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PREPARATION FOR LAGOS FASHION AND DESIGN WEEK KICKS OFF WITH SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES FOR ITS AWARDS

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Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW), which will hold on the
23rd – 26th of
October, 2013 is now accepting applications for the Young
Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) & Young Designer (YD) of the year awards 2013.
The YCE awards programme is unique in that it rewards the
talent and initiative of young creative entrepreneurs from across the creative
fashion industry recognizing the central role they play in the development of a
competitive and sustainable creative economy. One of the key objectives of the
YCE programme is to sensitise the UK
creative sector to the opportunities that come from working with other creative
entrepreneurs in emerging economies. A second objective is to better understand
the dynamics of being an entrepreneur in the creative economy.
British Council and LFDW have identified the need to
identify such talents and provide them with the right networking abilities to
further expose their business to the much needed prominence and simultaneously
grow the Nigerian fashion industry.
The winner of the Fashion award will be invited to take part
in a tour of the industry in the UK.
We anticipate that this tour will take place in September 2013. 
With the young designer of the year award, LFDW offers young
fashion designers the opportunity to be participants at targeted seminars and
workshops facilitated by British Council and a chance to exhibit their
collection in front of a select audience at Lagos Fashion and Design Week.
LFDW normally chooses between 10 – 12 young designers who
are trained in Master Classes by British Council for a week to enhance their
design skills towards their competition during Lagos Fashion & Design Week,
where one designer will be crowned the winner.

The screening
sessions for the awards will kick off in Port Harcourt
on the 26th of August, Abuja
on the 28th of August and end in Lagos
on the 30th of August, and the prizes for the winners include:
  • The LFDW Young Designer of
    The Year cash prize from MTN
  • British Council facilitated
    networking opportunities with creative entrepreneurs globally at London
    Fashion Week
  • British Council facilitated
    Master classes
  • Mentorship opportunities with
    leaders in the creative industry
  • Retail opportunities with
    leading brands in the industry
LFDW is scheduled to take place from October 23rd to 26th 2013.
For more information on the multi-day fashion event platform, visit their
website www.LagosFashionAndDesignWeek.com

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