EGYPT: Graduation of a New Group of Young Designers of Ready Made Garments
Next Wednesday, Eng. Rashid Mohamed Rashid, Minister of Trade and Industry, will witness the graduation party of a new group of 50 trainees in the arts of fashion and design from the Egyptian Italian Design and Fashion Center, which is supervised by the Ministry. A fashion show using the designs created by the…
Dr. Hany Barakat, Head of the Sector of Technological Development in the Ministry of Trade and Industry stated that the trainees have been trained in the most updated programs of design and fashion execution at the hands of experts from Egypt and Italy, according to the latest fashion trends, and that graduates are awarded an international certificate. He added that the center is presently providing the manufacturers of ready made garments with their needs of creative young designers.
The event will include announcing the names of the winners in the competition of young designers organized by the center of design and fashion since last March, in which 50 designers from the different governorates have participated. The best designs were chosen by a committee of arbiters, which will comprise some of the most renowned experts, designers, and members from the international companies and major manufacturers of textile and ready made garments.
Source: Al-Akhbar Newspaper
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 12 May 2008. Figures and names are as reported at the time.