MODAAFRICA - ETH(N)ICAL FASHION WEEK
This event is an initiative from the African Fashion Association, AMA ( www.ama-lx.com ) and celebrates a complete programme of Sustainable Fashion Design in Lisbon, Portugal.
The MODAAFRICA will be held at Tecnico .
This MODAAFRICA brings together for the first time in Lisbon fashion design and sustainability, and invites public and private design promoters from all areas including: design studios, design stores, schools, museums, gathered to enhance a new mainstream ecological and ethic approach to fashion design and production in a 2 day runway event.
With the mission to promote a sustainable fashion design from a competitive standpoint based on ethical principles that highlight cultural / creative core values MODAAFRICA aims to be an international platform to show and spread the creative work in African Fashion, enabling the exchange of sustainable business opportunities between countries.
AIMS
MODAAFRICA’15 aims to be a cross-cultural fashion event founded on the greater principles of the mainstream sustainable movement here applied to the realm of contemporary African and Portuguese fashion designers whose works give primacy to developing collections made from natural materials and resources, while mirroring important traditional features of their country of origin, thus a greater contributing foundation to the fabric and visibility of the cultural identity of each participating country.
SHOWING
An event that involves attendance by stylists and fashion designers from different African countries and many other people equally linked to contemporary cultural production in many different areas.