{"id":37805,"date":"2018-07-03T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/collective-rw-fashion-week-kicks-off\/"},"modified":"2018-07-03T13:24:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T13:24:53","slug":"collective-rw-fashion-week-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/collective-rw-fashion-week-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective Rw Fashion Week kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In its third edition, the Collective RW Fashion Week  kicked off in class as popular local designers; House of Tayo, Sonia Mugabo, Inzuki, Haute Baso, Moshions, and Amizero showcased their collections to revelers.<\/p>\n<p>The event is organised by Collective Rwanda, a group of five young fashion designers \u2014 Matthew Rugamba, Sonia Mugabo, Teta Isibo, Linda Mukangonga and Moses Twahirwa, who aim at promoting to promote locally made designs and attract local, regional and international fashion designers, models and other technical personnel to build a regional and internationally collaborative platform that will benefit all.<\/p>\n<p>The Fashion extravaganza debuted at 4:30pm with Ogake Mosomi, a Kenyan designer who showcased stylish wedding dresses, followed by House of Tayo who displayed Cutting Edge Military uniforms marrying them with Kstobe Jewel&#8217;s ornaments. Haute Baso with Inzuki Designs showcased graceful summer dresses together with jewelry &#038; assortments.<\/p>\n<p>Later on, Makeda Mahadeo who was the MC of the session announced an hour break and revelers retreated to mingle as drinks and food were served.<\/p>\n<p>The show resumed with Amizero &#038; Cecily who displayed creativity and wit from the garbs they displayed to the elderly models tthey used. They were soon followed by Uzi Collections and Dokmai who also made a splash with their collections.<\/p>\n<p>The last segment featured Sonia Mugabo, Moshions, Lisa B Marler, House of Tayo, Moses Turahirwa and Sonia Mugabo.<\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying that with their grace, cherubic features and killer walks, the models that strutted on the runway were simply enthralling. They featured popular faces like Alexia Uwera Mupende, Toni Georgette, Jay Rwanda, Lee Charm, Fiona Muthoni, Kalisa Winnie, Neza Rachel, Umutoni Belise, Ugandan Waiswa Ronalds and many more others.<\/p>\n<p>Along the week, high- profile British designer duo Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones, famous for their London-based luxury label Teatum Jones, which won the prestigious International Woolmark Prize for Womenswear 2017 are expected to showcase their collections. <\/p>\n<p>{{House of Tayo &#038; K\u2019tsobe Jewel}}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26008 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyamideli_ubwo_biyerekanaga_mu_myambaro_ya_house_of_tayo_igiye_iriho_udukufi_twa_ktsobe_jewel-43c78.jpg\" alt=\"House of Tayo&#039;s Cutting Edge Military uniforms\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26011 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umunyamideli_mu_mwambaro_wakozwe_na_house_of_tayo_n_imikufi_ya_k_tsobe-3a1fc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26006 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/imyambaro_y_abakobwa_na_yo_yakozwe_na_house_of_tayo-21bec.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26005 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0505-4135a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26007 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/imyambaro_ya_house_of_tayo_yajyaga_kugira_ishusho_y_impuzankano_ya_gisirikare-65c33.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26009 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abambaye_imideli_ya_house_of_tayo_bagaragaraga_neza-f9567.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26010 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/matthew_rugamba_washinze_house_of_tayo_na_sarah_legrand_washinze_k_tsobe_jewel_bafatanyije-57cc2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Moshions &#038; iFele<br \/>\n}}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26016 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyamideli_berekanaga_iyi_myambaro_bishimiwe-59178.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26015 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bari_bambaye_sandali_zakozwe_na_ifele_yo_muri_afurika_y_epfo-9e9f3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26014 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/jay_d_wabaye_rudasumbwa_wa_afurika_ni_umwe_mu_bamuritse_imideli_muri_iki_gikorwa-32779.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26013 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0984_42238182305_o-bf8bc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26012 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0991_42238180285_o-d7332.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26018 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_1001_41331449930_o-1973c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26017 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_1005_41331449020_o-59286.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26019 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/moshions_yatangiye_gukora_n_imyambaro_y_abakobwa-6610a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Sonia Mugabo &#038; Lisa Marler}}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26023 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyamideli_bahanyuranye_umucyo_mu_myambaro_ikorwa_na_sonia_mugabo-db4f7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26022 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0944_41331459140_o-b0a1e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26021 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mu_myambaro_ikorwa_na_sonia_mugabo_harimo_n_iteye_itya-60f59.