After 17 years of promoting designers from Nigeria and Africa in the world’s fashion capitals – Paris, Milan, London and New York – and other parts of the globe, fashion ambassador, Lexy Mojo-Eyes, recently met the French President, François Hollande, in France.
The meeting was at the French National Day VIP cocktail in Paris also known as the Bastille Day, which is the most important bank holiday in France.
Bastille Day signifies the French revolution which took place in 1789 as well as the Fête de la Fédération which celebrated the unity of the French people.
Mojo-Eyes’ invitation is in recognition of his contribution to the social economic bilateral relationship between France and Africa.
In 2010, when France was bidding with the United Kingdom to host the 2012 Olympic Games, Mojo-Eyes was named by the French government as one of its global ambassadors to support its bid.
His history with France started in 2000 when he presented 10 Nigerian designers at the Nigerian Fashion Show at the UNESCO in Paris in a huge event that made global headlines.
Apart from attending the French National Day where he met Hollande, Mojo- Eyes has been in the French capital to conclude ongoing arrangements towards the successful hosting of the 3rd edition of the Africa Fashion Reception (AFR).
AFR is a pan-African initiative organised by Legendary Gold Limited in partnership with the African Union Commission.
This year’s event will gather fashion designers, dignitaries, Ambassadors and media from over 30 African countries, in a celebration of cultural diversity expressed through the artistic fashion discipline with the proud theme ‘Africa is the New Inspiration of Global Fashion’
