Firstly… let me talk fashion. Fashion is a very competitive industry and African fashion being a niche where a lot of people hang out makes it uber competitive. The competition can come across quite daunting but I want to...
WHAT’S BEEN YOUR STORY? HERE’S MY UNIQUE AFRICAN JOURNEY…. It started in 2009 when I embarked on a journey I would never have imagined. I travelled to Ghana to explore my heritage from Africa to the Caribbean ...
What a story! Ten years doing business in Africa 9/9 2011 marked the beginning, the birthing, the building of Africa Fashion Guide.Why I recognise that my African fashion business hit a milestone yesterday and turned 10, I se...
NIGERIA – THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE I have mentioned on many occasions that there are three major questions that I get asked all the time and why I started my business. But let me share the two major questions I get asked re...
THESE JUMPSUITS ARE FROM TWO DIFFERENT BRANDS. But can you tell which brand is which? Personally they are all gorgeous and the brands featured are from top African print and waxprint brands, but this is a classic example of the...
So many gurus say it is impossible to source textiles in Africa, that you cannot make quality fashion there, that its unreliable and people only want to rip you off. NOW with the influx of people travelling to Africa last year ...
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
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