Warri Fashion Show Debuts
After successfully horning her skill in Vanguard newspaper where she fashion for close to five years and foremost fabric company, Da Viva where she was media relations officer for close to seven years before calling it quit to establish Arhecal fashion, a fabric outlet, Carol Arhere-Obi is on the match again with the debut of Warri Fashion and Style Week being put together by Arhecal Synergy Limited. The first ever fashion show in the Niger Delta city is in collaboration with Fashion Designers Association Of Nigeria, (FADAN). Proudly sponsored by Da Viva and Canoe Detergent of PZ CUSSONS, the theme of the two day show tagged “SHADES OF CULTURE”, will showcase the fashion culture of the state over the years.
Speaking on the motive behind the fashion show, the promoter, Arhere-Obi, “We are planning to showcase the best of Nigeria Delta sometime in September. This is the first of its kind in the city of Warri in Delta state, Nigeria. The purpose of the fashion week is to discover designers in the making, established designers and tailors with just basic knowledge of sewing. There are millions of young designers that are yet to be discovered, yet they have a lot of creativity to show to the world. WFSW is not only to discover them and leave them all by themselves, they will be empowered by attaching them to established designers in Warri and Lagos for further trainings. We are also aiming to prepare them for bigger fashion shows in Nigeria and outside Nigeria. The show has economic relevance because it is designed to run annually and geared towards helping the country to realise the full potentials of the fashion industry by showcasing Delta State’s undiscovered fashion talents and pushing them into limelight,” she said.
Highlighting the lined up programmes she stressed that he fashion week will start with pre- auditioning of upcoming designers where the best 10 candidates will be picked to showcase at the first day of the fashion week thereafter, the best three designers will emerged and finally the best among the three will be crowned as the Warri Best Designer Of the Year 2018. However, the remaining two and the winner will be empowered with cash and material prizes to start their own fashion career. WFSW, will be concluded with a recognition award ceremony to appreciate some Deltans who have excelled in their chosen career and have shown good influence on the youths in Delta state. Arhere-Obi seized the opportunity call on the upcoming designers to take part at the talent hunt to live their dream as fashion designers also established designers to showcase their collection on the runway and exhibit at the exhibition grand.