Hosted by the social enterprise Africa Fashion Guide, The Fashion Africa Conference will return to London on 25 and 26 May. It is worth noting that there is no other fashion conference of this scale outside of Africa which brings together international interest for industry opportunities on the content. Interestingly, the event coincides with Africa Day, which began in 1963 to mark the formation of the Organisation of African Unity.
It was in 2011 that the fashion conference was founded by Jacqueline Shaw, Creator of Africa Fashion Guide, who is also a fashion expert, author and social entrepreneur. She has announced that this year’s theme is “Africa. Fashion’s Future”. “The artisan craft sector is the second largest employer in the developing world. According to The African Development Bank, Africa’s textile industry could generate up to US $ 15.5 billion revenue in the next five years. Within Africa, the entire textile/clothing market is already worth more than US $ 31 billion and accounts for the second largest number of jobs in developing countries after agriculture,” averred Shaw.
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Confirmed speakers of the conference include Simone Cipriani of Ethical Fashion Initiative, Laduma Ngxokolo of Maxhoa, Tamsin Lejuene of Ethical Fashion Forum, Orsola Castro of Fashion Revolution Day, Inge Wallace of Fashion For Good (on behalf of the C&A Foundation), and Lance Clark with Dulma Clark of Soul of Africa and more.
