IT IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT!
STRATEGY4WIN: THE FAMOUS FIVE
OBAMA – target highly-educated. MICHELLE – talk to women.
BIDEN – button blue-collars. BERNIE the millennials.
ELIZABETH WARREN, attack dog – in chief.
If you drive a car, take the apathetic folk to the voting station.
CAINE – make your name. No panic, habla Hispanic.
HILLARY, chill, stay cool and E M P A T H I Z E
W I N 4 A M E R I C A
COACHING KIDS IN THE ART OF BOXING AND LIFE
ISSA was born into poverty in a Cameroon village. He ran wild as a teen until, unable to defend himself, he took a serious beating. Bad boy Issa was taken in hand by a boxing coach and there was no stopping him.
Bam, Bam, Bam he was crowned triple European welterweight champ.
Bam, Bam, Bam the ultimate crown, World Welterweight professional champion once, twice, thrice.
Tragedy struck, with the boxers’ nightmare – a detached retina KO’d him out of the ring.
BUT NOT OUT OF LIFE
Today at 29 ISSA HAMZA is devoting his life to the creation of an Academy to work with boys and girls. And I was privileged to be at this morning’s session in PARIS 18.
A tough 2 hour workout for the kids, who learn to honour and obey coach ISSA, to respect each other AND ABOVE ALL themselves.
I am proud to join up with ISSA HAMZA, a world champion guy. Today in PARIS and soon in CAMEROON.
ISSA HAMZA HIS SPORT IS BOXING – HIS PASSION COACHING TOMORROW’S CHAMPS
IN AND OUT OF THE RING.
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT Be the brightest light in a sea of grey sameness. PRETTY LADIES ALL IN A ROW When I see the pretty ladies, all in a row – at the metro, in the marketplace. . . Sure they … Sour…
Source : HOW TO SUCEED IN FASHION
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT Be the brightest light in a sea of grey sameness. PRETTY LADIES ALL IN A ROW When I see the pretty ladies, all in a row – at the metro, in the marketplace. . . Sure they …
Source : HOW TO SUCEED IN FASHION
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT
Be the brightest light in a sea of grey sameness.
PRETTY LADIES ALL IN A ROW
When I see the pretty ladies, all in a row – at the metro, in the marketplace. . . Sure they are pretty and elegant. And they all look the same – same tops, same skirts, shorts, leggings, whatever, same shoes, same make-up. SAME is a SHAME.
JUST BRICKS IN A WALL
The guys are even more uniform: same short hair, same designer beards, same tight jackets, skinny pants. Individually, OK they look cool. Together they are like little toy soldiers in the North Korean army.
GAULTIER: « HERE I TAKE EVERYTHING ONE STEP FURTHER »
Find YOUR point of difference, YOUR very own DNA: a twist – métissage – genderbender – afrochic – neopunk – snobby – slutty. . . Above all DARE
BE PROUD – STAND OUT IN THE CROWD
A STAR IS BORN
Patricia Okello, 23 years, Ugandan model, now based in South Africa and shortly NYC – the Big Apple.
Patricia stars on the cover of African Catwalk, a beautiful fashion book by Swedish photographer Per-Anders Pettersson.
Bravo Patricia, by your intelligence, passion, sheer grit and beauty you made it from Kampala to Manhattan.
Once again the old adage holds true – Where there’s a will there’s a way.
PATRICIA OKELLO – FUTURE FASHION ICON – made in Africa.
40,000 BURKINIS SOLD. 10 years ago Aheda Zanetti had one big idea – swimwear for women who wished to cover their bodies. Both attractive and modest. She provoked, she shocked and sales 
40,000 BURKINIS SOLD
10 years ago Aheda Zanetti had one big idea – swimwear for women who wished to cover their bodies. Both attractive and modest. She provoked, she shocked and sales rocketed. To hell with the racist politicians – ‘the client is always Queen.’
Today’s moslem women throughout the world are starved for clothes that are both fashionable and modest. A huge market opportunity.
Don’t you wish you had thought of this?
SHE DID
You can – YES YOU CAN. But instead of designing attractive, but generic, lookalike garments GET OUT THERE. In the attic, the photograph albums of your grandparents, the street, especially of ordinary folk, not the rich and fashionable, the markets. . .
Look for what regular folk are wearing and what is missing. Like fashion for moslems.
I had 3 outfits made for summer in the garden and friends told me « Hey that’s what my grandpa wore in the African village. » They’re made from light cotton, comfortable and protect my pink skin from the summer burn. See what I mean?
So stop poring over fashion mags, which put you in copycat mode, stop doing generic ethnic, and start seeking your very own, unique, winning idea.
Just like Christian Dior, YSL, JPG, Christian Louboutin – and Aheda Zanetti.
NARROW YOUR FOCUS – CREATE YOUR SIGNATURE LINE.
CREATE YOUR VERY OWN, UNIQUE SIGNATURE LINE
BRILLIANTLY
THESE SHOES ARE MADE FOR WALKING – TO THE TOP
SHOCK THEIR SOX OFF!
SOLE REBELS – BETHLEHEM MADE IT, WITH OLD TYRES, NO FUNDS
Think Dior– Little black dress. YSL – Le Smoking. Gaultier– Le Bustier. Louboutin. . .
Most wanabee designers start with a total range of OK but not unique. Don’t do this. Don’t be generic, be the special one to stand out from the crowd.
Find your idea, your signature, narrow your focus – make it your DNA.
Like today’s iconic designers, like Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu in Ethiopia, with a strong idea you can create an empire.
DON’T BE GENERIC – BE YOU, WITH YOUR VERY OWN SIGNATURE LINE.
CREATE YOUR VERY OWN, UNIQUE SIGNATURE LINE BRILLIANTLY WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS? SHOCK THEIR SOX OFF! SOLE REBELS – BETHLEHEM MADE IT, WITH OLD TYRES, NO FUNDS Think Dior – Little black dress…
Source : HOW TO MAKE IT AS A FASHION DESIGNER – ONE B I G IDEA.
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