Elegance and exclusivity

ABOUT US

WE BREATHE INNOVATION AND CULTURE

Africa Fashion Week Brasil is part of the African circuit
Fashion Week London and African Fashion Week Nigeria founded
by Queen Ronke in 2011 and is in its 13th edition.

Fashion has been the platform to show where design
African and its diversity has stood out in the diaspora
Africa, in response to a repressed demand of this
portion of society that seeks an identity with its style
of life in synergy with their ancestry.

Africa Fashion Week (AFW) is one of the pillars to supply this
gap and project African stylization, through the encouragement and
promoting new designers who want exposure and don’t have
resources to present your collections and your
work.

The event also brings together renowned designers promoting
interaction between generations, activation of brands, workshops of
industry innovation, B2B, B2C, export, import and meeting
private with investors.

AFWB is a tool to combat STRUCTURAL RACISM that still keeps the fashion market Eurocentric.

“The main focus is to use the fashion as an instrument of sustainability and social change."

EXCEPTIONAL NUMBERS

IN FACT

An amazing timeline

AFWL Foundation

AFWL Foundation

  • 2011

Aiming to promote African fashion globally. African Fashion Week London is the longest running festival in the UK and Europe supporting and promoting emerging African designers .

2011
2014

Agreement with FEAFRO

  • 2018

Signing of an agreement with the FEAFRO Institute to organize the African Fashion Week in Brazil.

2018
2019

"Business of Fashion"

  • 2019

Organization of the "Business of Fashion" Forum.

Agreement with UK

  • 2020

Agreement with the University of Northampton (UK) for mentoring black fashion students

2020
2021

Adire Oodua Textile Hub

  • 2021

Foundation of the Adire Oodua Textile Hub, a free educational unit for women, dedicated to the preservation of traditional fabric manufacturing techniques.

Several versions

  • 2022

12th Edition of African Fashion Week London and 8th Edition of African Fashion Week Nigeria

2022
2023

1st Edition AFWB

  • 2023

From May 25th to 27th, the 1st edition of AFW Brasil will take place.