By Our Reporter
The Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards (ASFAs) are back. Returning for their 6th edition, they will be held at the Kampala Serena hotel on 7th December.
To be held under the theme, “Fashion is Power”, this year’s edition will highlight how fashion is integral to identity and also provide different avenues and opportunities that are key to the growth of Africa’s economy by tackling unemployment.
“The ASFAs will also highlight the transition of the fashion industry over the years with Celebrity red carpet appearances, showcases from Africa’s top Designers and Models, blended with remarkable performances from both local and international Artistes,” Brian Ahumuza alias Abryanz, the proprietor of the ASFAS further noted.
The awards will celebrate stakeholders in the African fashion industry across 13 categories such as; Designers, Fashion Photographers, Makeup and Hair Stylists, Models, Fashionable Artistes, Music Video and Celebrities among others.
In line with the ASFA 2018 theme, ‘Fashion is Power’, this year’s show will feature a special category Fashion entrepreneur that will honour in a special category an entrepreneur for their outstanding commercial success of their fashion business or personal brand in relation to fashion as a solution to the current unemployment problem among the youth. Other honorary categories include the Lifetime/Fashion Icon Achievement Award and The Humanitarian Award for Work in Fashion.
“As a build up to ASFA 2018, the Awards will encompass events such as the FashionPrenuer Expo with the objective of empowering and inspiring people in the fashion business as well as equipping them with much needed business skills. We will also have the ASFAs Nominees release brunch, The Meet and Greet Pre-Show Party and The After Party,” Abryanz added.