Lily Alfonso
Lilly Alfonso is a top Malawian fashion designer.[1] Alfonso's national fashion career began when she won the Fashion Malawi Edition (FAME) as Fashion Designer of the year award in 2010.[1]
A woman who turned her childhood passion into a growing global brand[2], the CEO & Founder of a fashion and design label named after herself, Lilly Alfonso. Lilly Alfonso was born and raised in the city of Blantyre, Malawi. The celebrated designer’s creations have been modeled on international runways in Cairo, Paris, London[3], Milan, Kuala Lumpur[4], Amsterdam, Sydney & Barcelona.
In 2019, Lilly Alfonso was awarded the International Fashion Designer Award in Cairo, Egypt for her contribution to the fashion and creative industry.
Under her fashion label, she produces ready-to-wear for both women and men under sub-labels; LAwomann, LAmann and the newly launched LAsport[5].
Over the years, Lilly Alfonso's work has continually drawn international media attention: she has been interviewed by CNN[6][7], VOA[2] and BBC[8].
[9] As part of giving back to the community, she uses creativity and experience to groom a new generation of creative and innovative youthful fashion designers. Her initiative is called 100-Year Plan [9]which fosters mindset change in the youths by educating, inspiring and motivating. She also offers free fashion & design lessons.
Early Life
Fashion Shows
100 Year Plan
References
- ^ a b "A Malawian fashion designer's colourful dreams". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Malawian Fashion Designer Eyes Global Market, retrieved 2019-11-19
- ^ "Malawi's designer Lilly Alfonso set for Africa Fashion Week London". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "WORLD FASHION WEEK MALAYSIA 2017 MALAWI LILLY ALFONSO". Lilly Alfonso YouTube channel. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "LIONESS LAUNCH: Malawian luxury fashionpreneur Lilly Alfonso launches her LA Sport Brand". Lionesses of Africa. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "The rise of Lilly Alfonso". CNN.com. 29 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lilly Alfonso Fashion designer interview On CNN - African Voices, retrieved 2019-11-19
- ^ "African Dream: Malawi's Lilly Alfonso". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ a b "Malawian fashionprenuer Lilly Alfonso grooms grassroot talents". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
External links
- Lilly Alfonso Official Website Offici al website