{"id":247493,"date":"2016-09-12T06:30:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T06:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=247493"},"modified":"2016-09-12T06:30:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T06:30:32","slug":"radford-university-raises-standards-in-fashion-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/radford-university-raises-standards-in-fashion-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Radford University raises standards in fashion industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A final year student at the fashion Department of the Radford university college has clinched the coveted crown in the maiden edition of the Multi TV award for the best \u201cfashion talent 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>26-year old Nii Adjei Dromo Mensah, shrugged off competition from seven others in the reality show to once again confirm Radford as a university of choice in the fashion industry.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Chairman of Radford University, Nana Dwomoh Sarpong, and head of fashion department Yvonne Ntiamoah, were unanimous the fashion industry holds a lot of prospects but requires official intervention in the form of protectionist policies to counter dumping.<\/p>\n<p>The fashion industry, they said, has the potential of creating jobs, and explained that employment opportunities exist at each stage of the production chain starting from the cotton farmer all the way through to the end user.<\/p>\n<p>The executive secretary said the economic benefits from exports, while establishing Ghana as an international brand, are all too glaring.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_247498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-247498\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-247498\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/8c042bb7-18c4-402f-974a-eff5c28e352a-1009x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The award winner \" width=\"620\" height=\"629\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-247498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The award winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Head of department Yvonne Ntiamoah , recounted the success story of the fashion department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have for the third time running, successfully organized the Radford graduates fashion show, a masterpiece of fashion excellence that has become a permanent feature on the country\u2019s fashion calender\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Award winner Dromo Mensah was futuristic.\u00a0 \u201c I am looking forward to establishing a fashion house after my course and help deepen the understanding and appreciation of fashion. 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