C. Ann McCreath
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Profession / role:
Fashion Designer & organiser of Fashion for Peace
Company / organisation:
KikoRomeo (see Facebook fanpage) and FAFA
Website (if you have one):
fafakenya.org
My primary role in relation to fashion is:
Designer, Retailer, Supplier, Consultant
I am looking to discover or buy
new markets
About me / About business or organisation:
I set up an ethical fashion brand, KikoRomeo, in 1996 in Kenya. I am an experienced fashion designer and pattern cutter, and have developed many products with community groups and small scale businesses. We make and retail contemporary Africa and fashion and accessories. I am also the chairman of FAFA, which organises "Fashion for Peace" in Kenya.
Career history / Company history:
General Arts degree from University of Edinburgh.
Fashion Diploma from Koefia in Rome.
Freelance design & pattern cutting in Barcelona for 5 years, including stints at Estrella G and Mango.
Aid work with MSF in Angola, Kenya and Zimbabwe, mainly as Head of Mission & Operations Management for Pact in Sudan.
Own fashion business in Kenya since 1996, working in ethical fashion. Designing, producing and retailing.
Consultancies with various product development projects wit women's groups, and ITC.
Currently expanded into Uniform design and production for companies in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Chairman and initiator of FAFA, which organises Fashion for Peace since 2008, giving a platform for designers from Kenya, the African continent and diaspora, to show creativity, glamour and positivity.

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At 14:52 on October 22, 2009, jacqueline said…
hiya

welcome to the site
add me as a friend as i love to network and meet new people and share fresh ideas

feel free to join my group - ethical book club - too

have a good day!
jacqueline!
At 14:08 on September 25, 2009, jacqueline said…
"hiya...its great to meet you and for the work yo uare doing re fashion and kenya..fantastic! i would like to keep in touch as i prepare to do my MA in ethical fashion focusing on africa .. welcome!!"
 
 
 

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