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


 
 

 
Fashion

Unseen Dimensions: Emerging Tanzanian Design – EXHIBITION

We would like to encourage you to attend Unseen Dimensions: Emerging Tanzanian Design. This is an exhibition showcasing five exciting new fashion creatives from Tanzania as part of the British Council and British Fashion Cou...
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Designers

Samsung Connects the Continent through Fashion and Design at MB Fashion Week Africa 2013

End of October in Johannesburg, South Africa, Samsung brought together 14 fashion and accessory designers from across the continent in a unique design collaboration, #AmazeAfrica. The first of its kind, the #AmazeAfrica show to...
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African Country Profiles

Top 5 Frontier Markets in Africa: Investment Opportunities Increase in Emerging African Economies

For those wanting to set  up business in Africa it is important to understand the economics of the continent as a whole and per country too before you venture in. Its about doing your due diligence. Strong economic growth, you...
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The SIXTH SWAHILI FASHION WEEK, East and Central Africa’s Largest Fashion event coming soon!

The SIXTH SWAHILI FASHION WEEK, East and Central Africa’s Largest Fashion event and Awards is exactly 127 DAYS away. Also will be SWAHILI FASHION WEEK AWARDS 2013 as East & Central Africa’s First Fashion ...
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Cotton

ITC Facilitates new Africa-Asia Business Partnerships for Cotton Buyers – TEXTILES

Cotton ginners in Africa are discussing new export opportunities with spinners in Asia after visits to processing factories in Thailand and Bangladesh last month. The ITC-organized trip, aimed at facilitating long-term partners...
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Designers

Pooja Jeshang: AfroAsian Inspired Clutch Wallets

Africa Fashion Guide first came across Tanzanian designer Pooja Jeshang with our article Pooja Jeshang Gets All Loved up with Delilah Designer Interview last summer which talks about the brand Saffron.  Pooja Jeshang is an upc...
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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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Crafts

Mikuti is launching a new collection of Bangles for 2013 – The Ceres Bangle

Designer and founder Erika Freund launched Mikuti in 2009, while she had been attending graduate school at New York University. At the time she was studying social work, but was very interested in economic development, so she t...
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Dressing up with Chichia London – AW13 Collection “PROJECT GAUNI: THE DRESS CONCEPT”

London-based label Chichia by Tanzaniain designer Christine Mhando has recently launched yet another amazing collection. We, just lastweek gave you a snippet of this AW13 collection which was on display at the British Council ...
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