By Our Reporter
Renowned Fashion producer Jan Malan will be one of the key guests at the 6th edition of the Uganda International Fashion week slated for 2nd to 4th August, 2019 at the Kampala Serena Hotel.
Malan, who specializes in the production and direction of special events for stage and television in the fields of fashion, lifestyle and music, will be speaking at the fashion business symposium where he will be discussing technology and globalization versus African fashion.
The symposium will happen on August 3rd.
Who is Jan Malan?
Jan Malan is a show director/producer that has staged high profile productions in 38 cities on four continents. He specializes in the production and direction of special events for stage and television in the fields of fashion, lifestyle and music.
Apart from a myriad of productions in Africa, Malan has directed several shows on schedule at New York Fashion Week between 2000 & 2018. This included working for Fern Mallis, New York Fashion Week founder as a venue manager.
He has had some of the world’s most sought after models on his runways. Industry icons such as Karlie Kloss, Alek Wek, Liya Kebede, Behati Prinsloo, Maria Borges, Chanel Iman, Lara Stone, Coco Rocha, Tyson Beckford and Freja Beha Erichsen, as well as legends such as Pat Cleveland and Grace Jones.
In 2013, he won an Award from African Fashion International for Outstanding contribution to African Fashion.
Malan is constantly looking for fresh and captivating venues for his shows, which have been held in unique locations such as train stations, bridges, art galleries, piers, city halls and theatre spaces.
