{"id":12823,"date":"2020-04-19T21:43:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T01:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/?p=12823"},"modified":"2020-04-19T21:43:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T01:43:55","slug":"africas-presence-in-fashion-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/africas-presence-in-fashion-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa’s Presence in Fashion Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Africa is demanding more and more attention from the fashion industry, it’s hard not to notice them. As seen through the lens of Swedish photojournalist\u00a0Per-Anders Pettersson, who wrote a book called “African Catwalk” and photographed 16 different fashion weeks in Africa. Here are the fashion weeks he’s photographed:<\/p>\n

1. Cape Town<\/h2>\n

Cape Town is for the up-and-coming fashion newcomers in South Africa. A local publication, Cape Town Travel writes, “he event, which hosts the country’s most fashionable\u2014both on and off the catwalk\u2014fittingly plays out against the backdrop of Table Mountain one of most recognizable, and naturally beautiful, landmarks in the country, if not the world.”<\/p>\n

\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

This dress is a winner #CapetownFashionweek \ud83d\udcf7: AFI Thankyou @janmalan for booking me on this show Love you guys @quiteria_george\u2764 #Fashionweekhighlight<\/a><\/p>\n

A post shared by YEMI AWOYEMI ONYIAORAH<\/a> (@theopeyemi) on