Debut Kigali Fashion Week impresses

Debut Kigali Fashion Week impresses

 

The fashion event, which is expected to be an annual event, did not disappoint as models hit the runway to showcase the creations of over a dozen designers, under the well-lit Chinese Bamboo Restaurant, accompanied by well selected music.

It was a night that affirmed the fact the fashion industry in Rwanda is slowly but surely growing and that there is light at the end of the tunnel for our talented fashion designers.

CAT WALK: Models take to the stage.

It was a moment of shine for designers Patrick Muhire, Francis Iraguha, Ituze Ndutiye Colombe, Silas Anditi, Suhaa Schmitz, Naleli Rugege, Vita Vass, Lucy Rao, Gloria Wavamunno, Ruqaiyah Johnson, Hanne Zachariasse-Asfalt and Cynthia Munwangari, whose collections were featured.

It was full house as fashion lovers descended on the rooftop restaurant to catch a glimpse of what was on the menu.

Kigali Fashion Week, which was held under the theme ‘Celebrating Rwandan Cultural Heritage and Artistic Expression’, saw local Rwandan designers showcase their colourful and vibrant creations, proving that given a chance, they could scale the heights.

“I was impressed by the clothes. It is hard to believe that they are actually made here,” said Nadege Uwamahoro, one of the fashion lovers who attended the finale.

Francis Iraguha of Francis Zahabu Couture, Patrick Muhire, Ituze of Inco Icyusa, and Naleli Rugege, were among the local designers who shone among their regional and international peers, unleashing collections that left the audience impressed and satisfied.