Malawi’s fashion icon Lilly Alfonso has engaged Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima with a plea to consider arts and creatives in the new government. Alfonso made the call at a meeting on Friday where Chilima engaged members of the private and public sector in the central region. Lilly Alfonso was among the attendees from the […]
Malawi’s greatest fashion designer Lilly Alfonso has been decorated with this year’s International Fashion Award (IFA). The two day fashion and award event took place from 23 to 24 March at Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Speaking to Nyasa Times, the award winning designer described the award as “A pride of Malawi”. “This achievement […]
Malawi’s greatest fashion export and award winning designer Lilly Alfonso will this month represent the country at the International Fashion Awards Summer 2019 where she will be honored for her contribution in fashion and beauty. The two day event is slated from 23 to 24 March at Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. At the event, Alfonso […]
Renowned Malawian fashion brand, Lilly Alfonso is using creativity and experience to groom a new generation of creative and innovate youthful fashion designers. Through the “Lilly Alfonso 100 year plan”, the initiative seeks to reach out to youngsters and effect mindset change to unlock their potential. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times, talented […]
Camera men and women are wiping their lenses, flash lights and tripod stands. Designers are making their final stitches on their best pieces of clothing. Make-up artists are packing their tools in readiness for two nights of glamour. Stewards are running up and down putting together pieces of equipment, chairs, tables and décor. Friday night, […]
Malawi’s top fashion designer, Lilly Alfonso has taken her brand to another level with the opening of an online shop as she plans to expand further her footprint across the globe. “With the store, I am not only targeting Malawians, but the international market as well; hence, people will be able to buy using bank […]
Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa has assured fashion designers in the country that his ministry is working tirelessly to make sure that the fashion industry is fully supported, saying it has potential in promoting Malawi tourism. Nankhumwa made an assurance on Friday at Bingu International Conference Center during Malawi Celebrity fashion Night […]
Diaspora Malawians in United States of America (USA) will on Friday July 4th join native Americans countrywide in celebrating the Independence Day, but for them it will be a double header as it be a day on which they kick-start the carousing hooked on the commemoration of Malawi’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. On this day, while the […]
Malawi’s Afro-Soul Gospel musician, Lawi and Afro-R&B singer Maskal will headline a big party organised by Malawian community in Washing DC in commemorating Malawi’s 50th independence. One of the organisers Eddie Naming’ona told Nyasa Times that the celebrations will run from July 4 to the actual Independence Day July 6. The event will be held […]
Malawi’s top fashion designer Lilly Alfonso has been nominated for this year’s Bulgarian Fashion Awards. Alfonso has been shortlisted among the Top 10 African fashion designers, according to a nomination letter which the Lilongwe-based designer made available to Nyasa Times. The Malawian fast-growing designer said she feels “greatly honoured” to be nominated. “On behalf of […]
Call it an advanced exposure for the country’s fashion designs as the one of our local and experienced designer, Lilly Alfonso left the country for Spain to participate in the first edition of Africa fashion week Barcelona (AFWB). Alfonso carries the country flag to Spain where she is expected to showcase her ten piece collection […]
Malawi’s top fashion designer Lilly Alfonso is expected to fly to Barcelona next month for the Barcelona Fashion Week where she has been invited to participate. “I got communication from Barcelona last week that I should attend their fashion week next month. It is an honour to me and I am proud of that,” said […]
FDH bank has appointed Malawi’s celebrated fashion designer Lilly Alfonso as its brand ambassador, a newspaper reported on Thursday. The bank’s Marketing Officer Kamihela Ng’ombe told The Nation that Alfonso is a fashion designer who has evolved over a number of years to come up with one of the top fashion labels in Malawi, LA […]
Malawi’s Lilly Alfonso dreams about her future in colours as vibrant as those of the clothes she makes. New York, London, Milan and Cape Town are some of the cities that come to her mind when asked where she would like to see her designs 10 years from now. As a matter of fact, some […]
At least 24 models and 9 designers, both local and international, have so far expressed their interest to participate in the forthcoming Malawi Fashion Week (MFW) 2013. This has been disclosed by MFW organizers, Elegant Resources by ArianaLouise and African Dzuwa. Registration for the fashion week started two weeks ago as the Malawi fashion industry […]
Two of the country’s top fashion designers, Lilly Alfonso and Rose Kaleke have expressed excitement about the introduction of the Malawi Fashion Week (MFW), the major fashion event in the southern African nation. The first of its kind in the history of fashion designing in the country, the inaugural MFW is scheduled to take place […]
The country’s leading designer Lilly Alfonso has described her recent international exploits as a great benefit to her fashion designing career as well as Malawi at large. She was speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times from London, ahead of her participation at the Commonwealth Africa Night event tomorrow (Friday) night. The event, which has […]
Ahead of her second trip to London this summer, designer Lilly Alfonso will this Saturday host a fashion show at Capital Hotel in Lilongwe to give Malawians a chance to decide which creations she should showcase at Anglo Nubia “Africa The Experience”. Alfonso will be traveling to the United Kingdom next week for the inaugural […]