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Fashion Events
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Release Date Revealed for Monrovia Fashion Week® Liberia

Monrovia Fashion Week® in Liberia will be hosting their Fashion Week 5 day event from December 17th- 21st December 2013. About Monrovia Fashion Week®  is a highly scaled platform organized to promote developing and establis...
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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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Moschino from Cheap to African Print Chic – SS13

Now….we are not saying that this IS African print but it definitely looks inspired by it. If Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Junya Watanabe et al can all create collections with African inspired prints (usually made in an Italian ...
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Designers
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Dressing up with Chichia London – AW13 Collection “PROJECT GAUNI: THE DRESS CONCEPT”

London-based label Chichia by Tanzaniain designer Christine Mhando has recently launched yet another amazing collection. We, just lastweek gave you a snippet of this AW13 collection which was on display at the British Council ...
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Competitions
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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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Artisans
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Osei-Duro brings “Light on Dark” AW13 Collection to NYC Capsule Show

Osei-Duro launched their Autumn/Winter 2013 collection “Light on Dark” in New York at (capsule) this February. The latest collection is entirely designed and produced in Ghana, West Africa and combines elements ranging from...
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Beyond China: Luxury Brands in Africa

Luxury brands have spread their global reach like wild fire. First it was China and then India; now from Antigua to Zimbabwe there does not appear to be a country that does not offer luxury goods to its population. Whilst the m...
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“Fashion Africa The Francophone Afri-Perspective” – Soiree Diesel X EDUN – Paris launch – EVENT REVIEW

Our French writer Chayet Chiénin continues our Francophone AfriPerspective series with her review of the Diesel X EDUN launch party (English speakers see the English translation below) See the first of the series on the AFRO-...
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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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