Cape Town - Africa Fashion Week, which was scheduled to take place from November 4 to 7, 2015, will no longer take place.
In its place, Africa Fashion International plans to convene leading stakeholders on the continent to the first Africa Fashion Forum.
African Fashion International says in a press release that the forum will seek to address the state of the industry and “jointly discover new ways towards growth, competitiveness and sustainability to actively participate in the global fashion value chain”.
The African Fashion Forum will take place during the first quarter of 2016, and will form the foundation for Africa Fashion Week going forward.
Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Executive Chairman of AFI, will share more information about the event at a media briefing to be held on December 2, 2015.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town 2016 and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg 2016 will take place as planned.
IOL. adapted from a press release.
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