Lagos set to host Africa’s biggest fashion show for kids and teens – African Kids and Teens Fashion Week

Lagos set to host Africa’s biggest fashion show for kids and teens – African Kids and Teens Fashion Week

The Africa Kids and Fashion Week 2016 is set t to hold in the city of Lagos from 9th- 11th 2016. The African Kids and Teens Fashion Week is an event created to showcase the best of African fashion for kids  and teenagers and it also gives talented designers a platform to  showcase their design,
promote their brands and raise their visibility  on a global fashion stage, teaching the children and members of the  society the beauty and value in our cultural heritage.

The event which is packaged by SmartCode Africa and is set to showcase and promote the best of African fashion for kids  and teenagers not only in Africa but all over the world.

The African Kids and Teens Fashion Week 2016 will be a 3-day event, the first day which is 9th of December is a fashion summit. This will hold at Ibis Hotel Ikeja Lagos.

The second day which is 10 of December will be a media parley while the third day which is the 11th of December will be the fashion show proper. Exhibition for designers and companies  with products that centers on kids and teenagers will be held on the  same day of the fashion show which is 11th of December, 2016.  At the fashion show, we will be having African designers in the kids  and teens fashion industry come showcase their outfits. Apart from  wonderful African designs that will be on display on the runway, brands  will be able to meet with customers directly to market and sell products  at the exhibition stand. Celebrity guests from the entertainment circle  will also be part of this year’s fashion week.

In the press statement made available, Mr Ajibola Akande the Creative Director of SmartCode Africa and the Organizer of AKTFW2016 said  “teaching our children the beauty and value  of our heritage, we  prepare them to be confident individuals wherever they go in the world.  So the African Kids and Teens Fashion Week is an event created to  showcase  an intrinsic part of culture both parent and kids needs to be  more familiar with which is FASHION.

Our mission remains to  showcase and promote African fashion for kids and teenagers all over the  world. ’’Like Previous years, our designers and Models are the best in  their fields.

For more information, call: 08122770205 or visit www.africankidsfashionweek.com, @africankidsandteensfashionweek on Facebook on twitter is @afrikidteen while on Instagram is @africankidsfashionweek.

The official hashtags  are #AKTFW2016 and #LagosforKidsLagosforAfrica
YouTube Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idxEYjtEEWQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O27e27KESjk

 

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