Cape Town will be hosting prominent African designers and other big names in the fashion industry at the Africa Fashion International (AFI) fashion week happening this week. The #IAmAfrica themed show will be running on Human Rights day the 21st (Wednesday) all the way to the 24th (Saturday) of March 2018.

Some of the local fashion designers that will be showcasing South African talent include Orapeleng Modutle of Style Avenue, Khosi Nkosi, Maxhosa by Laduma, and of course – the fashion king himself, David Tlale.

(Orapeleng Modurtle. Founder and designer at Style Avenue. Image Source: Instagram – Orapeleng Modutle Style Avenue )

(Boity Thulo strutting one of Orapeleng Modutle’s Style Avenue Creations. Image Source: Instagram – Orapeleng Modutle Style Avenue)

(Dineo Moeketsi in Khosi Nkosi’s floral dress. Image Source: Instagram – Khosi Nkosi)

(Founder of Maxhosa by Laduma, Laduma Ngxokolo. Image Source: Instagram – Maxhosa by Laduma)

(Models wearing Maxhosa by Laduma creations, with the Xhosa inspired pattern design signature. Image Source: Instagram – Maxhosa by Laduma)

(Model walking at the New York Fashion Week runway in a David Tlale creation. Image source:Instagram – David Tlale)

The event will also include master class talks from the industry’s heavy weights about the business of fashion, cultural appropriation and intellectual property.

We are looking forward to seeing what the designers have in store for us and what the fashion experts have to say.