{"id":4121,"date":"2012-06-12T19:52:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T23:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork?p=4121"},"modified":"2012-06-12T19:52:02","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T23:52:02","slug":"kachi-designs-a-vibrant-touch-to-mainstream-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/kachi-designs-a-vibrant-touch-to-mainstream-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Kachi Designs: A Vibrant Touch to Mainstream Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2012\/06\/01-adiree-logo-public.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York, NY<\/strong>-June 2012- Chigozie \u201cChichi\u201d Anaele of Kachi Designs will present her collection at Africa Fashion Week New York, Saturday, July 14<sup>th<\/sup>. AFWNY, produced by Adir\u00e9e, will take place July 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 13<sup>th<\/sup>, and 14<sup>th<\/sup> at the Broad Street Ballroom in New York\u2019s Financial District.<\/p>\n<p>Established 2010, Kachi Designs is an inclusive band of West African influence that endeavors to help women see their own dynamic beauty through brilliant diverse patterns and styles. Chigozie \u201cChi Chi\u201d Anaele, the designer and founder, conjures up the animated and fun-loving side of every woman through her eclectic collections of contemporary and vintage-inspired apparel and accessories. As an artist and entrepreneur, Chichi transcends the art of Nigerian fashion and elevates it to the finest form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to go mainstream, I want it not to just in Taxes. I want people to know this is our culture and we can express it through so many ways\u201d. \u2013Chichi<\/p>\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 Kachi Designs: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Establish 2010 by self-taught designer Chigozie \u201cChi Chi\u201d Anaele, Kachi Designs includes women &amp; men\u2019s ready-to-wear, women\u2019s Ankara styles clutch purses &amp; bags to help accessorize, as well as custom made ensembles by the choice of the client.<\/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, Art, and Culture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For More Information Contact:<br \/>\nAdir\u00e9e \u2502Public Relations<br \/>\nHelena<br \/>\npr@adiree.com<br \/>\nwww.adiree.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &nbsp; New York, NY-June 2012- Chigozie \u201cChichi\u201d Anaele of Kachi Designs will present her collection at Africa Fashion Week New York, Saturday, July 14th. AFWNY, produced by Adir\u00e9e, will take place July 12th, 13th, and 14th at the Broad Street Ballroom in New York\u2019s Financial District. Established 2010, Kachi Designs is an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4121"}],"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=4121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}