Talking Trade: African Fashion and International Business: Creative Economies Powered by Capacity Building, Education, Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment, and Innovation

International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries

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Talking Trade: African Fashion and International Business: Creative Economies Powered by Capacity Building, Education, Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment, and Innovation
Contributor Names
Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries Department
Annan, Roberta
Nfi, Kibonen
Date
2015-09-24
Description
African fashion is on the rise. Africa is making waves in the commercial fashion industry with the use of traditional patterns and textiles. Yet, failing economies and lack of investment opportunities have put African Designers out of focus and exclusion from the global fashion market. Join Roberta Annan, Founder of Fraillain, as she discusses the Frallain Initiative and its role in creating a platform for African designers through capacity building, education, and women empowerment.
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Moving Image
Lectures
Panel discussions
Subject
Clothing trade
Fashion merchandising
African American fashion designers
Fashion design
Fashion
Fraillain
Africa
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FIT Repository ID: aod_000916

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Fashion Institute of Technology. (2015, September 24). Talking Trade: African Fashion and International Business: Creative Economies Powered by Capacity Building, Education, Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment, and Innovation [Video]. Archive on Demand. https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/26744
Fashion Institute of Technology. "Talking Trade: African Fashion and International Business: Creative Economies Powered by Capacity Building, Education, Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment, and Innovation." Archive on Demand, 24 Sep. 2015, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/26744
Fashion Institute of Technology, "Talking Trade: African Fashion and International Business: Creative Economies Powered by Capacity Building, Education, Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment, and Innovation," Archive on Demand, September 24, 2015, video, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/26744