{"id":4105,"date":"2012-06-12T18:53:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T22:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork?p=4105"},"modified":"2012-06-12T18:53:23","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T22:53:23","slug":"ama-sika-of-ani-siya-jewelry-accessory-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/ama-sika-of-ani-siya-jewelry-accessory-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ani Siyah &#124; Meet Ama Sika, the Accessory Designer Behind Ghana&#039;s Flourishing Fashion Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"afric-496070595\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2012\/06\/01-adiree-logo-public.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4051 alignleft lazyload\" title=\"01-adiree-logo-public\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2012\/06\/01-adiree-logo-public.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/> <strong>New York, NY<\/strong>-JUNE 2012 &#8211; Ama Sika Asante of Ani Siyah will showcase Saturday, July 14<sup>th<\/sup> at Africa Fashion Week New York. AFWNY, a luxury multi-day event produced by Adir\u00e9e, will take place at the Broad Street Ballroom on July 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 14th in New York City\u2019s financial District.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian Designer Ama Sika Asante\u2019s fashion brand <em>Ani Siyah<\/em> employs an eclectic mix of Kente, Ankara\/Ntoma fabrics with leather, velvet, calfskin and a touch of crystal beads to enhance the beauty of her accessories. Her clutches are breathtakingly beautiful with touches of Ghanaian culture. Colorful, bold and yet, tasteful, Sika\u2019s accessories are on modern women\u2019s wish lists.<\/p><div id=\"afric-2529721169\" 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>AFWNY includes runway shows hosting 21+ designers from various countries in Africa and those of the African Diaspora, exhibitions, and industry networking events. Opening designers Francis Hendy, Korto Momolu, and designers like Mafi, Attolle Collection, Geraldo Fashions and others will showcase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Ani Siyah: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ani Siyah is a label owned by Ghanaian designer Ama Sika Asante. Her uses of different materials and cultural elements make her accessories unique and statement making.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Adir\u00e9e:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adir\u00e9e, based in NYC, NY, focuses on event production, organization, and consulting for small to medium size clients in the areas of Fashion, Beauty, and Home Decor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For More Information Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Adir\u00e9e \u2502Public Relations<br \/> Helena<br \/> pr@adiree.com<br \/> www.adiree.com<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">###<\/p>\n<div id=\"afric-3672980086\" 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>&nbsp; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY-JUNE 2012 &#8211; Ama Sika Asante of Ani Siyah will showcase Saturday, July 14th at Africa Fashion Week New York. AFWNY, a luxury multi-day event produced by Adir\u00e9e, will take place at the Broad Street Ballroom on July 12th, 13th, 14th in New York City\u2019s financial District. Ghanaian Designer&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[82,1225,1226,1227,116,1228,219,1141,1229,1230,1231,1232,1233,911,1234,932,1235,1236,267],"class_list":["post-4105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-african-designers","tag-ama","tag-ama-sika-asante","tag-ani-siya","tag-ankara","tag-asante-accessories","tag-ghana","tag-ghana-fashion-and-design-week","tag-ghanaian-clutches","tag-ghanaian-designer","tag-ghanaian-fashion-designers","tag-ghanaian-fashion-week","tag-kenter","tag-luxury-african-fashion","tag-luxury-brands-f","tag-luxury-brands-focused-globally","tag-ntoma-fabrics","tag-sika","tag-vogue-italia"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}