According to him, investment in the industry is an avenue for job opportunities and help to position Ghana on the global fashion platform.

This, Nana Dwomoh noted will attract more tourists into the country and lead to an expansion of the revenue base of the economy.

He was speaking on the sidelines of the Radford Graduates Fashion Show over the weekend at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra.

The event saw graduates from the Fashion and Design Department of the University showing their latest collections and designs.

Samples of their designs were modelled to the admiration of guests who gathered at the university’s premises for the event.

It ranges from corporate, casual and African wear, to wedding gowns innovatively designed with colourful fabrics.

The annual fashion show Nana Dwomoh Sarpong noted is a way of demonstrating their talents and readiness for the job market.

He said the Ghanaian youth have the passion for pursuing ventures in fashion but lack financial support and this has militated against their efforts to succeed in the industry.

Nana Dwomoh Sarpong called on government to support any policy that would be championed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry to accelerate the growth of the industry.

Also, Head of Fashion at Radford University, Yvonne Ntiamoah bemoaned the lack of support of fashion in the country.

She said fashion can be a foreign exchange earner for Ghana is an investment is made in the industry.

“The fashion industry is a huge market, economically very viable for Ghana, if we can grow and develop this industry, we can use it to develop this country,” Ntiamoah added.

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The event slated for May 27 at the plush Kempiski hotel in Accra would see the graduates display on stage their latest collections and designs similar to the fashion shows at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

During the launch of the 5th edition of the fashion show, some graduates exhibited designs that would be showcased later at the Graduates Fashion Show.

Radford University is the premier university in Ghana offering a Bachelor of Science in fashion design as well as other top notch courses.

The RUC has made fashion-design an integral part of its curricula.

It has produced a number of graduates who are making it big on the international market.

For instance, international news network CNN, featured Papa Oppong, the best fashion design graduate of the RUC.

He is currently one of the top 15 African fashion designers to watch.

Head of the Fashion Department at Radford University, Yvonne Ntiamoah in an interview said fashion industry is very lucrative, and that it is one area through which the graduates could be assisted to set up their own businesses after school.

She indicated that, the fashion industry can rejuvenate to Ghana ailing economy just like it is being done in countries like the United Kingdom and Italy.

“The London fashion week contributes about 28 billion pounds directly to the UK economy in 2014 according to oxford economics. But in Ghana the situation is different,” she bemoaned.

Yvonne Ntiamoah, further called on the Minister of Trade and Industry to support the fashion industry to flourish.

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