African Fashion Week Toronto (#AFWT2016)
presented by the Fashion Ready Foundation Celebrates its 4th year inside
Design Exchange
August 18th – August 21st 2016
TORONTO, ON (July 29th, 2016) – Join us as we celebrate fashion, style,
and diversity at the fourth edition of one of Toronto's most
anticipated fashion events, African Fashion Week Toronto (AFWT) presented
by the Fashion Ready Foundation (FRF). In the last four years,
the AFWT platform has helped to support Toronto’s unique and
diverse cultural heritage whilst contributing to the fashion and tourism market
in Canada and abroad….
#AFWT2016 will
commence Thursday, August 18th with their annual
red carpet Opening Soiree, featuring live entertainment by local
DJ’s and performances by the Ascension Groove Band inside the Hard
Rock Café (279 Yonge St., Toronto) starting at 7:00pm.
African Fashion Week Toronto will continue with 3 days of diverse fashion festivities featuring:
· Student
Designer Competition (Friday, Aug. 19th)
· 3
High Fashion Runway Showcases (Saturday, Aug. 20th)
· Fashion
Talk & African Fashion Industry Awards (Sunday, Aug. 21st)
· Networking
platforms & after parties (Aug. 18th – Aug. 21st)
On Friday, August 19th inside
the Design Exchange (234 Bay St., Toronto) #AFWT2016 will
feature a series of local student designers showcasing their debut fashion
lines at the Student Designer Competition starting at 7:00pm.
On Saturday, August 20th the runways
will be filled with 3 fashion showcases at 1:00pm, 4:00pm, and 7:00pm by
the best African inspired designers from Canada and around the world. Montreal
based haute couture designer and this year’s Fashion Trailblazer Award
Recipient, Helmer Joseph, will debut a stellar line up of fashion
pieces from his latest collection.
On Sunday, August 21st they will be
introducing Fashion Talk a television discussion
analyzing “The Business of Fashion” with a live studio
audience sponsored & hosted by International Journalist & Media
Consultant, Dr. Jefferson Sackey. They will continue to celebrate
achievements in the African fashion industry by awarding various fashion
contributors at the 3rd annual African Fashion
Industry Awards (AFIA) including Herieth Paul (Maybelline New
York Global Spokesperson) with the Model Excellence Award. MuchMusic
Video Awards winning alumnus and Juno nominated R&B/Soul re
To learn more about the designer’s schedule, event programs and
award ceremony please visit: http://www.afwt.ca/2016
To purchase advanced tickets to #AFWT2016 please
visit: https://www.eventbrite.
Check out the #AFWT2016 promotional
video here:
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Hashtags: #AFWT2016 #AFIA2016
About African Fashion Week Toronto
African Fashion Week Toronto (AFWT) is one of the most recognized
fashion weeks in Canada. The program was established by the Fashion Ready
Foundation in 2012 and has developed into a nationally recognized event. AFWT
continues to grow each season, creating a community of designers, models and
industry professionals who shape this unique experience.
This multicultural platform supports Toronto’s unique and diverse
cultural heritage whilst contributing to the fashion and tourism market of
Canada. The event is designed to attract key industry players, local and international
celebrities, relevant business associates, media houses, key government
officials and many other prestigious attendees and stakeholders.
About Fashion Ready Foundation
The Fashion Ready Foundation is a non-profit organization with a
mandate to promote and advocate education of the fashion arts and business by
providing scholarships and facilitating internships, mentorships and career
programs to support growth and advancement within the global fashion industry.
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