Event Review:Mille Collines Men's Wear Store Launch in partnership with Martini

Marc Collines with the Models wearing Mille Collines

Mille Collines in partnership with Martini officially launched their Men's wear store last week on friday 23rd May 2014 at the Village Market.Mille Collines is a fashion brand founded in 2009 by two spanish designers Marc Oliver & Ines cautrecasas.They do produce all their outfits from Rwanda where they first set up base.

The Mille Collines mens wear range was first released in South Africa at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa 2013. The collection offers two categories for menswear; classic silhouettes with modern twists for the business professional and a dandier edgier selection of street style inspired for the man who likes to make a statement.
Martini was one of the main  sponsors of the event,they are  one of the world’s leading brands whose core values are to celebrate natural style and embody ‘Gioia di Vivere’. The award –winning, vibrant and bittersweet taste of MARTINI is a result of a secret blend of more than 40 botanicals from the finest locations across the globe. Founded in 1863 in Pessione, Italy, Martini continues to be the market leader.

Here are some of the photos of  their store at Village Market :-

Recap of the Fashion Focus group meeting organised by Ann McCreath

Yesterday i attended Fashion Focus group at Kiko Romeo Shop,Yaya Center organised by Ann McCreath.The main focus of the group is to discuss the state of fashion in Kenya.You see the thing is Fashion in Kenya isn't out there like the way it should be so the main focus of this group is to bring together like minded people who are into fashion from designers,stylists,fashion bloggers,make up artist...you name them...to come together and we get to discuss the way forward in this particular industry.

Ann came up with different topics that are relevant to the fashion industry and we divided ourselves into different groups to discuss the topics and later on we would present them to the rest of the group.
Lucky enough our group got to present first and our topic was on Structure & Finance where we looked at various categories in which one has to consider before setting up their Fashion Business for example Business Name Registration,Taxes,NHIF,NSSF Payments for your company and employees,company insurance the risks you have to consider before insuring your business,copyrighting your work,branding...e.t.c.On the Finance part of it we talked on the different loan facilities you can be able to access from the bank like Bank Loans,Bank Overdrafts among others.We discussed on the various aspects you have to consider before borrowing a loan from the bank like can your business afford to pay back the loan? again you must have a budget in place before you borrow money because you might end up spending the money on unnecessary things that you don't even need in the first place.

I really enjoyed the whole session as it was really educative as you get to learn so much that you thought you knew but in essence you knew nothing.I would highly encourage any one who is into the Business of Fashion to attend the next meeting which will be next week on Wednesday on the 19th from 7pm-9pm.Am already looking forward to it as i can't wait to learn from the other groups that will be doing their presentation on what they discussed yesterday.I believe if we all come together we can put Kenya out there on the global fashion map and at the end of the day its all about us supporting each other and more so learning from each other.It was also awesome seeing Annabel Onyango,Carol & Juelz,Bryan,Deejay shock,Nic O Junior of knit wear Models,Lillian of Kat Models...so many familiar faces that i only get to see on Facebook.Hope next time i will be able to take some photos.

Feel Free to join us for the next meeting.Thanks for stopping by!

Have an awesome week

xoxoxox

Vonette!

What i wore to the Absolut Fashion Event

I just couldn't hide my excitement when i got an email from Capital Fm crew inviting me to the Absolut Fashion Event at Yaya Center Rooftop on Friday 1st November.

The dress code  was colour block,well i had in mind what i wanted to wear for the event but when it came to shopping for the outfit it wasn't an easy task...because i just couldn't get the bright colours i wanted in such a short period of time,i actually went shopping on Wednesday a day before the event but all the same i think i looked fabulous.I wore a pink dress and colourblocked it with Blue spike studded  pump Heels.

The event was really amazing,different local designers showcased their designs and i must say they were really nice,details on that will be on my next post.
I also got a chance to meet a couple of influential individuals in the Kenyan Fashion Industry like super stylist Annabel Onyango ,the blogger behind dressupnation,she is such a wonderful person,so polite and down to earth.I loved her midriff top and skirt outfit,she looked gorgeous.

She also won Best stylist in kenya in a competition put together by Deacons Kenya team and besides that she is also one of the guest judges for the much awaited Africa's Next Top Model.It was such an honour meeting her.
I also had a chat with Ann McCreath the renowned designer of KikoRomeo.I loved her floral dress she looked fabulous,her collection on the runway too was amazing.

She is also a very down to earth person and it was really nice meeting her i look forward to working with her soon.
I couldnt resist taking photos to with Sautisol a Kenyan afro pop band,they were looking stylish..one thing about Sautisol is that you will never see them in ordinary outfits they always look unique and you can spot them from a distance.Here are photos of me with Chimamo,Bien and Mudigi...we look to damn lovely..lol.

 

 

Told you they look stylish..i love all their looks!

So my lovely sis Sera was the photographer of the day she also looked smashing in Nude Heels and a Floral Dress i just couldn't go without mentioning it.

Outfit Details

Pink Dress -Collabor International Jamia Mall

Blue Spike studded pump  Heels-Jamia Mall 

I didn't take proper pics of the shoes I promise next time i wear them i will do so.My next Blog Post is all about Absolut Fashion from models,designers to the runway show.Keep it here.

Thanks for checking out my Blog

xoxoxox

Vonette!