MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK AFRICA 2012 TO HOLD NEXT WEEK IN SOUTH AFRICA (DESIGNERS UNVEILED)

An exciting line-up of some of Africa and the diaspora’s most significant designers will descend on Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, from October 24-28 to unveil an array of captivating collections in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa 2012.

Presented by African Fashion International (AFI), the Gateway to Fashion & Lifestyle, Africa’s most prestigious fashion gathering is being held for the first time at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg’s definitive destination for high street fashion, sophisticated style and urban culture.

With more than 20 shows over four days, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa will present designers from South Africa, Cote D’Ivoire, Morocco, Mozambique, Cameroon, Rwanda, Angola, DRC, Trinidad, New York, Nigeria and Ghana – all of whom have been chosen for their standards of global relevance and commercial viability along with a distinctive design that exemplifies African creativity.

“Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa is the authentic contemporary African Fashion gathering, bringing together and honouring designers from the four corners of the continent and the African diaspora. This global platform for the African fashion aesthetic showcases the global relevance and commercial viability of our industry along with innovation and distinctive design,” says AFI Executive Chairperson Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe.

This year MBFW Africa truly crosses borders and from the diaspora New Yorker Kevan Hall is one of Hollywood’s go-to red carpet designers with his philosophy of glamour with a modern sensibility while, from the Caribbean, Anya Ayoung Chee Anya’s unique, top quality designs are inspired by the beauty of the islands along with a modern, elegant interpretation.

Others designers include:

Jacob Kimmie

Kluk CGDT

Gavin Rajah

Craig Native

David Tlale

Marianne Fassler

Thula Sindi 

Dax Martins

Angola’s Shunnoz Fiel 

Tekasala Ma’at Nzinga

Ngozi Ochonogor of U.mi-1

Maki Oh 

Deola Sagoe

Ituen Basi 

Laurence Chauvin Buthaud, Laurence Airline

Mustafa Hassanali

Amine Bendriouich  

Eliana Rodrigues Murargy’s Murade 

Taibo Bacar

Kibonen

Kreyann 

Duaba Serwa

Kiki Clothing

Mimi Plange

Mille Collines

Tina Lobondi

Modahnik

Elie Kuame 

Intisaar 

Maito Marimo 

Zuvva by Joyce