African Fashion Week Date To Change

Africa Fashion Week, which was scheduled to take place from November 4 to 7, 2015, will no longer take place.
African Fashion International says in a press release that the forum will seek to address the state of the industry and “jointly discover new ways towards growth, competitiveness and sustainability to actively participate in the global fashion value chain”.

The African Fashion Forum will take place during the first quarter of 2016, and will form the foundation for Africa Fashion Week going forward.

This means that fashion companies all over Africa has to reschedule their calender and also the change of date will enable them to prepare much well again and to come up with strong strategies to beat other competitors.

Botswana Plus size Fashionistas

Fashion has no boundary regardless what size you are and how you weigh.In Africa they are fashion designers who are there specifically to design clothes for plus size ladies and recently Botswana Plus size Fashionistas Bonolo Oabile and Kelly Khathurima introduced the movement called AFRICURVES to revolve the world of plus size fashion.

Africurves is a perfectly fitting name that embraces african figure that is slammed by many.The movement is pretty much good as it will encourage women who were afraid of rocking out stylish clothes because of their weight to come out with confidence and to wear what they want freely.

AFRICURVES are out there to voice plus size fashion.They did well to represent Batswana women out there.

The Hat

One interesting fashion trend is the hat,they are different types of hat for both men and Women.Every season has its own specific hat even though some people wear the same hat from winter to summer.A hat is an essential item of fashion around the world.

A hat can also bring beauty of the person.Hats are originally made for people to protect themselves from the Sun especially in Africa where the Sun is brutal.In our setswana culture it is not acceptable to greet people while wearing a hat and also a hat should not be worn when eating.
I like hats and I think a man should at least own one or two hats...

CHALLENGES FACING FASHION INDUSTRY IN BOTSWANA

Fashion in Botswana is influenced by cultural aspects like lifestyle and the environment.In recent times due to modernization Botswana has adopted western apparel and it has modified and inspired change in the design of clothing in Botswana.This modernization has made it possible for Batswana to design and make product bound for international market and this has led to job creation.

Even though fashion has created jobs for some Batswana,Botswana fashion designers are still struggling and facing a lot of challenges to become successful designers.Some are still designing clothes from their homes and are unable  to find proper workshops where they can design clothes and other fashion accessories.They are a quite of number of challenges facing fashion industry in Botswana and they are as follows :

• Small market,Botswana has about 2 million population. 
• Limited resources, include lack of start up capital to buy raw materials and equipment.
• Quality control measures,we are unable to meet international standards
• Low rates of recognition since it is new and improving.

But the industry is slowly growing and improving as the government is trying its best to assist fashion designers through youth funding schemes and also now days universities are offering fashion design courses.

"Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday lifestyle"

Molepolole Fashion Show

Molepolole Fashion designers organised a fashion show to showcase their latest designs and also to exchange skills.It is a good move as it will expose them to the market.It will also promote our culture.

The designers recently submitted their for the presidential competitions where they met to organise the event and to work together towards vision 2016...

Limkokwing Fashion Club

   The Limkokwing Fashion Club in Malaysia delivered various fashion lines for the 2015 Miss Botswana fashion night and also local designers were involved to showcase their designs on the night of Miss Botswana Grand Finale last week.


Local designers had shown local and international audience that they capable of designing stylish clothes and they had shown impressive skills which and things which people didn't know about Botswana Fashion Industry....

COMMON MISTAKES MEN MAKE IN FASHION

The year 2015 is coming to an end and i have realised that some of us men doesnt have a good taste when buying clothes.With so many fashion trends and styles of clothing to now choose from,we often neglect the basic.They are common mistakes we do as men when it comes to clothing

• OVERSIZED CLOTHES
• BAD TROUSER BREAKS
• UNTUCKED OFFICE SHIRTS
• SQUARE TOE SHOES
• UNORAGINSED CLOTHES MATCHING..........                                  

This mistakes commonly are made by most people when the start their journey to becoming a better dressed man.Men have to avoid these mistakes and start their beginning series of wearing clothes which fit them well with their own style...................

SPRING/AUTUMN COLLECTION

Thato Mokgadi, the young fashion designer from Botswana, has just unveiled the spring collection under her eponymous clothing line Thato@Whis.  The Gaborone-based talent created the new men’s and women’s ready-to-wear ranges keeping tradition defying people, who are not afraid of being themselves, in mind.  The silk light feminine line is a balanced mix of stylish and sophisticated looks, peppered with earthy African prints, while the male fashion collection, which includes versatile pieces that can be worn both to formal or informal occasions, is made using heavy warm fabrics with Afro touches. Held bi-annually, the Thato@Whis Fashion Show highlights forthcoming trends for Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter seasons. The glitzy runway parades see the attendance of local celebrities, musical talents, media and consumers.  Before launching the clothing label Thato@Whis in 2002, the 38-year-old Mokgadi used to sell her designs through the popular retail chain Guys & Girls.

KNOWING YOUR PERFECT FIT

The fit is the most important aspect of any article of clothing.No matter how cool the style is,if it doesnt fit you,do not wear it.Look at how the clothes you try on make your body look and be flexible when it comes to size.In one store you may be a medium,but in another you may be large.Some people buy their clothes in small medium or large no wonder they dont fit so well,you should know your measurements.

Remember that cotton clothing will shrink a small amount the first time you wash and dry the fabric.if you plan on drying your clothes,look for sizes that are slightly too big to accomodate shrinkage.If you dry clean certain item,you wont have to worry about it.

"so take action and get measured'

Botswana fashion and Beauty

Botswana fashion and beauty is the definition of existence of our tradition in clothing and modernization.They are many outstanding fashion designers in Botswana who are able to mix western clothing with our traditional clothing and the results are always exciting.

In most of the major fashion events in Botswana showcase much more of western clothing style and designs and only less fashion design companies showcase our traditional clothing mixed with western concepts.Black Trash Clothing company and Makay Last Diva clothing line have exquisite designs in various fashion clothing and they are very outstanding.

FASHION IN RELATION TO PHOTOGRAPHY

FASHION AND PHOTOGRAPHY

 

"Fashion and Photography are like identical twins.Where you find the one,the other is nearby".

Fashion photography is devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items. Fashion photography is most often conducted for advertisement or fashion magazines. Over time, fashion photography has developed its own aesthetic  in which the clothes and fashions are enhanced by the presence of exotic locations or accessories.Most modelling agencies in Botswana use these genre to advertise clothes made by local designers and advertise them in the internet so that it can attention to international market.....

Fashion Week

Botswana Models At The Zimbabwe Fashion Week

Botswna like any other country have a very talented models and among the very talented Botswana was represented by Botswana World Super Model title holder Nature Inger and also Kaone Monamedi was amoBng the nominees for the international Model of the year award at this year's Zimbabwe Fashion Week.

Zimbabwe hosts a model search every year to find fresh, new faces for fashion week.It is a good thing for our Batswana models to include themselves on this competition to represent our country and to show other countries that we too got talent.... 

Denim Clothing

Just like the floral trend,denim is still the hit list fashion, but unlike florals,denim has proven to be wardrobe staple than a trend.From shredded to dark-wash,overalls,low-slung and even patched denim,from years denim has been amongst loveable fashion items.Denim designs have transformed and broadened due to so many inspirations around the design world. So there have been so many variations to fit different styles because a great Jean fits your personality first,then your exterior. 

Fashion Trend

Fashion is the most important aspect of life,it changes in different seasons,some people believe that can tell their certain mood.

Fashion is the art of application of design and aesthetic  or natural beauty to clothing and accessories.Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklace, because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market, must at times anticipate consumer tastes.