Day 1: The GTBank Fashion Weekend, Meet the Runway Designers.
Hard work, creativity and passion, punctuated by
the clicking of heels, define a single moment on the
GTBank Fashion Weekend Runway Show. On Saturday, November 10th, and Sunday,
November 11th, 2018, thousands of guests will be entertained by this single moment as indigenous and
internationally renowned designers
showcase their brands on the runway.
These are the designers slated for Day 1 of the
2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend:
Ituen Basi
Ituen Basi’s 2009
collection brought back the proliferation of the Oleku trend which led to
the new wave of the Ankara interpretation all around Nigeria and even
beyond the shores of Africa. Ituen’s unique use of Ankara has made
her the go-to designer for celebrities and fashionistas in search of something beautifully
African
Sukeina – Omar Salam
Omar Salam is the Senegalese-born designer behind SUKEINA, a global
fashion brand worn by the some of the best dressed women in the world. He studied fashion at
the prestigious Parsons School of Design and has created 8 exquisite collections which strike a
resemblance to wearable art.
Romeo Hunte
Romeo Hunte is a self-named lifestyle brand. His
collection consists of outerwear pieces that have a mix of cool-girl denim
designs and everyday style for the fashion forward-guy. Romeo’s design has been
worn by Hollywood A-listers like Beyoncé and Gabrielle Union.
Gozel Green - Sylvia Enekwe and Olivia
Jude-Okoji
Sylvia
Enekwe and Olivia Jude-Okoji are the brains behind the budding Label, Gozel
Green, established in the year 2010. Growing up in the eastern part of
Nigeria, Enugu, they were tremendously inspired by their art-loving parents,
and their immediate environment. These inspirations birthed Gozel Green
and thus paved way for artistry, originality and timelessness as their
forefront design aesthetics.
Clive Rundel
Clive’s creations are well-known both locally and
abroad, adored by bold and fearless women for their charismatic charm. Today,
Clive Rundle has established his name as one of the forefathers of contemporary
fashion design in South Africa.
Adama Paris - Adama Amanda Ndiaye
Adama Amanda Ndiaye is the brain behind Adama Paris, which celebrates the
multicultural, elegant, and versatile woman. Her work has been featured in
magazines sunch as Vogue, Elle, CR Fashion Book and worn by celebrities like
Teyana Taylor.
David Tlale
Proclaimed as South Africa’s kind of
Fashion, David Tlale designs are known to employ unpredictable use of fabric,
color and texture, David’s designs have been grazing the runways of NYFW from
2008 till date.
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