Research Article

Fashion Entrepreneurship: Challenges and the Prospect Opportunities in Skills Acquisition of 3D Digital Fashion

Alesagba Ebenezer Igbekele1*, Yusuf O. J2, Komolafe O. O2, Asu-Nandi Judith3
1 Department of Industrial Design, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Nigeria.
2 Industrial Design Department, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja.
3 Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa.
* Corresponding author: ebeneigbekele@gmail.com
Published: Aug, 2022
DOI: 10.67637/njt.2022.k101r1d9
Pages: 15-20
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Abstract

Entrepreneurship in fashion Industry is a substantial issue, since the fashion business is facing challenges of competition in the fashion market. The challenges of struggling to provide adequate services and delightful fashion products has caused setback in the fashion Industry. Researchers explain that 70% are manual production with the use of cardboard, scissors and tape rule that is time wasting and most times are poorly executed. Most of the business enterprises expected profit in the business but impatience drives most out of the business, due to low patronage of a particular products. The Paper therefore recommends the use of 3D Fashion equipment to improve the entrepreneurship fashion industries in particular and Textiles family at large.

Keywords

Fashion Entrepreneurship Challenges Opportunities Digital

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How to Cite

Igbekele, A. E., J, Y. O., O, K. O., & Judith, A. (2022). Fashion Entrepreneurship: Challenges and the Prospect Opportunities in Skills Acquisition of 3D Digital Fashion. Nigerian Journal of Textiles, 8(1), 15-20. https://doi.org/10.67637/njt.2022.k101r1d9

A. E. Igbekele, Y. O. J, K. O. O, and A. Judith, "Fashion Entrepreneurship: Challenges and the Prospect Opportunities in Skills Acquisition of 3D Digital Fashion," Nigerian Journal of Textiles, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 15-20, August 2022. doi: 10.67637/njt.2022.k101r1d9

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