Africa Fashion Week South Africa wraps up its week long fashion shows and seminars with an award show honoring and rewarding excellence in Africa’s fashion industry. The winners are:
Retailer of the year: Africhic.com
Top Makeup Artist: Pat McGrath
Designer of the Year: Black Coffee (SA)
Stylist of the Year: Edward Enniful (Ghana)
Emerging Designer of the Year (Africa): Ituen Basi (Nigeria)
International Designer of the Year: Duro Olowu (Nigeria)
African Emerging Designer of the Year (International): Bunmi Koko (Nigeria)
Accessories Designer of the year: Albertus Swanepoel
Menswear designer of the year: Stiaan Louw
Menswear designer of the year: Ozwald Boateng
Male Style Influencer: Michael Jackson
Miriam Makeba Female Style Influencer: Grace Jones
Outstanding Contribution in Photography: Koto Bofolo
Outstanding Contribution to Fashion Communication: Bella Naija
Outstanding Contribution for Hair Direction: Saadique Ryklief
Best Model: Sessilee Lopez
Most Outstanding Fashion Contribution: Marianne Fassler
Lifetime Achievement Award: Yves Saint Laurant, Azedine Alaia and Joseph Etigiue
Congratulations to all including Ladybrille’s Uduak Oduok who was nominated in the “Outstanding Contribution to Fashion Communication” category!
~Maque De Gorgeous (list of nominees)
~Photocredit: Simon Deiner
~Photodescription: Supermodel Sessilee Lopez Happily Accepts Award
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Congrats Sessilee