Ghanaian fashion stylist and influencer, Charlie Dior
Ghanaian fashion stylist and influencer Charlie Dior has criticised the red-carpet experience at the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs), describing it as chaotic and poorly organised.
In an interview with GhanaWeb’s Joseph Henry Mensah, the fashion influencer did not hold back in comparing the red carpet to a bustling Ghanaian marketplace.
“The red carpet has been so chaotic, and you don’t even have to be there to know, it’s obvious. Compared to other red carpets I’ve been to, it lacks structure,” he said.
Charlie Dior drawing from his experiences at major international events like New York Fashion Week and witnessing how red carpets are handled at events like the Met Gala, he said Ghana’s version falls far behind in terms of coordination.
“I have been to New York Fashion Week and I’ve passed by where the Met Gala is hosted. I see how they run these red carpets. Comparing them to Ghana, it seems like Makola, it seems like Kaneshie, Kaneshie is sometimes even more organised than the way they run the red carpet in Ghana,” he noted.
He also praised this year’s attempt by organisers of the TGMA to introduce some order by limiting red carpet access to invited guests only, in his view, it could help restore prestige and structure to the pre-event showcase.
“I was happy when I saw in the news that this year’s event was going to be an invite-only appearance on the red carpet,” he added.
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