Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa
What
a great way of introducing Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa! On the
10th of October it was media launch in Pretoria the city of Tswane! I
dont have much words to describe the experience, wow! I felt for a
moment as if I was at the NYC Fashion Week or in Milan, from shuttles
taking us from the Gautrain station to the venue, the venue of course,
the food, beverages! What a talented women is Mrs Motshepe is, so
fashionable, the speech by the City of Tshwane mayor, so supporting and
right on point.
I
suppose just like they said, they want international standard for this
event, its exactly what it was! Looking forward to the great fashion
week coming up from the 30th of November, read media release below and
tweet me your thoughts @YayaRSA
Best of African Fashion on show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Africa kicks off:
30 designers, 15 countries and 20 runway shows
South Africa – In less than a month, African Fashion
International (AFI) will be hosting the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa (MBFW
Africa) from 30 October – 2 November 2013. The collections of more than 30 top
African designers from 15 countries will be showcased in
20 runway shows in the City of Tshwane, the African Capital of Excellence.
Featured designers represent some of the
best of African collections from across the continent and the Diaspora.
Highlights include TaiboBacar (Winner of the 2012 Designer of the Year – AFI
Africa Fashion Awards) from Mozambique; Mille Collines from Rwanda; Mina Evans
and DuabaSerwa from Ghana; SheriaNgowi and Mustafa Hassanali from Tanzania;
David Tlale, Marianne Fassler and ThulaSindi from South Africa. This exceptional
line-up is a testament to AFI’s commitment to excellence in presenting the best
in creative innovation and commercial success.
AFI Executive Chairperson, Dr. Precious
Moloi-Motsepe says, “MBFW Africa is the pinnacle of African fashion: the
platform is the gateway between African designers and the global fashion
community to engage and promote our local industry. African designers have
shown themselves to be world-class in their creativity and aesthetic, and MBFW
Africa strives to heighten accessibility to new markets through regional and
international exposure, creating a global desire for African-designed fashion.
”
AFI is also pleased to announce that
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa 2013 will be hosted in the City of Tshwane,
African capital of excellence, rich in cultural heritage.
During Fashion Week, AFI will also be
presenting a retail element: the Africa Fashion Trade Expo (AFTE). The AFTE
offers designers the opportunity to engage in business-to-business networking
with the media and buyers as well as business-to-consumer sales directly to the
public. The finale show of AFI Fastrack™ 2013, AFI’s development initiative,
will be held on 26 October 2013, in Johannesburg.
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