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
40 – 60

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

Fashion Brand Management

This week the team is having conversations around fashion brand management - they are joined in studio by award-winning fashion publicist and brand manager Gilmore Tee, and fashion PR executive, Leon J Haasbroek.
10 Nov 2016 52 min

Celebrity Endorsements

Liz Ogumbo-Regisford discusses celebrity endorsements in the African fashion industry with Maps Maponyane, Weza Solange and Sheila Afari.
3 Nov 2016 1 hour

Fashion Lab - Social Commerce

The team discusses social commerce and its impact on the fashion industry with Christopher Augustine, founder of FYI Online and Shivari Singh, COO/Creative Director of FYI Online.
20 Oct 2016 49 min

Fashion Lab - Diamonds & Fashion

The team is talking about ‘Diamonds and Fashion’ with Saloshnie Naidoo, founder of Skyler T Jewellery and jewellery designer Ayanda Gyoixa. Plus the usual chat with Eji Benson in New York, and Glam Up with Morag Steyn.
13 Oct 2016 1 hr 04 min
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