Mrs Dominique Ouattara at the 6th edition of Afrik Fashion Show
La 6ème édition d’Afrik Fashion Show a été placée sous le patronage de Mme Dominique Ouattara. Lors de la cérémonie de clôture de cet évènement culturel, la Première Dame s’est félicitée des initiatives prises par les ivoiriens pour repositionner le pays sur le plan international.
The 6th edition of Afrik Fashion Show was held under the patronage of Mrs. Dominique Ouattara. At the closing ceremony of this cultural event, the First Lady welcomed the initiatives taken by the Ivorians to reposition the country internationally.
The lanterns extinguished on Saturday, Oct. 29th, 2011 at Castel in plateau, on the 6th of Afrik Fashion Show on the theme: " Industrialization and fashion Funding." In fact, started on October 26th, this 6th edition of Afrik Fashion organized by Vanguard Production was placed under the patronage of Mrs. Dominique Ouattara, First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire. On this occasion, the beautiful and the dream are mixed to give a special touch to the celebration of African fashion. Enchanting scenery, music and languid dream models were the menu this evening. Models as well innovative as each other have enabled many guests to make a foray into the beautiful, but particularly, to flip in the space of a ceremony the rich Ivorian and African culture. In addition, this sixth edition of the rendez-vous of African fashion has been an opportunity for UNIWAX to present its new collection "Peace" a portion of which profits from the sale will be donated to help fund women and child victims of violence and abuse.
Mrs Dominique Ouattara could not remain indifferent to so many initiatives for peace and culture. Thus, the for the First Lady, the actions aiming to position the country as the hub of fashion across Africa bodes well. For they sound the return of the Côte d'Ivoire on the international scene. "(…) The prominent players of Ivorian and international fashion gathered today, as well as all the perspectives announced by these four days of reflections on fashion herald an obvious fact: Côte d'Ivoire is back", she argued. Then she added, “Thanks to the work of reconciliation of every citizen, the world will be able to come to Côte d’Ivoire, to rub our warm people, enjoy our marvaleous touristic sites, and discover our wonderful culture.