Sira vision

15 Mar 2012 - 19 Mar 2012
Place: Dakar

"Baol-Baol" (street vendors)! It is defined as the queen of woven cloth, Colle Sow Ardo, an icon of African fashion. Diourbel of his birth, she toured the major capitals of the world to learn and make a name. His determination and fighting spirit allowed him to do the Dakar a hub of African fashion.

Ropes! Colle Ardo Sow no lack to his bow. The child prodigy of Diourbel was thus the first to make a base woven cloth for making uniforms. Disarming smile and a fierce determination to defend its social beliefs, especially religious culture. That other assets upon which his great success in the middle of the African Fashion.

The stylist and founder of cultural events called "Sira Vision" (Salon of Innovation and African representation. SIRA is also the name of the daughter of Colle), for example, has managed to make one of the Senegalese capital hubs in this sector. His first steps in fashion, she did in 1972 in Tunisia. She then flew to Paris, world capital of fashion to conduct a modeling career and especially to study fashion design. Back home, she launched her brand and she has been fighting to get a place in the sun fashion. And despite its reputation, Colle continues to fight for the extension of his art. Thus "Sira Vision" was born in 2003 to mark the 20th anniversary of his couture line. She wanted to create a place where designers can put their talents at the open and solicit potential funding. The 4th edition of this major event took place from 27 to 30 March 2008 in Dakar (Senegal).

"Ambassador of Senegal and African fashion weaves her web without fanfare, because she does not like the folklore, she encourages everyone to do the same because only work pay, "wrote a fellow Senegalese Colle Sow Ardo about. Very involved, she always keeps a thought for women who sleep just because they want to earn their bread by the sweat of their brow.