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


 
 

 
Designers

Sylvia Owori – Recycled Denim Project

Sylvia Owori is one of today’s leading figures in East Africa’s Fashion, media, and modelling industries, famous for both her entrepreneurial skills as well as for her creative talent. Image – Sylvia Owori Her break i...
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Artisans

ASOS Africa AW11/12 SOKO made collection revealed

We recently showcased a small snippet of ASOS Africa new collection but today we reveal a bit more to all you lovers. Read up on our report on SOKO here. The direction has obviously changed aesthetically but the made in Africa ...
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Designers

VLISCO WOMEN’S MONTH 2013 ‘Be Your Dream’ Fashion Dream Fund APPLY NOW! – AWARD

MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE, SEND IN YOUR FASHION BUSINESS PLAN AND WIN FUNDING TO REALIZE IT! Make your dreams come true, pitch your fashion business plan and win funding to realize it! For this years International Womens Mon...
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Ron Bass Brings Africa And Streetwear To Forever21

Ron Bass, a visual artist and designer from Brooklyn, NY, has now collaborated with Forever 21, bringing Streetwear and Africa to the mass retailer on a line of men and womenswear. Bass, who sprung into our collective conscious...
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Artisans

Oliberté Continues to Fly the Flag for ‘Made in Africa’ Shoes – SS13 collection

Oliberté is a brand that is uniquely and proudly Made in Africa and why we continue to support what Tal and team do out in Ethiopia. The concept of creating premium goods comes from the idea of skilled crafts people molding t...
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Cotton

Diesel X Edun “Born in Africa” – African Cotton collection in stores Feb 27th!

Diesel and Edun announce the launch of their colab collection “Born in Africa”. The DIESEL+EDUN collaboration will engage a global audience with the passion of its founders to raise awareness of the creative opportu...
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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