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Waridi Wardah , a Kenyan is into fashion business. She founded Fashion Africa 254, and has travelled to many parts of the world to provide mentorship. Today, she is a role model, public speaker, fashion project designer, model, and storyteller through her writing.

In this interview with IFEOMA OKEKE-KORIEOCHA , she spoke on her expectation from the forthcoming Lagos Leather Fair, her drive to use fashion as a tool to rebrand Africa, among others. Excerpts: Could you please briefly introduce yourself properly? I am Kenyan, born and raised. I finished my studies in Nairobi, and my family is still based in Kenya.



I left Nairobi to pursue a modelling career in London, which proceeded to New York and ending in Germany a year later. I have been based in Berlin for the last 28 years and still seen as a model. For the past 15 years, I have served a role model with my work in using fashion as a tool to rebrand Africa and demonstrate the vibrancy of the continent.

Kindly tell us about what the Waridi-Wardah brand stands for? My name is Waridi-Wardah, it is a rooted mix of my Arabic name Wardah and its Kenyan translation, Waridi. I decided to combine them, bringing both origins together as a reminder of my background. Waridi Wardah is me embodying my expertise as a mentor, role model, public speaker, fashion project designer, model, and storyteller through my writing.

It is a medium that has allowed me to share my knowledge and experiences to help others shine. How has your journey at F.

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