Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 227 Get ready Africa! The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa themed “Our Heritage Reimagined” is set to hit the runway this month. The line-up for this year’s fashion event has been unveiled and it had some of your favourite designers on. Starting on Wednesday 29th October – Saturday 1st November 2014, the 4-day event will have designers from Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Ghana and more showcase their pieces to fashion lovers, media and professionals. According to Sizwe Nzimande (African Fashion Internatinal (AFI) Marketing manager) – “This year, we celebrate how far African fashion has come by bringing together the best design talent from the continent and its diaspora, who are both rooted in their African identity and reinterpreting it in an internationally relevant way. This will be powerfully reflected in the eclecticism, originality and spontaneity of all the collections on display“. More Articles You Would Love A$AP Rocky Could Be Locked Up During The Early Years Of His Son With Rihanna As Judge Orders Court Hearing Ugo Monye Label Releases New Collection – The REALE Unlike last years’ event, Nigerian designers will be present namely Mai Atafo Inspired, Ituen Basi alongside other labels like Ghana’s Christie Brown, Mozambique’s Taibo Bacar and South Africa’s David Tlale. Day 1 | Wednesday 29th October 2014 – Kibonen & Intisaar – Cameroon/Zimbabwe – Mille Collines – Rwanad & Kenya – Taibo Bacar – Mozambique – Elle Rising Star 2014 with contestants – Chris Dawson, Tamara Cherie Dyson, Frances Pauls, Kelli Botha, Nadia Viljoen, Jeandri Britz and Michelle van der Westhuizen Day 2 | Thursday 30th October 2014 – Tina Lobondi & Josh & Nicol – Congo/Nigeria – Marianne Fassler – South Africa – Spero Villioti – South Africa – Mai Atafo Inspired – Nigeria Day 3 | Friday 31st October 2014 – Sheria Ngwoi & John Kaveke – Tanzania/Kenya – Carducci Man & Woman – South Africa – Christie Brown & Ituen basi- Ghana/Nigeria – Loza Maleombo & KikoRomeo – Cote d’Ivoire/Kenya Day 4 | Saturday 1st November 2014 – David Tlale – South Africa – AFI Fasttrack Winners Showcase – Richi Mnisi, Jessica Ross, Nazneen Kagee and Tuelo Nguyuza competing for the AFI Young Designer of the Year title. – City of Tshwane Presents – Archiebald Monyepao, Dennis Maponya & Neville Masondo – Masondo – South Africa – Murade & 1981 by Nana Brenu- Mozambique/Ghana – Laurence Airline & Maxhosa by Laduma – Cote d’Ivoire Following four full days of fashion, on 2nd November a ceremony will be held to recognise African Fashion’s finest at the prestigious, annual African Fashion Awards. “Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa was the first fashion podium to draw the best of design from the continent and African diaspora. This unprecedented event has finally turned the international spotlight onto local designers – recognising them as more than dressmakers and celebrating them as trendsetters” adds Nzimade. The African Fashion Trade Expo (AFTE) will be holding at Melrose Arch which will run concurrently with MBFWAfrica 2014, offering Africa’s latest brands and trends while providing invaluable networking opportunities to buyers, consumers, media and other fashion followers. Source: Bella Naija Africaafrican fashionfashion industryMercedes-Benz fashion week Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Ben I think fashion in Africa is about to explode and I am excited to be a part of it. Message me anytime. More For You February by Serwaa Introduces ‘SƐWAA’ with Ahwenepa Nkasa Transitional Collection VIDEO: VLISCO Unveils the New Collection of “Satin Royal” for the festive Season... VIDEO: Nigeria’s Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina Robbed Off Miss Universe 2024 Title & Receives... After Pushing Out Chidimma, Miss SA’s European Queen Drops Out Of Miss Universe;... #BeautyOfTheWeek: Meet The Gorgeous Doctor & Pageant Queen Of Botswana, Dr. Thanolo C.... Farewell to a Trailblazer: Guinea-Bissau’s Dina Adão Passes Away, Leaving a Legacy On... VIDEOS: Watch Chidimma Vanessa Celebrate At Miss Universe 2024 Whilst Dancing To Ghanaian... Africans Have Proudly Accepted Trick Daddy’S Claim As A Non ‘African American’ –... Stunning Cassandre Jacques Exits Miss World Dominican Rupublic Amid Uproar Over Haitian Heritage... #MODELCRUSH: Senegal’s Rising Star Ndey Touty Sakho Checks All Beauty Boxes & Effortlessly...