Mr Price comes to Acacia Mall

On Thursday evening, the Mr Price and Bossini brands at Acacia Mall will be launched in pomp and colour at an invite-only event to be headlined by a fashion show dubbed – Mr Price and Bossini Feel Good Collection 2015.

The Challenge

For the first time ever, 3 of Uganda’s renowned fashion stylists will go head to head to put together fashionable combinations from Bossini and Mr Price.

The fashion show will host 3 top Uganda fashion stylists namely:

• Brenda Nambi
• Brenda Maraka
• Rafael Kasule

The above three will be competing for the position of best/ leading fashion stylists in a fashion show featuring Mr. Price and Bossini brands. 
The over all winner will receive a cash prize of Shs 4 million the first runner-up will receive Shs 2.5 million.

Fashion Show Themes

Mr Price Collection Featuring:

• Smart casual working attire
•  Sporty theme – Majorly create sporty inspired looks that can be worn at different sport events and still stand 
out
•  Accessorize it – this will show case different ways to put toghether accessories.
• Bossini Collection Featuring:
• 
 Time Out Collection – Casual wear for weekends & outings for the entire family
• Wet season collection – Showcasing exquisite pieces for the wet season
• Color blocking (Denim and color pants) – Mix different colors to provoke and create a look that stands out.

Fashion Show Judges

• Two of Uganda’s Fashion gurus (They will be disclosed on that day)
• Deacons CEO – Mr Muchiri Wahome

Here are a few photos from the store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kampala Fashion Intro at Serena tomorrow

Fashion lovers are in for a big treat this weekend. The 2014 Kampala Fashion Intro takes place starting this evening with the climax happening tomorrow evening. All the action will be at Kampala Serena hotel. The Kampala Fashion intro is the precursor to this year’s regional fashion weeks taking place in August in Burundi and Rwanda early November.

Kampala Fashion Week will take place in November. The event is a unique opportunity for talented fashion designers, creative makeup artists, trend-setting hair stylists and stunning runway models.

On the runway, Gloria Wavamunno and Xenson will represent Uganda, while Cynthia Rupari and Patrick Muhire will represent Rwanda. Sheria Ngowi and Cynthia Munwangari will showcase designs from Tanzania and Burundi, respectively.

Great Lakes Arts Association has put the evening’s event together in partnership with LDJ productions, the producers of the New York Fashion week and Kigali Fashion Week. According to Joel Kanyamunyu, a director at Great Lakes Arts Association, guests should expect the hottest up and coming designers from Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Nigeria, and an exclusive slice of international fashion labels. Kanyamunyu also believes the event will be a trendsetter for the industry.

“This festival will obviously incorporate all aspects of the industry; the cultural, the modern, the hippy and trendy. Our anticipation is that this will be a trend-setter for the industry,” he told The Observer.

RwandAir, Serena hotel Rout and Mashanyu Media are the sponsors of the event.  Tickets go for Shs 100,000 for Gold and 200,000 for Platinum tickets The event kicks off at 8pm.

Some of the Designers Showcasing

Stella Atal showcases at Club Silk

There was no better way to end the fashion calendar at Club Silk’s monthly fashion show. Stella Atal showcased three collection in her unique Afrocentric style. Recycled wear, Sunshine, Old Skool were the collections she showcased. Old skool simply blew me away. More pictures and details coming soon.