Monday, 18 August 2014

Call for applications: Fashion workshop and mentoring programme






Emerging Nigerian fashion designers are invited to apply and take part in a year-long mentoring programme that will bring together a range of designers, practitioners and institutions from across Nigeria and the United Kingdom to explore new ways of working through a range of workshops, showcasing opportunities and networking sessions between 2014 and 2015.

The programme, according to British Council, will connect fashion designers to other creative sectors, provide access to mentoring through a dedicated network of experts within Nigeria and the UK and develop skills of emerging fashion designers in the following areas: Technical delivery and business development
Brand Identity:  Innovative approaches
Criteria for eligibility include:
Designers must be aged between 18 and 35 at the date applications are due and they must have been working as designers in the industry for a minimum of two (2) years and a maximum of five (5) years.
Designers should have designed at least one (1) collection and be able to send sample sketches of their work and samples of finished garments with their applications. Samples should be sent electronically. They must have at least one existing sales point within the Nigerian fashion retail eco system
 How do we define a designer?
“Someone who has successfully produced clothing items or a range of fashion accessories and someone who has already started selling their own collections in reasonable commercial quantities to a targeted audience.
To participate, applicants are advised to fill the attached form or visit the British Council website http://www.britishcouncil.org.ng/fwmp-2014 to download the application form.

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