Established in 2011, AFWL was borne out of the
urgent need to support young and emerging African inspired designers in the UK & globally providing them with a professional & affordable showcasing
platform that enables them to create awareness, visibility and exposure for
themselves, a platform that celebrates their own kind of fashion sense and
themes. Continue...
The event is fast becoming the biggest African inspired fashion event in
the UK, combining runway and fashion exhibition shows in three days of
perfectly paced illuminating expos. AFWL as a platform has hosted the creations
of over 200 African and African inspired designers from across the African
continent and the Diaspora.
From the success of the Africa Fashion Week London and the influx of
creativity from Nigerian designers presented during the past editions of AFWL,
we decided to host the Africa Fashion Week in Nigeria (AFWN) as there are still
talented young and emerging designers who have not been privileged with the
opportunity to showcase on an international platform.
AFWN intends to provide the
opportunity of wide exposure to up & coming designers who have not been
discovered, yet have a lot of creativity to show the world. However for creativity to grow there needs to
be a platform that celebrates and supports it, hence contributing to its
growth.
Nigerian
designers are drawing their inspiration from years of cultural fashion history
and refitting it for modern-day life, creating apparel that can actually sell
at home and abroad.
NIGERIA’S NEXT TOP DESIGNER,( NNTD)
AFRICA
FASHION WEEK LONDON has also launched THE FIRST REALITY TV SHOW FOR DESIGNERS
IN NIGERIA (A COMPETITION SERIES)
A magnificent platform for emerging designers,
it is a talent hunt show, aimed at bringing together various fashion designers
from across the country to showcase the richness of the Nigerian Fashion
Culture and fabrics.
Hundreds of young designers turned up from
different states in Nigeria for the NNTD auditions, where they were narrowed
down to 21 contestants who will be going into the NNTD house. The winner goes
home with prizes including an all expense paid trip to showcase at AFWL 2014.
Notes to Editors
Our
events celebrate the work of African
and Nigerian designers globally, and our annual event AFWL which debuted in
2011 has welcomed over 35,000 visitors.
Created by Ronke Ademiluyi CEO, AFWL aims to
be the single, biggest African Inspired Fashion event in the UK.
The Africa
Fashion Week Nigeria is being hosted by AFWL & with in collaboration with Abiola Okoya of Mibod
Global Resources in partnership with FADAN and Evelyn Okere of St Eve’s media and
produced by Sola Oyebade of Mahogany productions
For more
information about Africa Fashion Week London or Africa Fashion Week Nigeria
please visit www.africafashionweeklondonweek.com
To
participate in AFWL / AFWL as a designer or support the event as a sponsor,
please email info@africafashionweeklondonuk.com
Tel
08057001282
For media
enquiries, please contact: press@africafashionweeklondonuk.com
Follow
AFWL on
Website: www.africafashionweeklondon.com
Twitter:
@africafwl
Facebook:
/africafwl
Instagram:
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ReplyDeleteits just a money making venture for the founder, how many designers have really benefitted from this so called fashion show.
ReplyDeleteever since she started, how many Africans, can say their clothes have been put in clothing stores based on attending AFWL none. linda she's you friend so speak for her.