Like a Bird; The LinmiR/Diana Kaganda ACLT Fashion Fundraiser

The award-winning LinmiR Millinery is taking to the bravery of cancer survivor Diana Kaganda as an inspiration for a cancer awareness and fundraising campaign towards the life-saving work of the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT).
By: Enock K Kimbowa PR Assistant LinmiR Millinery
 
LONDON - Oct. 28, 2014 - PRLog -- The award-winning LinmiR Millinery is taking to the bravery of cancer survivor Diana Kaganda as an inspiration for a cancer awareness and fundraising campaign towards the life-saving work of the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT). The campaign will also use the beautiful face of the mother of two and her personal experience to inspire and instil hope amongst those who are going through the same experience she was in two years ago.To launch the campaign, Diana and LinmiR will be hosting a fashion event, Like a Bird; The LinmiR/Diana Kaganda ACLT Fashion Fundraiseron 13th December 2014 at Pier One 116-118 Woolwich High Street SE18 6DS where ACLT beneficiaries
and supporters will be joining Diana for a unique catwalk experience to showcase LinmiR’s new SS2015 range of headwear. Designers Clisha, Erwin Michalec and wedding stockists Beyond Expectations Bridal will also be presenting complimentary outfits alongside LinmiR.

The campaign will also use the beautiful face of the mother of two and her
personal experience to inspire and instil hope amongst those who are going through the same experience she was in two years ago.To launch the campaign, Diana and LinmiR will be hosting a fashion event, Like a Bird; The LinmiR/Diana Kaganda ACLT Fashion Fundraiser on 13th December 2014 at Pier One 116-
118    Woolwich High Street SE18 6DS where ACLT beneficiaries and supporters will be joining Diana for a unique catwalk experience to showcase LinmiR’s new SS2015 range of headwear. Designers Clisha, Erwin Michalec and wedding stockists Beyond Expectations Bridal will also be presenting complimentary outfits alongside LinmiR.
Like a Bird will have a fundraising drive which will have raffle draws in which a number of fashion items and accessories will be up for grabs. Starting on the 13th December, 10% of LinmiR’s SS2015 sales will be going towards the LinmiR/Diana Kaganda ACLT campaign. It will be an evening of fashion, entertainment and experience-sharing with cancer survivors and ACLT supporters sharing their experiences to highlight the charity’s work. ACLT will also be advising on the blood and organ donation process.

Diana Kaganda was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2012. She started chemotherapy a week after giving birth to her youngest daughter and had five months of intense chemotherapy and radiation therapy and a bone marrow transplant on the 21st of December 2012. She went into coma twice and spent the beginning of 2013 in recovery whilst receiving several blood transfusions in order to maintain her health. Eighteen months on, Diana is enjoying life with her two daughters, Eilah (3) and Nailah (2). She is now out to work with the charity that helped save her own life by raising awareness towards its good work as well as the disease.
“After my recovery, my passion was to raise awareness of blood cancer and spread awareness to the African-Caribbean and Asian communities to wake up to the fact that many of us are dying because there is simply not enough of us on the bone marrow register and giving blood.”

ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust) is a UK charity, established in 1996 with a primary objective of increasing the number of ethnic minorities on the UK bone marrow, blood and organ donation registers. The charity was founded by Beverley De-Gale OBE and Orin Lewis OBE, parents of former Leukaemia sufferer Daniel De-Gale to provide hope and a healthy future to someone whole disorder may otherwise be fatal. Over the last few years, ACLT has raised the numbers of potential black/mixed race donors from approximately 550 to approximately 60,000 and saved over 60 lives.

The LinmiR 2015 Spring/Summer Range:
The LinmiR 2015 Spring/Summer collection is inspired by birds. The creations are designed to bring out the elegance of a bird with feathers as a major focus in
many of headpieces.
The central theme is feathers of various birds from peacock to demure hen
feathers as well as pheasant and peacock feathers featuring in most of the
collection with some dyed in unique colours to add more uniqueness, diversity
and colour to the each piece.
The collection bases are straw fused with felt and sinamay headpieces,
embellished and decorated with all kinds of feathers brooches, crystals, beads
and vintage lace.
The range also adds a new line of the new Olivia Headbands 2015 which are
inspired by the crafted Ganda ‘Mukeka’ (mat). The headbands are made of straw
and are hand-plaited, and finished off with pear shaped hand stitched beads and coloured feathers to make a statement.
The collection includes a wide range of headpieces to suit various occasions and
seasons; hats, turbans, fascinators, headbands, hatinators, masks. LinmiR is also introducing more versatile, smaller ready-to-wear hair accessories for all ages.
Editor’s Notes:
- LinmiR Milliner was born in 2011 after the designer, Linda Mirembe, took part
-time lessons in hat-making from a professional milliner.
- Her first major public appearance came in 2011 when she showcased at the
Young Designer and Crafts/Radical awards. She has showcased for Fashion Finest at The Westbury Mayfair hotel during the London Fashion Week AW in 2012,The Mahogany Bridal Show in London (Apr & Oct 2012), From Africa with Love,Dublin (May 2012) and the USA at Maryland Fashion Week, USA (Aug 2012),among others.
- LinmiR was one of the designers who dressed up Miss Uganda UK 2012
contestants at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.
- LinmiR took part in ’50yrs of Fashion’ in Oct 2012; a fashion segment for
Ug@50,UK events to celebrate the Uganda’s golden jubilee in London.
LinmiR also designed a hat that was used as a flagship for the event.
- LinmiR Millinery also appeared in British Vogue’s Vogue’s Hat Stand 2013
(April issue).
- Linda Mirembe was born and raised in Uganda. She moved to Sweden 1991
then relocated to London 2003 to join her family.

Contacts:
Enock K Kimbowa | PR Assistant | LinmiR Millinery
Mobile: (+44) 079 4602 8412 | (+44) 07932894433 | Email: info@linmir.com

Like a Bird is kindly supported by:
ACLT, Pier One, Salabed, Bridal Expectations Bridal, Erwin Michalec, Clisha, Photography by Irena Vondrasova, Ugbuzz

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