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.

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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. His 2020 Collection is dedicated to his Mother "Roselyn"

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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

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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.

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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 — UDAMMA FASHION

Udamma is a fashion brand that is based on the west coast of Canada, and inspired by the African experience. Udamma means Synergy and togetherness in the West African language of Igala. Much more greatness can be achieved when we do so as a community; therefore, we believe a diverse community is a thriving one. We stand to inspire harmony and creativity through diversity in our community. We make use of ethically sourced indigenous African fabrics like Ankara, Kenté and Batik. Through our services we are able to offer support and employment to talented tailors in Lagos, Nigeria. UdammaFashion: Blessings from Africa.

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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

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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.

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hover-image — LUCHRIST MODERN FASHION

My name is Christelle , I'm a humanitarian and an entrepreneur. My ultimate goal is to share my passion, my culture with my community and the world. I promote young entrepreneurs and work hard to save the youths from the scourge of unemployment by offering their art work to the world

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

hover-image — HOGAN ALLEY'S CLOTHING

Hogan’s Alley clothing is a fusion of African Culture with Western-style. One can imagine that such approaches to fashion may have been realized had the neighbourhood been given an opportunity to blossom. When you wear Hogan’s Alley Apparel, you’re not just wearing clothes, you’re wearing a story. Using Fashion, TV and Media, Hogan’s Alley Clothing seeks to bridge the gap between all races, in a world increasingly divided around cultural lines. Not a hostile takeover, Hogan’s Alley is a symbol of unity.

hover-image — SLEEPLESS MINDZ

Freedom is the beauty of imagination. We are multidisciplinary artists exploring self expression, freedom and love. With an experimental lense, we intuitively weave together dance, fashion design, visual art and spoken word to transmute our emotions through creativity. There is a healing power in following your heart and doing what you love. We believe within each of us is a living dream waiting to be discovered and the first step begins with you.