Africa Fashion Week london is a collaborative catwalk and exhibition, highlighting the industry’s established and emerging African designers, AFWL is at the forefront of capturing the surge of the African inspired trends in the fashion industry. Our 5th event aims to celebrate the work of African and African inspired designers in the UK and worldwide.

Since 2011 AFWL has hosted 300 designers for an audience of 45,000 consumers, industry professionals and international media. The greatest motivating factor is realizing the tremendous potential within the African fashion industry; which if properly harnessed, can create jobs; channel youth energy and talent into constructive use

A record number of designers have applied to showcase on the catwalk at London Olympia in August. We have country-sponsored exhibitors creating pavilions of style; hair and makeup demonstrations specialising in afro-beauty. ‘New Faces’ African-heritage model competitions; seminars and textile printing demonstrations and, of course, two days of heart-stopping catwalk.

Africa Fashion Week London 2015 will be held on 7/8th August 2015 at London Olympia

Tickets, including free exhibition entry and VIP tickets will be available from May 2015.

Sponsoring Africa Fashion Week London 2015 are Motions Hair UK and Fashion Fair Cosmetics. Both are renowned and well-established brands in the afro-beauty arena.