The general’s fashion night

May 17, 2009

GEN. Elly Tumwine is famous for his multi-faceted persona. He has a distinguished military career, is a family man, musician, artiste and fashion designer.

By Carol Kezaabu

GEN. Elly Tumwine is famous for his multi-faceted persona. He has a distinguished military career, is a family man, musician, artiste and fashion designer.

He is one of the pioneers of fashion in Uganda and has butted heads with his colleagues in parliament because of his choice of dress.

You will never see Tumwine in the same shirt more than once. His trademark shirts were the main attraction last Thursday evening when his fashion house The Creations Limited was hosted at the monthly Club Silk Fashion Nite.

The General showcased over 50 shirt designs and a few designs for the ladies. The designs are all made from cotton fabric which is uniquely printed and dyed using maize porridge.

He says the prints reflect the Ankole culture from which he gets his inspiration. The designs also reflect his desire to get away from formal dress especially the tie. which he says is part of our colonial legacy.

The women’s designs were a surprise since the General is known to design for the men. But with the level of creativity we have seen at previous Fashion Nites, his were bordering on the ordinary.

Also on the night, the stylish Blu*3 girls sampled a couple of songs off their upcoming album and the crowd loved them. We also finally got to hear Mya sing. Who said she was only a look-good prop?

I enjoyed seeing Gen. David Tinyefuza and Mike Mukula do the catwalk as a climax to the show.

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