Black Star Fashion Week kicks off with Summit in Accra
The inaugural Black Star Fashion Week (BSFW) kicked off today with a summit at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. Put together by the Rex Omar-led Black Star Experience and running under the theme: “Put Ghana On”, the initiative aims at charting a clearer path for Ghana’s fashion sector. It saw an assemblage of policymakers, creatives and […]
The inaugural Black Star Fashion Week (BSFW) commenced with a summit at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. Organized by the Black Star Experience under the theme "Put Ghana On", the event aimed to chart a clearer path for Ghana's fashion sector. Day 1 included masterclasses, panel discussions, fireside chats, and exhibitions.
The summit welcomed policymakers, creatives, and industry players, with Ghana's Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, as the special guest. Other attendees included Ghana Tourism Authority CEO Maame Afua Hoadzeto and UNESCO representative Edmond Moukouala. Gomashie praised the initiative, emphasizing fashion as a "strategic pillar of Ghana's creative economy" and calling for its integration into local tourism offerings.
Rex Omar highlighted the event's focus on industry data, international competitiveness, access to finance, market development, infrastructure, skills development, and intellectual property protection. The summit also featured a session on technology, sustainability, and innovation's role in the industry's future. It served as a platform to showcase Ghanaian fashion success stories, providing emerging designers and brand owners with opportunities to learn from established ones.
The festival will continue at the Royal Senchi Hotel in Akosombo on November 7 for the Presidential Runway, expected to be a highlight of the event.
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