Africa Fashion Week, a concept so many people dream of. Sometimes when mentioning Paris Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week or Milan Fashion Week, some would wonder whether there is such a thing as Africa Fashion week.
First and foremost, let’s not forget that Africa is continent and not a country. Often non-Africans would refer to Africa as one-stop destination, or one big country, where Africans speak African. If we are talking about Paris F.W. or NYFW, lets instead look for Dakar Fashion Week, Lagos Fashion Week, or perhaps, because of the lack of resources in many African countries, we could instead look for a whole country’s fashion week, for example: Ethiopia Fashion week, Democratic Republic of Congo Fashion Week or South Africa Fashion Week.
The following African Countries have successfully hosted fashion weeks. A lot of improvement still needs to happen, but we strongly believe that the more we “consume and wear African”, the more help it will bring to African creatives on the continent or oversees, and the bigger and more extravagant fashion weeks we can host in different countries.
CAPE TOWN FASHION WEEK – Cape Town, South Africa
Some South African fashion designers:
MaXhosa by Laduma
Knitwear brand
Check them out on Facebook and Instagram.
Shop here. Visit them:
160 Eloff Street, Village Deep, Johannesburg, 2001
info@maxhosa.africa
Tel: +27 678616465
SOUTH AFRICA FASHION WEEK – Johannesburg, South Africa
Organized by Mercedes Benz and Africa Fashion International (AFI)
Some designers that participated:
David Tlale by David Tlale
High-end fashion
Check them out on Instagram.
Elegance Jewellers
Melrose Arch
30 Melrose Blvd, Birnam, Sandton, 2196, South Africa
By Appointment Only: No.34 Loveday street 1st floor, Ageis House, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2017
Lagos, Nigeria: Alara Lagos
online@davidtlale.com
Tel: +27 11 492 0430
Khosi Nkosi by Nobukhosi Nkosi
Ready-to-wear
Check them out on Facebook and Instagram.
Find a few of their pieces here.
Also in all YDE 🇿🇦 stores
ANGOLA FASHION WEEK – Luanda, Angola
Some Angolan fashion designers:
Nadir Tati by Nadi Tati
Dresses and bridal wear
Check them out on Instagram.
+244 925 617 678
+244 923 387 473
+244 929 084 461
+244 923 087 801
DAKAR FASHION WEEK – Dakar, Senegal
Some Senegalese fashion designers:
Adama Paris by Adama Ndiaye
Bubu (Boubou) dresses and coats, other women’s and men’s wear
Check them out on Facebook and Instagram.
To shop, email Isabelle@adamaparis.com.
Rue 25 X Corniche Medina Dakar Sénégal
contact@adamaparis.com
adama@adamaparis.com
+221 33 820 97 57
Visit their website.