Kenya Fashion Week 4th Edition

By Lizbeth Kariuki

Young and fresh! This is the vibe the emanated from the recently held Kenya Fashion Week. The event boasted an array of designers from around the world:

• Kenya
  
• United Sates
  
• Angola
  
• South Africa
  
• Nigeria
  
• India
  
• Ivory Coast 
  
• Pakistan

Held on the 24th of August at the upmarket Villa Rosa Kempinski hotel in Westlands, the fashion week was attended by the who's who of Kenya's entertainment industry. Their fashion collections were impressive, my favorite being Angola's Nadir Tati. Clearly the collections revolved around innovative ways to use kitenge fabrics, and kikoy. The result: fabulous!
Even though this fashion week does not compare to Paris Fashion Week or New York Fashion Week, I support the idea to continue holding annual Kenya Fashion Week's in future. That is the only way we as Africa, will begin to play with in the big league.