SAVE YOUR DATES for the FIFTH edition of the SWAHILI FASHION WEEK, East and Central Africa’s Largest Fashion Event. NAIROBI Showcase: 30 AUGUST 2012 ARUSHA Showcase: 1 SEPTEMBER 2012 SWAHILI FASHION WEEK & AWARDS (DAR ES SALAAM): 8-10 NOVEMBER 2012 GRANDFINALE & FULL MOON AFTER PARTY ZANZIBAR:11 NOVEMBER 2012
DESIGNERS APPLICATION FOR 2012 PARTICIPATION NOW OPEN: email your portfolio to info@swahilifashionweek.com CC to designers@swahilifashionweek.com, DEADLINE 30 MARCH 2012. ABOUT SWAHILI FASHION WEEK Swahili Fashion Week is the largest fashion platform in Eastern and central Africa which is now geared towards being the most sought out after PREFFERED fashion platform[...]
“Jamilla’s love affair with fashion started at the age of 7 after coming across her aunt’s fashion sketches. At high school, she modelled for adverts on local TV station in Maputo as well as designing for the agency she was signed with, Estudio Stilo.
“Launched in 2009, Made by Africa is a uniquely African-produced concept label that produces high quality jersey fashion for men and women. The label features high quality knitted apparel produced by Kibotrade Textiles Ltd, the first Fair-trade registered textile factory in East Africa that has been awarded with the SA[...]
“Patricia Mbela, has loved fashion and garment construction since childhood. At age 14, she decided that she would become a fashion designer. Her dream came true after high school when she went to study Fashion Design at London’s Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design and then later Kent[...]
“Asia Idarous Khamsin is a Tanzanian fashion designer who has organized a multitude of fashion shows in and out of Tanzania. As director of Fabak Fashions in Dar es Salaam, she organizes the annual Lady in Red and Kanga Za Kale fashion shows. Khamsin’s interest also lies in aiding and[...]
“Diana Magessa is a fashion designer who was born in Shinyanga, Tanzania but is based in Morogoro, Tanzania. Magessa has taken part in plethora of fashion shows and events such as Swahili Fashion Week 2010. In 2009, Magessa showcased her designs at Miss Universe Tanzania, which was held at Mlimani[...]
“Gymkhana Hilali is a Tanzanian Fashion designer and owner of the label Paka Wear, who graduated with a degree in Fashion pattern design from Damaellin College in Johannesburg, South Africa. His designs have been showcased in various fashion shows including Swahili Fashion Week, 2010’s Khanga za Kale Fashion Show and[...]
“Spiritual, Christian, artistic and hardworking, Jacqueline Majebelle was born in Tanzania but she moved to London when she was 8 years old. After graduating from Hurling and Chelsea Secondary School, she further encouraged her talent by research and designing, and tried out for Project Runway, only not to get through.[...]
“B’ambi which is short for Brenda Nambi is owned by a dynamic young fashion designer from Kampala, Uganda of the same name. Brenda has been a fashion designer since 2004 but only started her commercial fashion brand called B’ambi Fashion House in 2009. Her previous works consisted mainly of stage[...]
“First time Swahili Fashion Week participant Christine Kissa “Kiki” Zimba was born in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. She owns a clothing store in Dar Es Salaam and is a journalist by profession. Being that fashion is in her blood, she is proud that her creative designs have been generously accepted[...]
“Zambia’s Charity Nyirongo is a fashion designer and owner of Mo’Creations & Couture whose designs are feminine and express the African experience through the use of African prints and by painting African colors and art. Having studied fashion in Tokyo, Japan at renowned Sugino Gakuen where she obtained her diplomas[...]
Ladybrille Tanzanians: SWAHILI FASHION WEEK, EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA LARGEST FASHION EVENTS OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY ON THE 29THOCTOBER AT THE THAI VILLAGE, MASAKI FROM 9 PM ONWARDS. PARTY WITH HARDCORE FASHIONISTAS, MODELS, DESIGNERS, CELEBRITIES AND THE WHO IS WHO OF TANZANIA. SWAHILI FASHION WEEK IS THE TALK OF THE TOWN,[...]