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


 
 

 
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Design Indaba Call for entries: Exhibition on African Design AND apply for Emerging Creatives

Design Indaba invites designers and innovators from across Africa to participate in a major exhibition at Design Indaba Expo 2014. Design Indaba is planning a ground-breaking exhibition of African design and innovation to be he...
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Guaranty Trust Bank Lagos Fashion & Design Week with British Council Commences Master Classes for Film and Fashion Professionals

The Guaranty Trust Bank Lagos Fashion and Design Week is a a multi day premiere fashion event platform that aims to drive the Nigerian fashion industry and lift its profile by bringing together buyers, consumers and the medi...
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CHICAGO-BASED AFRICAN DESIGNER KAHINDO MATEENE TO APPEAR ON SEASON 12 OF “PROJECT RUNWAY”

 Kahindo Mateene, a Chicago-based Congolese Fashion Designer, will be appearing on season 12 of Project Runway premiering on Lifetime this Thursday, July 18 at 8PM CST. Mateene was selected to participate as one of 16 designer...
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Lagos Fashion and Design Week open entries for the Young Creative Entrepreneur & Young Designer of the year Awards 2013

Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) is accepting applications for the Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) & Young Designer (YD) of the year awards 2013. The YCE awards programme is unique in that it rewards the talent and in...
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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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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