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


 
 

 
Designers

Gambia Presents 50 Shades Of Noir – Hot New Label! – DESIGNER

In the short year since its creation the brand Noir has made quite the impact on the quaint country of The Gambia. The clothing line, turned boutique, was cultivated by Gambian born Ndeyfatou Ceesay. Being the daughter of a not...
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Boutiques

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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Boutiques

STORY FOR THE CONSUMER WITH A CONSCIENCE – ETHICAL FASHION LAUNCHES AT GATHER&SEE.COM

Brand new website Gather&See offers carefully curated collections from the very best in sustainable fashion talent from around the world.  Showcasing designers who pride themselves on aesthetics as much as their ethics, th...
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African Country Profiles

Tanzanian Treasure: AFG Shares Boutique Experience In The Heart Of Dar

Jacqueline Shaw founder of Africa Fashion Guide traveled to Dar Es Salaam with Africa Fashion Guide Project Coordinator Aisha Bignall to research for business, and whilst there experience luxury life in Tanzania. Many of our re...
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Uncategorized

First Africa Fashion Week London Concession Boutique to Open in Lagos in December 2012

The organisers of Africa Fashion Week London are pleased to announce that the first Africa Fashion Week London 2012 concession store Studio 29 is set to launch in Lagos, Nigeria in December 2012. Established in 2011 and with tw...
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SecondHand Clothing

Skip launches trendy and eco-friendly fashion concept in South Africa

The way to a fashionista’s heart is through designer label after all there is nothing more soothing to a woman’s heart than retail therapy; it is even more fun when you do not have to shed a single cent to quench that fashi...
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Boutiques

Are you an African Shoe / Bag Designer? Opportunity to Showcase in Tokyo Boutique!

Callout to designers! Petra A. Laptiste, Founder & Creative Director of Gye Nyame Japan wants to see the African & Caribbean fashion diaspora make a positive mark on Japan. She has been working closely with her clie...
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Boutiques

Fashion Africa – Business Analysis – What Does Your Website say About You? Part 2

Welcome to the second edition of the “What does your website say about you” series. Today I will be looking at three online boutiques serving the African fashion market in the UK. In the last 2 years, there has been a rapid...
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Boutiques

Gye Nyame – Africa and Japans Fashion Connection – BOUTIQUE

(Main image is from a project called Wafrica) When we first came across the site Gye Nyame and the work of Petra the biggest interest was not that she represented a boutique selling African fashion BUT that the store and her wo...
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