Swahili Fashion Week

Lalesso at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town 2014 [Photographer: SDR Photo]

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SIMON DEINER: Meet The Leading Fashion Runway Photographer In Africa

by Natalie Kimani|16 April 201819 April 2018|Photography

If you’ve ever looked at photos from a Fashion Week in Africa, chances are it was taken by Simon Deiner or his company SDR Photo. Deiner is a fashion and commercial photographer from Cape Town, who – according to Group...

Images from left: Washinton Roberts (LFDW), NUR (SFW), Ade Bakare (LDFW), Samz (SFW) and Mo’fari (LFDW) [courtesy of © Copyright Swahili Fashion Week and © Copyright Lagos Fashion and Design Week]

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Best of: SFW15 and LFDW15

by Natalie Kimani|30 March 201621 October 2016|Africa Feature, Events

Fashion Week! It’s over!! [add dramatic but fashionable crying] we couldn’t finish this TDS Blog series dedicated to all things Fashion Week, without looking at some successful representatives from East and West Africa. Namely the Swahili Fashion Week (SFW) and...

There is more than meets the eye: Tina Masese tells us more about the Modeling world

by The Designers Studio|12 November 201412 November 2014|Features, Photography

Modeling, like fashion design, is in fact a real job with its own challenges, time constraints and skill. Tina Masese is known more for being a model, however, she in fact studied fashion design and so is a master of...

SFW2014 is upon us once again! Swahili Fashion Week (SFW), the biggest fashion annual event is coming up soon and we are so excited to see how this year’s event is going to top the last one.

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SFW2014 is upon us once again! Swahili Fashion Week (SFW), the biggest fashion annual event is coming up soon and we are so excited to see how this year’s event is going to top the last one.

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SFW2014 is upon us once again!

by The Designers Studio|24 October 201422 October 2014|Events

Swahili Fashion Week (SFW), the biggest fashion annual event is coming up soon and we are so excited to see how this year’s event is going to top the last one. Last year we saw the 6th event of SFW,...

Uru Diamonds - Unique Jewelry from Tanzania

by The Designers Studio|16 December 201314 March 2014|Africa Feature, Features

On one of our breaks from Swahili Fashion Week Tanzania 2013, we discovered Uru Diamonds in Slipway Shopping Plaza in Dar es Salaam. Drawn by the Maasai clad shop assistant who was incredibly welcoming, the serene aura and set up...

Swahili Fashion Week 2013 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Goldent Tulip Hotel

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Swahili Fashion Week 2013 [Dar es Salaam, Tanzania]

by The Designers Studio|13 December 201316 December 2013|Africa Feature, Events

“Created as a platform for designers from Swahili speaking countries, to date, we have created an industry which does not only spur the growth of the textile, culture and fashion industry, but also that of the tourism industry. Hosting this...

Swahili Fashion Week 2013 in Video

by The Designers Studio|11 December 201325 April 2014|Events, Videos

Videos Courtesy of Bongo5! Afrostreet Kollektions from Kenya Yvonne Odhiambo, the head designer brings this label to the fore describing it as "it's African, it's Ankara, it's Afrostreet Kollektions, representing the African girl child the best way we can, with...

Doreen Mashika Zanzibar Africa Feature

by The Designers Studio|05 December 201303 December 2013|Features

Doreen Mashika, nominated for Accessory Designer of the Year in Swahili Fashion Week 2013, was born and raised in Tanzania, studied and worked in Switzerland, and is now part  of a growing homeward bound African diaspora. Inspired by a deep...

Swahili Fashion Week 2012- Award Winners

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What to Expect! Swahili Fashion Week 2013- The biggest fashion annual event in East and Central Africa

by The Designers Studio|04 December 201303 December 2013|Africa Feature, Events

Swahili Fashion Week is upon us once again for its 6th event taking place from the 5th to the 8th of December 2013 in Golden Tulip Hotel Dar es Salaam Tanzania. Swahili Fashion Week is a platform founded and created...