“SHAHBAAZ SAYED YUSUF ” From modelling agency to a top fashion designer Credit To: Fashion Association of Tanzania and Swahili fashion week I Started my journey as a designer by competing in various competition platforms to showcase my talents and learn a few things; I competed in Bongo Style Competition by FASDO in 2015 and made it to the finals and won the best personality awards, after that I started to showcase my designs in small events which helped me build my brand. In 2016 I competed and won the Swahili Fashion Week Emerging Designers Competition which led me to showcase my very first collection in the 10th annual Swahili Fashion Week.”
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hen the colors mix on a fabric to form bold, vibrant designs, you get a stunning African print. Tanzanian designers are not letting that opportunity pass by, they use all their imagination to create masterpieces. They are claiming the fashion industry stage from the Swahili Fashion Week in Dar es Salaam to the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in South Africa. Tanzanian designers are pushing the
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boundaries with a simple “Kitenge” leaving masterpieces in their wake. Every month Dar Life dedicates this section to young emerging and well-known designers who want to create brands and use the fashion platform as a stepping stone towards achieving their dream. This month we met Shahbaaz Sayed Yusuf whose ideas in designing clothes and accessories are amazing, you must watch out!
Shahbaaz Sayed is a very young fashion designer who is pursuing his dream of becoming the best fashion brand in Tanzania and the world at large. He has participated in various fashion competitions since he began his journey in the fashion industry in 2015 to showcase his talents and build his brand. “At an age of 18, he joined a modelling/talent agency in Dar es salaam. He took the time to understand and learn a few tricks
