Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) is a collaborative fashion exhibition, highlighting the industry’s premier African prints and designers. AFWL is at the fore front of capturing the surge of the African inspired trends in the fashion industry.
Our event is open to designers of all nationalities, who are inspired by Africa in their designs.
The premiere of the annual Africa Fashion Week London was held on the 5th and 6th of August 2011, at the Gibson Hall in the city of London and attracted an audience of 4700 visitors. The 2 day event also featured catwalks from 54 designers.
Building on the success of AFWL2011 the second edition of AFWL will be taking place on the 3rd and 4th of August 2012 at SPITALFIELDS MARKET HALL.
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