The Real Network Fashion Lab

Fashion Lab

Fashion Lab is the first Fashion-Business radio show to go live on air in Africa. It dissects the business behind fashion to provide a platform where growth and development within the fashion industry is promoted and facilitated for sustainability and economic growth.
Weekly English South Africa Fashion & Beauty
132 Episodes
32 – 52

Fashion & Media in Africa Part 2

The team talks exclusively to Kweku Ansah, the Founder Creative Director for CANOE magazine, to unpack the status of fashion media in Africa today and where its future lies.
25 May 2017 50 min

Fashion Media & Africa 1

The team talks exclusively to AfroStyle magazine (ASM), an African-inspired, multicultural/multiracial online magazine that covers contemporary issues in fashion, entertainment, arts/culture and social issues. ASM speaks of value, expresses beauty, comments on attitude and identifies substantive style. With the team in studio are ASM partners Amaka Onyia, CEO/Editor-in-Chief of ASM,…
18 May 2017 51 min

#SocialCommerce #Ecommerce Part 2

The team is joined by 'Sid' Khurrum Hasan, CEO of a new revolutionary fashion app called MeSpoke. Plus insights from Eji Benson and Francesca Marzilli.
11 May 2017 46 min

#SocialCommerce #Ecommerce - Part 1

The team talks everything around fashion from a Social Commerce/E-Commerce angle. They are joined by special guests Christopher Augustine and the rest of the FYI Online team... along with their brand new European contributor, Francesca Marzilli - plus US - Fashion Lab Partner and contributor on the show, Eji Benson.
4 May 2017 53 min

According to Africa, Style is...

The team engages with fashion lovers across the continent from the East, West, Central, North and South Africa. They are picking the general consumers' minds around their relationships with fashion and how they perceive style.
20 Apr 2017 49 min

Fashion & Fitness

The team talks fashion and fitness... they are joined by fitness junkie and gym owner Rene Roberts-Patel and founder of a South African activewear brand, Nothulako Maseko.
13 Apr 2017 52 min

The African Fashion Consumer

The team discusses the African fashion consumer in Africa. Who is this consumer? What do they want? Do they have access to what they want? What are they willing to spend to get what they want? Are the retail hubs offering what they want? Boutique owner of 'Designer Studio' in…
6 Apr 2017 44 min

Fashion-Trend-Conscience

Liz Ogumbo-Regisford and contributors Eji Benson and Morag Steyn discuss 'Fashion-Trend-Conscience' - specifically for creatives constantly coming up with new design stories for their next collection.
23 Mar 2017 55 min

Clothing Manufacturing

The team discusses clothing manufacturing and the current status around this industry, with an overview from African manufacturers and the rest of the world. Liz and Morag are joined by Shaun Esson, partner at C & R branding Solutions - the largest corporate wear manufacturer in Africa today... along with…
16 Mar 2017 46 min

Fashion Industry Social Responsibility

The team discusses fashion industry social responsibility and some of the moving projects on that note to help make a difference for the next big name in the game. They are joined by Congolese, UK-based fashion designer Tina Lobondi who is founder of #ESIMBI - an educational social enterprise in…
9 Mar 2017 53 min

The European Fashion Market

The team takes a look at the European Fashion Market with Fashion expert, Luxury, and retail consultant and Fashion Designer at Mario Batista Lda, Francesca Marzilli.
2 Mar 2017 54 min

Fashion Designer Exclusive: Nikola Conradie

Join Liz Ogumbo-Regisford as she engages with special guest, Namibian fashion designer, Nikola Conradie. Morag Steyn brings you an exciting GLAM UP session where you can find out what it means to "Shift & Slay" with body transformation coach Tanya De Lange. And Eji Benson joins in from New York…
23 Feb 2017 53 min

Managing Health & Stress in the Fashion Industry

With the constant evolution and pressure to keep in this highly stressful fashion industry at all levels, the team discusses how to manage health and stress - joined by special guest Sayed Mia, CEO and master franchise owner of REVIVE South Africa. They are also joined by NYC-based, Zimbabwea-born fashion…
16 Feb 2017 54 min

The Impact of Counterfeiting

The team looks at the impact of counterfeiting within the fashion industry - how it is affecting fashion brands, and how the situation is being managed. They get a variety of opinions from different stakeholders within the African/Global fashion industry.
9 Feb 2017 52 min

Style/Fashion in the Corporate World

The team dissects style/fashion in the corporate world with special guest Nadeema Kahan, a seasoned transformational-skills expert in the areas of personal branding and image, etiquette, presentation, and communication skills.
2 Feb 2017 52 min

Fashion Designer Exclusive: Rui Silva

It's a Fashion Designer Exclusive with special guest - economist and entrepreneur, Rui Silva of RBS. RBS is Angola’s leading fast fashion retailer, with stores spread across Luanda, Benguela, Ghana, Namibia, Mozambique and Mauritius.
26 Jan 2017 52 min

African Fashion Going Global

The team looks at some of the ways African fashion is penetrating the global market with a bang. They are joined by special guest, CEO and Creative Director for Moda Africa, Sofia Vilarinho.
19 Jan 2017 44 min

Fashion's Influence in Music

The team is joined by special guest, producer and DJ Boddhi Satva. Coined as the father of Ancestral Soul and hailing from the Central African Republic, Boddhi Satva has had his music released by some of the most prominent independent record labels.
12 Jan 2017 52 min

Recap: The 2016 Fashion Industry

It’s a recap of the 2016 fashion industry with Fashion Lab hosts and contributors Liz Ogumbo, Eji Benson and Morag Steyn.
15 Dec 2016 54 min
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