2020 AFAM Vancouver Designers - AFAM -African Fashion and Arts Movement Vancouver

It’s that time of the year again! African Fashion and Arts Movement Vancouver is back with unforgettable stories to tell on the runway. Here are the list of our Featured designers we can’t wait to see.

hover-image — MAWOGAN FASHION

The Mawogan line is designed by Yao and made by a team of talented artist in Togo. Yao’s Designs are inspired by the joy and brightness in the fabrics his ancestors chose to make their own. Yao loves to experiment explore with these fabrics leaving a trace of excitement wherever seen.

hover-image — REDSOIL

Local designer Jennifer Allison didn’t set out to become a brand name in African fashion. Initially she was inspired by her world travels, especially the fabrics she had brought home from Africa. She began by making pieces for herself and soon enough her friends noticed. They encouraged her to design and sell items as a business and “from there,” she says, “Red Soil was born.”

hover-image — KYN APPAREL

KYN Apparel is a fashion business that is striving to offer modern ready to wear and African infused attire to the Afro-Canadian community across Canada while working to carve a space in the fashion world for African prints

hover-image — KALI WORKS

KALI is about global human connection, from the indigenous to the cosmopolitan. We specifically look for products whose designs are rooted to a specific place, but are equally appealing in any other context.

hover-image — KARSSH COLLECTIONS

Karssh collections is a fashion house that started early 2008 in Kampala and was re-established in Kigali in the year 2015 Karssh collections is renowned for its sharp, simple designs with a feminine edge and considerate approach to the wearable corporate and casual design.

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hover-image — SHADOW BY SIDUMISO

Shadow By Sidumiso is a clothing label established in 2004 and founded by Sidumiso Tshuma. The name Shadow comes from Tshuma’s school days when he used to be called by such because of his dark complexion. Instead of mopping around and losing his self esteem, Sidumiso took the name as his brand and demonstrated how one can embrace their uniqueness and sale it to the rest of the world.

hover-image — RUTH ESTHER

A military veteran and a self taught seamstress guided by the arms of musical instruments, melodies, poetry to create uniqueness

hover-image — EXOTIQUE COUTURE

Exotique Couture translated "Exotic Fashion" was born out of the desire to share a piece of Africa with the world. Our goal is to bring you exotic styles, by combining the vibrant colors and patterns of African Print fabrics, with modern Western designs

hover-image — SEINE

My-Linh Tran is a local Vancouver fashion designer who combines her strong ties to her culture into her designs. SEINE houses designs that take influence from her culture and renovates them into modern, contemporary pieces.

hover-image — DELPHINEZ

DelphineZ pushes Fashion boundaries through made in Rwanda impeccable Clothing, Jewellery ,Accessories and Interior decor designs. DFH is a sustainable Social Enterprise for African women to thrive and secure their families basic needs.

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hover-image — YASAMAN HOORFAR

Yasaman Hoorfar is an emerging Iranian-Canadian fashion designer based in Vancouver. She was born in Tehran and raised in Vancouver; a fact that highly influences her taste and decisions in design. She is very fond of the rich history and culture of her roots and the many tribes that are celebrated in her home country is what sparked her interest in African fashion