Africa Fashion Week "Off the Runway" Master Class

Speech - Africa Fashion Week NY

There are times when we dare to hope for something good, perhaps something that seems unreachable, but we fear that saying our wish aloud may jinx it somehow. So we protect our fragile dream with words. We say, "If the stars are in alignment, our hope will be realized. If the stars are in alignment, our wish will come true." And to our surprise, the stars do sometimes line up perfectly, leaving us feeling as though a small miracle has happened. Africa Fashion Week is one of those miracles; it was born in 2009, just on the cusp of the founding of Adiree PR & Communications here in New York City. While Africa Fashion Week was one of Adiree's earliest projects, the event grew right along with Adiree, which is now the premier public relations and...
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