Let Your Fashion Speak, Let It Be Your Voice: CEO I-Touch Collectible Admonish Fashionpreneurs On Campus

By Ayomide Emmanuel

In a colorful event hosted by the Kinflip community, a fashion Conference named "Future Fashion Industry Conference" with the theme "Exploring The Business And Sustainable Development In The African Fashion Industry which held on Friday, 12th May 2023. The conference which was graced by the attendance of the Great Ife Students'Union Vice-President, Salvation Grace was one that left impact in the life of those in attendance

The fashion conference which was hosted by Kinflip held at BOO C Faculty Of Sciences Obafemi Awolowo University. The conference which is a fashion Conference brought ladies and gentlemen from every sphere of the fashion world together to learn and unlearn new things

The keynote speaker of the day while speaking Mr Olowolaju Theophilus Itunnu the CEO of I-touch Collectibles said he spent 8 years in OAU but they were 8years of testimony, even though the school community (OAU) tried to break and humiliate him, but he kept standing. 

Speaking to the on the need to be creative and hard-working as a fashionpreneur, he said he was once stucked at Abu Dhabi, Dubai at 2am due to lack of Cash at hand. But what led to him been able to overcome that situation was because he had his fabrics which were his work and he was able to sell over $500 overnight and eventually, he was able to cater for himself and when able to afford to Lodge in a five- star hotel. 

He further admonished Fashionpreneurs on the need to be original in everything you do and the best way to show people who called youth lazy is to show them what we have. And to make fashion grow, it must come from the heart, place value on what you do by creating your own style of fashion. He need no one can initiate his style and any attempt of someone doing that will result to the person selling his brand unknowingly because it is his passion and when everyone in life should go, the passion will be there. 

Consequently, he said the best way to sell yourself to the word is to paint it on people's face as Fashion is not a convenient business, it takes hard work and Fashionpreneurs shouldn't stop creating until they get there niche, work on there ability as that's how to sustain the Fashion business. 

In his closing remark he said, Let Your Fashion Speaks, Let It Be Your Voice. 

The panelist session which was moderated by John Adefisayo had Ademiloye Adeshola, the founder of Arcade Model Agency, Atilola Gbenga, the creative director and founder of Fortress Clothing and Owoseni- Olofin Enitan Alex, the President of AMG, Allien Men Group answered series of questions related to the fashion space.

According to Mr Adeshola, Fashion is an expression. And one can start making money with what you do when there's acceptability by people Mr Gbenga said. 

Live musical performance was done by Hay-Why Virtuoso and B-pop and live drawing was done by Ferdinand which left the whole crowd elated. 

Awards were given to Fashionpreneurs who were outstanding in their different field of the fashion space