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


 
 

 
Textile Event
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Sustainable Angle Future Fabrics Expo 8-10 September 2013

The Sustainable Angle‘s 3rd Future Fabrics Expo is taking place as part of a new commercial fair named CIFF Future Fabrics Fair and Conference, which is primarily focused on sustainable fabrics and products. The Futu...
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1st Annual African Fashion week Toronto (AFWT) coming this August!

On Thursday, August 15, 2013 to Sunday, August 18, 2013 African Fashion Week Toronto will host its 1st annual fashion week at The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, located at 6 Garamond court, Toronto. This is going to be a fu...
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Fashion Africa Business (F.A.B) Workshops start May – Limited Places – BOOK NOW!!!

Are you are a fashion designer or fashion business who is interested in setting up your fashion business sourcing and/or producing in Africa? Are you curious about how to make it happen sustainably and ethically? Maybe you are ...
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Designers
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1st AFGOP African Fashion Trade Expo – EVENT

1st AFGOP African Fashion Trade Expo is a 3 day trade expo on African Fashion slated for May 9th – 11th, 2013 in the city of Calabar. It is aimed at bringing Expert/Professional designers and traders in African Fashion from a...
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Factories
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SOURCE AFRICA 2013 – The African Textile, Apparel & Footwear Trade Event – EVENT

Africa has long been a source of inspiration for fashion trends, but for the first time it is being recognised as a valuable producer of fashion, with major retailers already actively sourcing from the continent. In response to...
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News Just In! Arise Magazine Fashion Week CANCELLED

As one of the hottest tickets in the African fashion calender we personally have been waiting and waiting to hear from the team at Arise regarding this years’ show. With rumours of dates and of the number of invited desig...
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Fashion
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Ethical Fashion in Africa talk at FIT in NYC – hosted by AFG Founder Jacqueline Shaw

I am very excited to announce I will be speaking with the fashion students at one of the biggest fashion schools in one of the best cities in the world! I will be at FIT in NYC this Friday. A limited number of copies of my book...
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Textiles
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British Museum Presents ‘Social Fabric – African Textiles Today’ – Textiles from southern and eastern Africa

The making and trading of cloth have been vital elements in African culture for at least two millennia. Through cloth we can understand not only Africa’s history but also its engagement with other parts of the world. This exh...
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Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) to host ‘Woven Threads’ Fashion Exhibition in London

Style House Files, organizers of Lagos Fashion and Design Week  announces it will be participating in the International Fashion  Showcase from February 15th to the 20th, 2013 for the second year in a row. The event will be ho...
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