On March 7, during the inaugural Forbes 3050AbuDhabi Summit, Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe's African Fashion International partnered with Forbes on a fashion showcase featuring seven of AFI’s best designers.
Tshepo Mafokwane launched Sober Design House in South Africa in 2006. A fashion design graduate from the Tshwane University of Technology, Mafokwane has said her goal is to celebrate all women and their tremendous ability to conquer anything.Christie Brown / Aisha Ayensu
Two-time African Designer of the Year award winner Aisha Ayensu founded the Ghana-based Christie Brown label in 2008. Ayensu’s designs have been worn by Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland, and Beyoncé and appeared on the pages of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue Italia. Ayensu was also listed as one ofColin Baldwin/ForbesMarie Louis Bishara is a Cairo-based fashion designer who has shown her work at Paris Fashion Week and the Prêt a Porter and Haute Couture fashion shows.
When she turned 50 years old, Iranian-American designer Sima Azadegan founded the Sima Collezione with a goal of using her work to help empower women of all ages. Her designs have appeared at New York Fashion Week and have upcoming showcases in the Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks.Born in Madagascar, educated in Paris and now based in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Raisina is known for his “haute texture” technique, which he developed while working for for Yves Saint Laurent.
Two designs from Emirati designer Sara Tamimi; the work on the right is worn by model Paulina Porizkova.
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