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Musawa made the announcement on Saturday night in Abuja at the first African Fashion Festival Vogue .The minister said that the festival provides a platform for displaying African designers in the fashion sector .Members of the diplomatic community as well as well-known and up-and-coming designers were present at the event . In order to support the development of their country, Nigerians have been urged by Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, to support and buy locally produced apparel. Musawa made the announcement on Saturday night in Abuja at the first African Fashion Festival Vogue. Emerging Nigerian fashion designer Ms. Firdausi Mohammed organised the event, which has as its theme “Thread of Africa: Weaving Fashion and Culture.” The minister said that the festival provides a platform for displaying African designers in the fashion sector and commended the initiative for promoting African designs worldwide.
“It also empowers Northern voices in the industry and promotes the Nigerian fashion industry to the world,” she added. The minister asserts that since domestic goods can compete globally, the time has come to promote and support them, particularly in the Nigerian fashion sector. In his remarks, retired Maj.-Gen. Sohail Khan, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, described the initiative as a reflection of Africa’s style, inventiveness, and lively spirit.
“As we all know, fashion is more than just clothes; it is a way to express one’s identity, culture, and creativity.”We cherish the workmanship, abilities, and principles incorporated into our clothing here in Nigeria, throughout Africa, and in our own Pakistan. These common cultural resources unite us and provide a basis for future fashion industry cooperation.
According to him, Pakistan has one of the most well-known textile industries worldwide. He emphasised that Pakistan’s textile industry has developed into a vibrant powerhouse because to centuries-old hand-embroidery customs and contemporary textile technological breakthroughs. Firdausi Mohammed, the AFFV organiser, stated that the goal of the fashion festival is to present the diverse range of African fashion.
Mohammed clarified that by presenting the elegance of Africa’s cultural diversity via high fashion, the event also aims to establish a networking platform and enable designers to expand under one roof. Members of the diplomatic community as well as well-known and up-and-coming designers were present at the event, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. A runway performance that incorporated elements of Nigeria’s rich cultural legacy was the high point.
