Flowing unprecedented
success of last years event, AWFL (Africa Fashion Week London) has now
relocated to London Spitalfields, the recent winners of Best New Open Space
award. 2012 event is scheduled to take place from the August 3rd-4th
and is set to be bigger and better with larger venue, tons of exhibitors and fashion
designers. It will also be featuring catwalks showcasing designs from the
casual wear to elegant evening outfits, garments and accessories too.
AFWL is a teamed up exhibition
which highlights the fashion industry premier, African designers and prints.
It’s the first large event to showcase in UK and non-UK based seasons and
emerging fashion designers from Africa. This event is open to all
fashion designers from all nationalities who are inspired by the Africans
designs. The glowing press reviews and high attendance in last years event have
boosted the AFWL profile top captivate winder audience come this years event.
Last year’s show debuted
with an impressive turn-out of over 4,000 attendees. The two day extravaganza
created unparallel platform for more than 50 international designers to
showcase their fashion collections. With the Olympics this year, its estimate4d
that 7 Million London visitors are setting into the capital, with every one
from every corner of the world focusing on what London has to offer.
AWFL is now at the front of
capturing the surge of African inspired trends in fashion industry and
time has come to highlight Africa as a front runner in international fashion
community. This years event is hoped to each a higher magnitude. Be promoting African outfits globally, AWFL is hoping to integrate
different African countries into the fashion industry and contribute to
reducing the rate of poverty by developing fashion and textile industry, says Ronke
Ademiluyi AWFL CEO.
With a capacity of above
10,000 visitors, Spitalfields is seen as the perfect location for the 2-day
fashion display.
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