the global market, thereby attracting tourism investments to the state.”

The team also visited the historical Sobi Rock for some photoshoot and toured the Quarry Royal Valley, a popular hiking destination located in Ilorin West Local Government Area.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Owode Market     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Belgore     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Student Learning Support Helpline     Ope Saraki     IF-K     Kwasu     VADA     Sobi Hill     Kwara Poly     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Neo Mundo Ltd     Kwara Politics     Ejidongari     Ajia-Bako     Col. Adedipe     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     GGDSS Pakata     Jimoh Bashir     Umar Adelodun     Hajj     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Bayer AG     Lanwa     Ilorin International Airport     NFAI     Omu Aran     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Dorcas Afeniforo     Abubakar Aliagan     Ibrahim Jawondo     Boko Haram     Emir Of Yashikira     Ishaq Abdulkarim     SSA Youth Engagement     Al-Adaby     Ogbondoroko     Earlyon Technologies     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Saba Jibril     Abioye Bello     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Tafida     NIPOGA     Marafan Shonga     Omupo     Modupe Oluwole     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Yusuf Abubakar     Yoonus Lawal     Alapado     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Jumoke F. Ajao     Madawaki     Abubakar B.M     Sa\'adu Gambari     IESA     Moses Salami     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Kazeem Adekanye     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Kamoru Kadiri     Illyasu Abdullahi     SGBN     Oba Abu     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Cassava Growers\' Association     Kayode Alabi     Abdulfatai Baakini     Ajayi Okasanmi     Wahab Abayawo     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Azeez Bello     UNILORIN Alumni     Ahmad Belgore     College Of Education     Salman Suleiman     Saba Jibril     ARMTI     Akorede     Sunday Otokiti     Ejidongari     Solomon Edoja     Kulende     Agbarigidoma     Garment Factory     Niyi Ogundiran     Offorjama     COVID-19 Palliatives     Adebara     MAI Akande     Oyelere Oyinloye     National Broadcasting Commission     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Shagari     Hassanat Bello     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     College Of Health     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Monkey Pox     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Taofeek Ibraheem     Yaru     Na\'Allah     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     John Dara     Principal Private Secretary     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Haleeman Salman     IYA ALFA NLA     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Oba Abu     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Saka Aleshinloye     Lanre Aremu     Kazeem Oladepo     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Dankaka     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Ajase-Ipo     Adebayo Salami     Ilorin West     Saliu Ajia     Maryam Nurudeen     Oba Abdulraheem     Offa Poly     Aliyu U. Tilde     Aisha Gobir     3MTT     Makama Of Ilorin     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Hakeem Idris     Alapado     Odo-Owa     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Haliru Yahaya     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Oja-Oba     Mumeen Lah     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Sherif Sagaya