Akwaboah
Some selected Ghanaian artistes including Akwaboah Jnr., Epixode, Ceccy Twum and Kelvynboy, have been invited to perform at this year’s edition of the annual fashion show, Rhythms On Da Runway tonight at the Underbridge, East Legon, in Accra.
The artistes, who will mount the stage one after the other at the event, are expected to thrill fans with their various hit songs.
The fashion show, according to the organisers, will be a blend of fashion and good music from the above mentioned artistes.
The year’s event dubbed ‘Beyond The Return’ is expected to attract prominent personalities, fashion designers, musicians, movie icons, stakeholders in the creative industry and members of the business community.
The celebrity fashion show will feature designs from KOD’s 1957 clothing line and other talented young designers.
Top fashion designers in Ghana and some selected African countries have been invited to grace the event being organised by Kofi Okyere Darko’s Nineteen57 fashion label.
Confirmed as guest models on the night include Cookie T – radio & television broadcaster, Fiifi Coleman – actor, Akumaa Mama Zimbi – radio & television broadcaster and philanthropist, Phylis Vesta Boison – Miss Malaika 2019, Umar Krup – actor, among others.
The audience will be delighted by designs from KOB Fashions, Step Up, Carlos Collections, Lawen Taylor, Ben Kontoh, Katie O, Lush Lahai, Chocolate by Kweku Bediako, Ato Tetteh, Tetteh Plahar, Jay Ray, Sima Brew and Le Bon Collection.
Last year’s event was a huge success and designers like Mudi, Ophelia Crossland, Velma Accessories, Abrantie the Gentleman and a host of other notable designers were among those who shared their works with fashion lovers present.
The high-profile client list of Nineteen57 includes former Black Stars skipper Stephen Appiah, Michael Essien, Emmanuel Adebayor, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, Sonnie Badu and a host of others.
By George Clifford Owusu