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26020 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0969_42423568874_o-6a9c0.jpg\" alt=\"Fashion designers Sonia Mugabo and Lisa Marler\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Uzi Collections &#038; Dokmai<br \/>\n}}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26028 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abahagarariye_uzi_collections_na_dokmai_bahanyuranye_umucyo-81c10.jpg\" alt=\"Designers who represented Uzi Collections &amp; Dokmai\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26027 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bari_bafite_umwihariko_wo_kugendana_inkoni_muri_iki_cyiciro-f10ca.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26026 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0826_28273024977_o-64e58.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26025 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0837_28273026917_o-e29f4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26024 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0846_41331523470_o-de8b5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26030 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0869_41331529370_o-ef708.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26029 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0882_41331533470_o-a7d23.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Amizero &#038; Cecily}}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26031 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/uyu_mukecuru_yamuritse_imideli_acuranga_umuduri-e7012.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26032 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/uyu_musaza_we_yatambukanye_ingorofani-1fdfb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26033 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0695_28273009497_o-de189.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26034 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0699_28273009867_o-10338.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26035 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyamideli_basanzwe_bakora_uyu_mwuga_bafatanyaga_n_aba_banyamideli-83065.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26038 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0718_28273011977_o-4b3f7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26037 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0754_28273017027_o-89796.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26036 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mizero_cedric_wahanze_iyi_mideli-a0199.jpg\" alt=\"The creative brains behind the collections, Mizero Cedric\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Haute Baso &#038; Inzuki Designs<br \/>\n}}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26039 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyamideli_bamuritse_imyambaro_y_imirimbo_inogeye_ijisho_y_izi_nzu-798d7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26040 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0583_41331490050_o-8cccb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26041 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0553_42423599924_o-6e561.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26041 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0553_42423599924_o-6e561.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26042 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0540_42423598634_o-fdf57.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26044 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0592_28272949177_o-2c53f.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26046 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/teta_isibo_na_linda_ndungutse_bahagarariye_inzu_zakoze_iyi_mideli-6a5f4-2.jpg\" alt=\"Teta Isibo with Linda Ndungutse were the masterminds behind the collections\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{OGAKE<br \/>\n}}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26051 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umutoni_belise_umwe_mu_mpanga_zitabiriye_miss_rwanda_yerekanye_imideli_muri_collective_rw-3277e-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26048 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umutoni_belise_umwe_mu_mpanga_zitabiriye_miss_rwanda_yerekanye_imideli_muri_collective_rw-3277e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26053 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/uko_niko_byari_byifashe_mu_rwambariro_mbere_gato_y_uko_amakanzu_ya_ogake_yerekanwa-ff980-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26050 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ogake_mosomi_wahanze_aya_makanzu_ni_we_munyamahanga_rukumbi_wagaragaje_imideli_yahanze_muri_collective_rw-bb99c.jpg\" alt=\"Fashion Designer Ogake displayed marvellous Wedding dresses \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26059 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abantu_bari_batangariye_amakanzu_ya_ogake-02b5b.jpg\" alt=\"Revelers were enthralled at her designs\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26058 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyamideli_barimo_abanyarwanda_n_abanyamahanga_biyerekanye_mu_makanzu_ya_ogake-5656c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26057 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/aya_makanzu_yari_anogeye_ijisho-f0125.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26056 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mar_0281_42423589164_o-a6fa1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26055 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/muthoni_fiona_mu_ikanzu_ya_ogake_yakwambarwa_n_umugeni-a2dce.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Photos: Serge Muhizi<br \/>\n}}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fashion enthusiasts last Sunday had their share of an exquisite show as local fashion designers made a splash on the runways in this year\u2019s Collective Rw Fashion Week Debut at the Radisson Blu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[75],"byline":[2846],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-37805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","tag-homenews","byline-olga-ishimwe"],"bylines":[{"id":2846,"name":"Olga Ishimwe","slug":"olga-ishimwe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default 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