AFRO FASHION WEEK 2021
MILAN, ITALY
SEPT 23 – 26
Beyond Mitumba: Unveiling The Unseen
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Afro Fashion Week Milan 2021
Learn more below or check out the program schedule of fashion shows, online talks, and interviews!
We’re excited about reconvening together again in person for the first time in over a year, and the safety of our designers, volunteers, and attendees comes first. Read our COVID-19 safety protocol here.

Press Registration / Registrazione Stampa
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Thursday Sept 23
19:30
Via Felice Orsini, 21, 20157 Milano
Mitumba Carpet
Join us for a welcome drink and experience the carpet artistry of Mitumba Carpet
Mitumba Carpet
Join us for a welcome drink and experience the carpet artistry of Mitumba Carpet
19:30
Via Felice Orsini, 21, 20157 Milano
Friday Sept 24
11:00
Online
Fab Five Bridge Builders International
The inauguration of a new annual initiative for fashion discovery & cultural exchange
Launching at the 2021 Afro Fashion Week in Milan, the Fab 5 International Bridge Builders models a new approach to international creative collaboration, fostering cultural exchange and launching innovative fashion to the global stage.
Beginning with Cameroon in its inaugural edition, each year highlights a different country, scouting five emerging designers from that region to participate in a fashion show during Milan Fashion Week, connect with buyers and markets, and develop their brand through the support of a full ecosystem of mentorship and professional development.
Part fashion showcase, part educational mission, part cultural exchange, the Fab 5 International Bridge Builders project urgent the fashion industry to work harder to reflect the multicultural society in which we are living. Fashion is a powerful tool, playing an enormous role in shaping how we view and value people. When it changes, it changes not just for the good of fashion but for the society at large which then embodies and reflects those values back.
Fab Five Bridge Builders International
The inauguration of a new annual initiative for fashion discovery & cultural exchange
Launching at the 2021 Afro Fashion Week in Milan, the Fab 5 International Bridge Builders models a new approach to international creative collaboration, fostering cultural exchange and launching innovative fashion to the global stage.
Beginning with Cameroon in its inaugural edition, each year highlights a different country, scouting five emerging designers from that region to participate in a fashion show during Milan Fashion Week, connect with buyers and markets, and develop their brand through the support of a full ecosystem of mentorship and professional development.
Part fashion showcase, part educational mission, part cultural exchange, the Fab 5 International Bridge Builders project urgent the fashion industry to work harder to reflect the multicultural society in which we are living. Fashion is a powerful tool, playing an enormous role in shaping how we view and value people. When it changes, it changes not just for the good of fashion but for the society at large which then embodies and reflects those values back.
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Online
18:00
Online
Video: Beauty Space by Atélier Ladouce
Streaming live online
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Video: Beauty Space by Atélier Ladouce
Streaming live online
18:00
Online
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18:00
Online via Zoom
Vintage: Violence or Victory
Streaming live online
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Vintage: Violence or Victory
Streaming live online
18:00
Online via Zoom
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19:30
Online via Zoom
The Untold Story of Secondhand
Streaming live online
The Untold Story of Secondhand
Streaming live online
19:30
Online via Zoom
Saturday Sept 25
Fashion Show | PHAN DANG HOANG
The SS22 collection from designer Phan Dang Hoang
Vietnam / Italy
Fashion Show | PHAN DANG HOANG
The SS22 collection from designer Phan Dang Hoang
Vietnam / Italy
15:00
Fashion Show | BERNADETTE GOUBA
The SS22 collection from designer Bernadette Gouba
Burkina Faso / Italy
Fashion Show | BERNADETTE GOUBA
The SS22 collection from designer Bernadette Gouba
Burkina Faso / Italy
15:30
Fashion Show | FRIDA KIZA
The SS22 collection from designer Manirakiza
Burundi / Italy
Fashion Show | FRIDA KIZA
The SS22 collection from designer Manirakiza
Burundi / Italy
17:00
Fashion Show | KARIM DAOUDI
The SS22 collection from designer Karim Daoudi
Morocco / Italy
Fashion Show | KARIM DAOUDI
The SS22 collection from designer Karim Daoudi
Morocco / Italy
18:30
Fashion Show | AIRIN-TRIBAL
The SS22 collection from Irene N. Eddie
Kenya / Italy
Fashion Show | AIRIN-TRIBAL
The SS22 collection from Irene N. Eddie
Kenya / Italy
19:30
Fashion Show | SK&MS DESIGN
The SS22 collection from Souleymane Keita and Maria Santovito
Ivory Coast / Italy
Fashion Show | SK&MS DESIGN
The SS22 collection from Souleymane Keita and Maria Santovito
Ivory Coast / Italy
20:30
Sunday Sept 26
Fab 5 Bridge Builder International | Cameroon
Presented in collaboration with
DERRICK WANKI
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
DERRICK WANKI
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
15:00
MICHEL GREEN
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
MICHEL GREEN
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
16:00
SKY MODA
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
SKY MODA
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
17:00
STEPHAN DIBOTTY
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
STEPHAN DIBOTTY
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
18:00
CINDY-MURIELLE TSAGUE
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
CINDY-MURIELLE TSAGUE
Fab Five International Bridge Builders Fashion Showcase
Laba Douala Cameroon
19:00
About us
Afro Fashion Week Milano is the flagship event of the Afro Fashion Association, a non-profit Black-led volunteer-driven organization based in Milan, Italy, and Cameroon, founded in 2015.