African Fashion Designer Awards 2023, Honoring “the Fashionpreneur” and Their Creatives

Young, gifted indigenous fashion entrepreneurs from Nigeria illuminated the stage with their creations, showcasing African and Nigerian culture and legacy via their artistic expression.
Attendees of the 2023 African Fashion Designer Awards were captivated by the elegant, sophisticated, and traditional outfits seen at the runway show at the Oriental Hotel Lagos.
The majority of fashion designers who displayed their creations have always aspired to run a profitable fashion company, and one way they are working toward this goal is by participating in the African Fashion Designer Awards.
The majority of fashion entrepreneurs find running a fashion firm to be extremely difficult because of the industry’s changing nature.

Nonetheless, a prosperous and fulfilling fashion business may be achieved with persistence and diligent labor.

Clothing firms have profit margins of about 42%, according to data.
A fashion firm may be very profitable because of its large profit margins and strong demand for clothing.
But this also implies that there are a lot of competitors already in the market, so the level of rivalry would be fierce. Furthermore, the fashion sector is always changing to meet the demands of its customers.
This increases the field’s commercial risk. But if everything goes well, running a profitable clothing company may truly change people’s lives.

During the 2023 African Fashion Designer Awards, these were a few of the topics that were covered.
The majority of the fashion entrepreneurs on display demonstrated via their designs a keen sense of style, expertise in creating clothing, and a good sense of what the upcoming trends in fashion will be.
Olasunkanmi Dasilva, the CEO, and Founder of the African Fashion Designer Awards 2023, spoke at the event and stated that it was the sixth edition and that they had been working really hard to maintain the event’s regularity.
“Fashion Preneur” is this year’s topic. This is intended for youthful fashion designers. In terms of legacy and culture, we want to explore how we can all work together to accept one another.

This is also aimed at inspiring youth from the ghetto. Designers get a platform to present their work to the public at this event. While some of them are first-time users, others are in-house designers from earlier iterations.
Twelve designers will be exhibiting during the function. There can be a maximum of 15 items. Even yet, there are those who can perform eight pieces, ten, and even six. Every year has a theme, and each theme is significantly distinct from the others. In order to unify designers and enable them to exchange creative ideas with one another, we therefore come up with something new every year, according to Dasilva.

He clarified that the recipients of prizes are chosen based on their contributions to the advancement of African and Nigerian culture, as well as their influence on young people and their enterprises.

“I considered ways to encourage and uplift these creators. They won’t be able to leave their surroundings if there aren’t any platforms to keep them inspired. Although some just consider these individuals to be tailors, they have made significant contributions to the fashion business.
He said, “I love anything creative and innovative, but I am not a designer.”

The award titles and their winners include
1. African Fashion Brand of the Year: House of viola pelle
2. African Fashion Brand of the Year: Male – Mumini fashion;
3. African Fashion celebrity of the Year Male: Emmanuel umoh jr
4. African Fashion Designer of the Year female – Mimaxclusive
5. African Fashion Designer of the Year Male -1981 clothing
6. African Fashion Model of the Year female – Merry Zakaria
7. African Fashion Model of the Year male – Alimani sall kamara
8. African on-air personality of the Year – Natacha akide ( Symply Tacha)
9. African fashion stylist of the year female – House of viola Pelle
10. African iconic Fashion fitness of the year – Emmanuel umoh jr
11. African Fashion Urban of the Year – Stephnora Fashion
12. Next-rated actor of the Year -Khazim Danmola
13. Emerging Designer of the Year female – AR couture
14. Emerging Designer of the Year male KK wears.

Content courtesy of Business Daily Nigeria & NFH