Category: Runway

The Nairobi Fashion Week has made a comeback after a 4-year hiatus, 25 top designers featured in the November 2022 showcase. After a four-year absence, the Nairobi Fashion Week (NFW) is making a comeback, bigger and better. The annual event will be held at the Sarit Expo Center from November 25 to November 27 and is…

Durban — The Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) was everything expected and more, from the planning, time management from the team to the glitz and glamour. The DFF was held at the Durban International Convention Centre at the weekend. The event has been running for 11 years, showcasing the talent of designers, supporting them and helping…

South African fashion designer Thebe Magugu to host his first-ever international catwalk show as part of the V&A’s Fashion in Motion series on October 7. The showcase will mark Magugu’s first catwalk shows outside of Johannesburg and will present his ‘Discard Theory’ collection, featuring second-hand clothing discarded by Europe and America from Dunuza. Magugu, who…

Fast-rising, socially-conscious Nigerian fashion brand HUMANx was the center of attention as designers from within the country and beyond took to the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) and Lagos Fashion Fair (LFF) stage to showcase their latest collection. Known for its arty, edgy, and eclectic designs, the Gbemi Elekula-led HUMANx lived up to its reputation, unveiling a…

Heineken Lagos Fashion Week in partnership with BestSeller Foundation, TECNO, Lush Hair and Style House Files (SHF) gets prepared for workshops, retail activations, runway shows and presentations. Since its inception in 2011, #LagosFW has been integral to shaping Africa’s fashion future. Lagos Fashion Week gets set for the season with a continued resolve to strengthen our ecosystem together. This year, Lagos Fashion…

Designers, collections and models will drop fresh from the prestigious London Fashion Week runway to appear at BLE. Brand Licensing Europe’s Culture & Unity catwalk show will be an unmissable showstopper during the event’s Sustainability, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Day on Thursday 22 September, with Black and LGBT+ designers, fashion, models and crew – some…

Ronke Ademiluyi is royalty born to a scion of the royal family of Ile-Ife. She is the founder of Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) now UK’S largest annual fashion event that promotes and nurtures African and African-inspired design talent. In this interview with IFEOMA OKEKE-KORIEOCHA, she shares success stories of the event and why she’s…

L   The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, is scheduled to host other top dignitaries at the closing ceremony of the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria on Friday, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos State.   According to a statement by the Ooni’s Director of Media and Public…”…

Celebrate Black Business Month by supporting these runway-ready fashion brands. August is Black Business Month, and with New York Fashion Week approaching, we’re taking a closer look at some of the Black-owned brands that will take the runway. It’s important to support Black businesses all year round, but fashion month is one of the largest platforms for emerging designers to…

October ended with Lagos Fashion Week (LFW) celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Presented by Heineken, the biannual event that showcases the collections of African designers to the world took place October 27–30 at the Federal Place Hotel in the vibrant city of Lagos, Nigeria. “I am honored to celebrate this 10-year milestone of Lagos Fashion Week and…

At the tender age of 11, young model Gizelle can be described as a force to be reckoned with. This is because the Big Apple will see the model strut down its most famous runway, all while establishing new waves and redefining “dynamite”. Following in the footsteps of Ansolet Rossouw, Chane Husselmann and Alex Binaris,…

JOHANNESBURG, 15 FEBRUARY. African Fashion International (AFI) is taking continental aesthetics to the United Arab Emirates. AFI’s partnership with Forbes, for the upcoming 30/50 Summit to mark International Women’s Day, is a boost for the selected pan-African designers who will platform their creative perceptions to the most powerful women in the world. The summit will…

How SA Fashion Week’s New Talent Search has lasted 24 years Fashion in South Africa has enduring talent pipeline challenges. Standardising accredited education and training, creating more entry level opportunities for design graduates and improving access to funding for young, first-time fashion entrepreneurs are all long-standing problems the industry doesn’t have scaled, widely accessible solutions…

The event celebrating its 25th anniversary saw 20 designers take part in shows at the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa. The spring/summer 2023 edition concluded over the weekend, featuring highlights such as Amanda Laird-Cherry, Ntando Ngwenya, Olé Ledimo’s Loxion Kulcha and Artho Steenkamp. This season opened with the South African Fashion Week (SAFW)…

With Spring comes beginnings ⁠— new leaves, new experiences and in fashion, new collections. Following AMAKA’s coverage of the Spring/Summer edition of Portugal Fashion Week last year, we are excited to once again be bringing you insight into this landmark collaboration between Afreximbank’s CANEX (Creative Africa Nexus) program and Portugal Fashion Week to platform the creativity of African designers.…

As the Chicago Fashion Week beckons, those who have distinguished themselves and contributed their quota to the fashion industry are being recognised. One of such persons, is Lexy Mojo-Eyes, African fashion ambassador and the Chief Executive Officer of Legendary Gold Limited. He will be bestowed with this special award at the upcoming International Arts Awards…