As the festive celebrations
draws nearer, fashion designers in Abuja are getting high patronage from
customers.
Cross section of fashion
designers spoken to at the weekend, described fashion design as lucrative
business during festive periods.
A fashion designer at
Mambila Barracks, Blessing Innocent, said she has been in fashion design
business for many years and enjoys doing the job.
According to her, three
years was spent learning the trade before she set up her own fashion business.
She said fashion design has
witnessed a lot of improvements over the years with the introduction of
industrial sewing machines, which makes sewing easier unlike in the past.
"The patronage we
receive from customers today is as a result of new styles and designs we
introduce every day," she said.
She said customers are
charged based on the style/designs they want, adding that she collects between
N3,000 and N4,000 for ladies skirt and blouse.
On his part, Kola Olayode, a
tailor at Mararaba said the business is lucrative especially during the
yuletide seasons.
"You can generate money
from this business if only you are hardworking and know how to welcome
customers as well as give them the best they want," he said.
He said sewing of trousers
or shirt cost about N2,000 but such prices are open to bargain, especially when
one is dealing with long time customers.
Some tailors appealed to the
Power Holding Company of Nigeria to guarantee them stable power supply in order
to meet-up with the dates given to customer to collect their dresses.
Culled: Allafrica
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