Hayati Fashion Week (HFW) is an annual series of events when
modest fashion
The term modest fashion or modest dressing refers to a fashion trend in women of wearing less skin-revealing clothes, especially in a way that satisfies their spiritual and stylistic requirements for reasons of faith, religion or personal preferen ...
collections from Nigeria and other African countries are shown to the press and general public. HFW was founded by
Fatima Togbe in 2017.
The inaugural event took place in 2017 and was sponsored by the Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF). Other sponsors include Dunes Center,
Pandora
In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: , derived from , ''pān'', i.e. "all" and , ''dōron'', i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hes ...
,
Nestle brand
Maggi
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History
Early history
Julius Maggi (1846–1912) ...
,
Vlisco
The Vlisco Group designs, produces and distributes fashion fabrics, especially of the African wax print style, for the West and Central African market and African consumers in global metropolitan cities. Founded in Helmond, The Netherlands, in 18 ...
and Arith & Paul.
Hayati Fashion Week was created as a response to a perceived lack of representation of
modest fashion
The term modest fashion or modest dressing refers to a fashion trend in women of wearing less skin-revealing clothes, especially in a way that satisfies their spiritual and stylistic requirements for reasons of faith, religion or personal preferen ...
on major
Nigerian fashion platforms. It has provided designers, models, artists and other businesses in the Nigerian
modest fashion
The term modest fashion or modest dressing refers to a fashion trend in women of wearing less skin-revealing clothes, especially in a way that satisfies their spiritual and stylistic requirements for reasons of faith, religion or personal preferen ...
industry, a platform to showcase their work, directly.
The event features
Runway show
A fashion show ( French ''défilé de mode'') is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase their upcoming line of clothing and/or accessories during a fashion week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fa ...
s,
exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...
s, and a networking soiree.
See also
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List of fashion events
This is the list of fashion weeks/events/ shows held annually or two times a year all around the world. There are five main events in the world: the Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week and Arab Fashio ...
References
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External links
Hayati Fashion Week websiteMagazine WebsiteMagazine Français website
Fashion weeks
Fashion events in Nigeria