Africa Fashion Guide
A social enterprise promoting sustainability within Africa's fashion and textile industry.


 
 

 
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Africa’s Quest for Talent: Two New Shows Brings Top Models & Designers to the World

Nigeria’s Next Top Designer is an initiative of Africa Fashion Week London and EbonyWorths. EbonyWorths is a leading model management, profile styling, event planning outfit for emerging talents in the modeling and fashio...
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Competition Time! – SAFW launches RENAULT NEW TALENT SEARCH

The SAFW Renault New Talent Search returns to the country’s prima fashion event, the legendary SA Fashion Week (SAFW), for a second year running. The SAFW Renault New Talent Search is one of the most established and prestigio...
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Project Runway season 12 is now casting – African Designers get applying! COMPETITION

Project Runway season 12 is now casting! Have what it takes to show your stuff at New York fashion week? This is your chance! ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: • You must be at least 21 years of age by June 1, 2013. • You must be e...
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MANGO Launches the 5th Edition of the Mango Fashion Award – COMPETITION

The brand officially opens the international fashion competition for young designers worldwide and we would love to see African designers being selected for this award. So read on and get your work in place to apply! MANGO, Spa...
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“SKORZCH” by Zano Sithetho Wins 2012 SA Fashion Week Renault New Talent Search

“SKORZCH” by Zano Sithetho has been named the winner of the 2012 SA Fashion Week New Talent Search competition, a quest to find the hottest new name in local fashion. Congratulating Zano on his win, Lee-Anne Stanton, advert...
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Entries Open for the ELLE Magazine ‘Rising Star Design Award’ – COMPETITION

ELLE RAISES THE FASHION DESIGN BAR After ten successful years of spotting the countries most promising fashion design talent, the ELLE RISING STAR DESIGN AWARD is raising the bar this year with a grand prize that will jump st...
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About Africa Fashion Guide

 

AfricaFashionGuide is an information based platform for fashion professionals, students, retailers, magazines, bloggers and all those interested in African fashion and textiles. It was birthed with the focus to create an awareness campaign that promotes the full supply chain of the African fashion and textile industry with an ethical perspective and create links with the greater global textile industry.

AFG Mission

1-To Support Economic Development in Africa
2-To Promote the use of Ethical and Sustainable Textiles
3-To Encourage Trade Relationships over just Aid
4-To Support WFTO Fairtrade Principles
5-To Encourage Discussion and Implement Action
6-To Build active Relationships between Large Fashion Organisations (designers, fashion schools, media) in UK/Europe and African Designers, Manufacturers, Textiles Suppliers, Artisans and Workshops