The Kisumu Fashion week begun as an idea that was meant to create an avenue for fashion, design and creativity to thrive. The event was borne out of the fact that culture and expression thrives in places where it is allowed to evolve. Fashion is part of every culture and contributes greatly to our communities. It contributes to expression and promotes ideas innovation and creativity. It is a part of every society and has become a language and identity for which the community creates exchange and dialogue.

We hope that this initiative  ignites actions in other sectors that contribute greatly to its own growth as well as regional economic development. For instance the cotton industry of the western Kenya region has been on its deathbed for many years. While it would be a great incentive to revive the cotton industry, there also needs to be an equal growth of subsectors that will complement the industrial supply.

With that being said, Kisumu Fashion Week is just one of the many ways to ensure that we create a sustainable market while also contributing greatly to culture and expression. Our most important goal is to create an opportunity and platform for training, exposure and market for the fashion industry in the region and beyond.