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


 
 

 
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Dirty Collectives Go Live – ETAIL

The highly anticipated online concept store, www.DirtyCollective.co.za has officially gone LIVE. This July 2012 Dirty Collective went live featuring the first of a number of local designers who will be selling their quality fa...
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VLISCO IS IN LAGOS!

Finally the true original Dutch Wax has arrived in Lagos! Vlisco celebrated the opening of its new retail concept at Ikeja Mall, Lagos on 18th July. The program consisted of amongst other a Press Meet & Greet, a ‘Mee...
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Soko Stingo – Introduces Africa’s Style Market

Soko Stingo is a Swahili term which stands for style market. This event is a new lifestyle market birthed to feature brands from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the rest of Africa. This will be an avenue to showcase as well as...
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ÒKUN Beachwear POP-STORE LAUNCH ends August 31st – BOUTIQUE

From last Saturday the 16th of August ÒKUN Beachwear celebrated the official opening of their Summer Pop-up. They’ve taken residence in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials just in time for their spectacular Spotlight St...
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Othelia by Kluk CGDT x SPREE x Vlisco

If as one of our readers you have yet to hear about Kluk CGDT then you need to hear about them now! And we apologise for not introducing you to them as of yet. Kluk CGDT is a premier fashion label from South Africa, and an inte...
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African Lookbook – the USA’s latest African online retailer – E-BOUTIQUE

We at AFG are excited about this new project. Speaking with Aaron Kohn recently about future projects was excited because of not just their concept for African Lookbook to be a space for “discussion revolving around oral...
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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