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


 
 

 
Designers

Africa Fashion Day Berlin hosts FASHION AFRICA NOW – this July!

Africa Fashion Day Berlin spring/summer 2016 will be back at PREMIUM INTERNATIONAL FASHION TRADE SHOW during Berlin Fashion Week and will also be hosting anAFDB Soiréein collaboration with Bolingo.You are invited to join the...
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Up Close and Personal with EDUN New CEO – Julien Labat

Hearing the recent announcement that Julien Labat has moved from Carven to Edun, we were interested in hearing more about this and ask Julien to discuss his move to EDUN. We also gained more understanding of his view on the fu...
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Artisans

Choolips – ‘at the heart of luxury’ – 13th June!

Choolips, known for its taste making and innovative create of artisanal collections applying ancient textile traditions and colour, is a made in Ghana label and is now offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences on luxury. ‘...
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Lena Hoschek – “HOT MAMA AFRICA”

With inspiration from different corners of the vibrant continent – Mogadishu, Pretoria, Cairo, Cape Town, Kigali, etc. – the Austrian designer Lena Hoschek, has put together the fabulous, eye-catching Summer Spring...
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New KISUA for 8 collection on YOOX.com

The cross-continental design collaborations – a new global aesthetic fusing African textures and techniques with Italy’s timeless elegance has resulted in KISUA for 8’s retail on the world’s leading online site ...
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BESTOW ELAN Presents The SERAPHIM Collection

Introducing BESTOW ELAN, African designs, inspirational shapes – born and bread in the heart of London. Created for the discerning female, the designer behind the 2011 BEFFTA Award winning women’s wear label Erzumah Ack...
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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