{"id":11488,"date":"2015-08-18T22:41:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T02:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=11488"},"modified":"2015-08-18T22:41:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T02:41:28","slug":"sakia-lek-promotes-natural-resource-inspired-by-congo-to-global-fashion-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/sakia-lek-promotes-natural-resource-inspired-by-congo-to-global-fashion-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakia Lek Promotes Natural Resource Inspired by Congo to Global Fashion Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"afric-3916174247\" class=\"afric-before-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-Banner\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad>\r\n<\/div><p style=\"color: #323333;\">ADIR\u00c8E today announces the upcoming showcase of SAKIA LEK during its sixth annual Africa Fashion Week, (<a href=\"http:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/wp-admin\/www.AfricaFashionWeek.com\"><span style=\"color: #0087cb;\">www.AfricaFashionWeek.com<\/span><\/a>) under the activation New York Fashion Week: Africa on Friday, September 11, 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">Native Congolese, Sakia Lekoundzou launched Sakia Lek, a brand derived from Lekoundzou\u2019s influential travels and many experiences. Lekoundzou uses her African heritage to guide her captivating designs. Lekoundzou\u2019s aims are to directly raise awareness to original, local designs from the Congo. During Congo Fashion Week, she annually exhibits indigenous pieces to shed light on the Congo designers. All designers shown under Congo Fashion Week used all natural fabrics from the Ficus tree bark.\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"afric-2269920776\" class=\"afric-inbody afric-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><!-- \/21718337565\/AFW300 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0' style='width: 300px; height: 250px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">Sakia\u00a0Lek\u2019s design inspiration also arise from Lekoundzou\u2019s vigorous enthusiasm for drapery and embroidery. Her most recent collection emcompasses wholly her Congolese origin. Her designs provoke customer\u2019s traditional ideals of fashion and offers to broaden concepts through a natural, contemporary take on fabric.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">For more about Sakia\u00a0Lek\u00a0visit <a href=\"http:\/\/communications.adiree.com\/growing-consumer-desire-for-indigenous-luxury\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0087cb;\">Adiree Communications &amp; PR<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0for the full press release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">Contact:<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">Adiat Disu<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">Manager Communications\/PR<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">Adiree<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\"><a href=\"mailto:contact@AdiatDisu.com\">Adiat@Adiree.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0087cb;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.adiree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/FOR-IMMEDIATE-RELEASE-SAKIA-LEK-NEW-YORK-FASHION-WEEK-AFRICA-FINAL-PRESS-RELEASE.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"afric-4208892279\" class=\"afric-after-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-bottom\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADIR\u00c8E today announces the upcoming showcase of SAKIA LEK during its sixth annual Africa Fashion Week, (www.AfricaFashionWeek.com) under the activation New York Fashion Week: Africa on Friday, September 11, 2015. Native Congolese, Sakia Lekoundzou launched Sakia Lek, a brand derived from Lekoundzou\u2019s influential travels and many experiences. 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