Accra was all about stars, lights, cameras, and high fashion from July 1-4 as Exopa International Modelling Agency hosted the second Ghana Fashion Weekend. 

The 4 days event featured 30 Designers around the globe, 40 Exopa models from Europe, the Americas, Asia plus 60 of the finest from Africa. Ghana Fashion Weekend 2009 is an annual event created by the CEO of Exopa, Sima Ibrahim, to explore, boost interest and showcase talents within the Ghanaian fashion industry and the world over. It also hopes to serve a link between all the players of the fashion industry from models to fashion designers; from manufacturers of beauty products to textiles etc. 

The fashion event brought together established and upcoming designers from around the world. International designers in this years fashion week included: Modela (Nigeria), Alphadi (Niger), Boris Kodjoe (U.S.A), Ouedraogo Usman (Burkina Faso), Bazem Se (Burkina Faso), Morenikeji Agoro (Nigeria), Ousmane Doumbia - Cote Divoire, Amadou Diop (Senegal), Behen Parfait (Cameroon), Patrick Asso - Cote Divoire, Dady De Maximo (Rwanda)

The Ghanaian participants were: Kofi Ansah, Patrick Poku Asante, Michael Allan David, Ann-Marie Addoley Addo (Jil), Titi Ademola, Bee Arthur, Gregory A. Kankoh. The event also highlighted the works of upcoming designers like: Elimens Kollektion, Salimi Akill, Doreen Lartey, Dzidzienyo Klekleli, Rowena Adjivon, Kwame Gyamfi Wiafe, Bern Mensah. A special competition sponsored by the French Embassy in Ghana will later in the year choose the most promising upcoming designer from the lot for a two week training program in Paris. 

The event days were interspersed with musical performances by Ghana's finest crop of musicians like Reggie Rockstone, Ayigbe Edem, Sarkodia, Chemphe,  Rakel, 5five,  Kwaw Kese and several others. There were also exhibitions by industry-related companies throughout the duration of the fashion week.