The French Embassy in Nigeria has announced the launch of the Lagos x Paris Fashion and Design Accelerator, a nine-month programme from October 2023 to June 2024, aimed towards supporting 10 high potential Nigerian brands within the fashion and design ecosystem.
The programme, which is sponsored by the French Embassy, will focus on providing close mentorship, nurturing creativity, reinforcing business literacy and guiding Nigerian emerging creatives and their teams in navigating the French and global fashion industry.
The 10 brands selected for this cohort include Lagos Space Programme, TJWHO Design, Obida, Eki Kere, Elexiay, WAF – Wafflesandcream Limited, Maliko and Ethnic Africa, OMI Collective et Aga Design, and Culture Limited.
Speaking in Lagos during the unveiling, the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, stated that the cultural and creative industries in Nigeria had been experiencing remarkable growth for several years, driven by high-profile sectors such as film and music, but also by companies operating in high-potential areas such as animation, video games and fashion.
She added that the programme was created in collaboration with several remarkable fashion and design stakeholders; and its curriculum, which combines group and individual training, mentoring and master classes, has been defined in conjunction with renowned French and African experts, and the Nigerian incubator for the creative industry, CCHUB.
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