Kisumu Fashion Week 2016

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The Kisumu Fashion Week 2016 fashion show will officially be on the 3rd of September at a Venue to be communicated later in the months to come as from 7.00 pm to 12.00 pm.

These events will put fashion forward and allow people to experience the event through different platforms and events.

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Innovation has become key in today’s marketplace and brands must strive to be creative and exceptional as competition to offer the best value proposition remains high.

Our Target Audience:

  • Classy young people 18-40
  • Middle and upper class Kisumu
  • Business class kisumu
  • Professional and amateurs in the fashion industry

This year’s event will be the hub for the next hot creative talent.

Creative designers from Kisumu will headline and other participants from the rest of Kenya are encouraged to participate. We want the effects of this platform to translate to
the other counties so as to increase and share market and platform opportunities.

We have also invited guest designers and artistes from Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda to be part of this year’s event. Kisumu Fashion Week #BeyondImagination will provide an opportunity for inspiration through networks.

  • 3 days
  • 15 local and East African designers
  • 20 models
  • Mainstream Media
  • Mentors
  • Fashion Buyers
  • Entrepreneurs and Investors
  • Vendors and Exhibitors
  • Over 600 people at the Fashion Gala

Events to Note:

  • Kisumu Fashion Expo: 27th-28th August 2016
  • Kisumu Fashion Gala: 3rd September 2016
  • #BeyondImagination After Party: 3rd September 2016

The 5th Kisumu Fashion Week: Beyond Imagination

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The Kisumu Fashion week is a platform that creates an avenue for fashion, design and creativity to thrive.

The platform is built on the fact that culture and expression thrives in places where it is allowed to evolve. Fashion is part of every culture and contributes greatly to our communities. It contributes to expression and promotes ideas innovation and creativity.

It is a part of every society and has become a language and identity for which the community creates exchange and dialogue.

 

Kisumu Fashion Week contributes to:

  • Sustainable creative growth and enterprise
  • Culture and expression
  • Regional and global tourism
  • Charity and well being

Beyond Imagination

Casting models#BeyondImagination is the 2016 theme.

  • It represents a stretch of imagination. Artistically, the world has seen almost all there is to be seen, but Kisumu Fashion Week 2016 is about breaking the pattern, doing the unexpected and delivering a dream fashion show right in front of our audience.
  • #BeyondImagination represents our journey from humble beginning back in 2012 to being the biggest fashion event in western Kenya in just 5 years.
  • #BeyondImagination represents dreams, ambitions and believes that come alive through creativity, hard work and planning.
  • #BeyondImagination represent out of this world art and design in fashion

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Theme 2015: #The rise!

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#therismalandrino-flag-dress4-735329e represents Africa rising; evidence that Africa has reclaimed its position on the global map through economy and culture.

African fashion is taking over international platforms. Personalities and all trends African are globally competitive and attractive.

#therise also represents emergence. From local designers, models and designers taking part in our shows.

#therise is a perfect paradigm for illustrating the potential of these designers. The Kisumu Fashion Week itself is on the rise to become a reputable platform for Kenyan and East African designers.

This  year’s event will focus on thought provoking and “out of the box” designs and creations. We want to reserve  this opportunity for all-time innovators and new talent that are leaping creative boundaries to create expressions through fashion.