{"id":11508,"date":"2015-08-18T22:33:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T02:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=11508"},"modified":"2015-08-18T22:33:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T02:33:01","slug":"asikere-afana-ties-cultural-heritage-in-designs-and-shares-them-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/asikere-afana-ties-cultural-heritage-in-designs-and-shares-them-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Asikere Afana Ties Cultural Heritage in Designs and Shares them Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"afric-3058614085\" 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 ASIKERE AFANA during its sixth annual Africa Fashion Week, (<a href=\"http:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/wp-admin\/www.AfricaFashionWeek.com\"><span style=\"color: #0088cc;\">www.AfricaFashionWeek.com<\/span><\/a>) under the activation New York Fashion Week: Africa on Friday, September 11, 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">ASIKERE AFANA\u00a0(Pronounced: Ah- See-Che-Rey Ah-Fawna), is a brand founded by Ashley Alexis McFarlane. Her inspirations in her Jamaican \/ Ghanaian roots are seen from production to the final garment.\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"afric-1375358313\" 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;\">McFarlane&#8217;s\u00a0main goal with her brand is to deliver authenticity throughout her designs while giving back to the West African community. Her pieces are manufactured by locals in Ghana who become a part of the journey of every piece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">The use of ankara wax print fabric becomes not only a unique outfit, but a piece of a story for consumers to learn more about. Asikere Afana&#8217;s arrival to the New York stage creates a gateway for future partnerships and connections in the global fashion industry to evolve, and in turn the elevate of both industries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #323333;\">For more about Asikere Afana visit <a href=\"http:\/\/communications.adiree.com\/the-rise-of-pan-africanism-in-fashion-design\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0088cc;\">Adiree Communications &amp; PR <\/span>\u00a0<\/a>for 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><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0088cc;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.adiree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/FOR-IMMEDIATE-RELEASE-ASIKERE-AFANA-NEW-YORK-FASHION-WEEK-AFRICA-FINAL-PRESS-RELEASE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"afric-174737805\" 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 ASIKERE AFANA during its sixth annual Africa Fashion Week, (www.AfricaFashionWeek.com) under the activation New York Fashion Week: Africa on Friday, September 11, 2015. 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