Best of… Arise Africa Fashion Week 2009
What a week! The inaugural Arise Africa Fashion Week 2009, took place from the 12th- 19th June at the Sandton Covention Centre Johannesburg, where designers from all over the continent and the Diaspora unleashed their new collections to an array of celebrities and fashionistas.Here at FashionAfrica.com we take you through our top shows of each day.
Friday
| Ituen Basi/ Sika Designs, L’or d Afrique by Auditions, Christie Brown / Nkwo, |
Christie Brown
| Eyola/ Heni, Samantha Cole London / Abigail Keats, Thula Sindi/Tiffany Amber, Sandra Muendane/Vesselina/ Jewel by Lisa |
Jewel by Lisa
| Helen Asrat/ Pambili/Mustafa Hassanali, Lanre da Silva/ Gloria Wavamunno, Paul Herve Elisabeth/ Bebenoir |
Mustafa Hassanali
| Mekdi/Sylvia Owori, Odio Mimonet |
Odio Mimonet
| Eric Raisina/ Taibo Bacar/ Louise Njamen, Lalesso/Thulare Monareng, Adama Kai / Anna Ngann Yonn/Patrick Asso, Ben Nonterrah/ Alphadi |
Alphadi
| Ade Bakare/ Lisete Pote, Tina Atiemo/ Zineb Joundy, Southern Sun Swimwear |
Tina Ateimo
| Koketso Chiepe/Soucha |
Soucha
| Bongiwe Walaza/Imani Hse of Fashion: Liz Ogumbo |
African Mosaique
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All images Simon Deiner/SDR photo
- Oyindamola
June 24th, 2009 at 8:51 am
FABULOUS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS COLLECTION FROM ALL THE DESIGNERS!!! WHAT TALENT, WHAT CREATIVITY!!!!
I’m in love with the African Mosaique designs especially…they are amazing and I need to have them here in London to flaunt around this summer into autumn! Is that possible at all??? Can I contact someone, who will contact someone, who will in turn contact someone else to get me these pieces to end all my summer fashion quandary??? Do tell.
Lovely…lovely…
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:06 am
[...] The show in Johannesburg [June 2009] was a huge success with a plethora of designers. See Fashion Africa blog for slideshows. [...]
July 3rd, 2009 at 11:38 am
These are absolutely gorgeous designs! how can one buy them.
July 8th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
check out our sister site http://www.myasho.com
They stock some of the deigners featured and many more great styles plus they ship internationaly!
July 14th, 2009 at 7:32 am
Beautiful and unique. My kind of styles.
October 8th, 2009 at 4:21 am
well the arican fashion week was a great step in showing of our African beauties.thedesigns were beautiful made of african fabric and accesiories by our own African designers and showcased by the beautiful african models,lhe week was a great success in presenting Arican culture through clothes
October 28th, 2009 at 5:19 am
NICE BUT MORE CAN BE DONE. KEEP IT UP