Africa Fashion Week London 2025 – Meet the Designers (Part 1)
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- June 18, 2025
For fifteen years, Africa Fashion Week London has been the beating heart of the global African fashion movement, delivering catwalk moments that rewrite the rules of what to wear.
This year, the catwalk isn’t just lit, it’s on fire! From Lagos to London, Accra to Addis, Dakar to Djibouti, our designers are unleashing the future: fierce tailoring, ancestral codes remixed with digital-age swagger, and silhouettes that stop traffic.
This is where culture collides with couture, and if you’re not front row, you’re already behind.
Meet some of the AFWL2025 Catwalk Designers:
DAVID WEJ LAGOS
Back for a third takeover of the AFWL catwalk, David Wej Lagos is bringing the heat – sharper, sleeker, smoother.
Founded in 2008, this premium Nigerian menswear powerhouse is known for its razor-cut jacquard suits, crisp classics, and accessories that exude quiet power. Think heritage meets swagger, tradition tailored for tomorrow.
With a flagship store just off London’s Oxford Street and a loyal following of celebrities and tastemakers, David Wej isn’t just part of the conversation; he is the statement. AFWL2025 just got tailored to perfection.
@davidwej
SOBOYE
Samson Soboye isn’t just styling fashion; he’s defining the blueprint.
For over a decade as Head Stylist at Africa Fashion Week London, Soboye has brought unapologetic flair, visionary precision, and cultural fire to the runway. A Central Saint Martins graduate and British Vogue alum, he’s dressed icons like Nile Rodgers, John Boyega, and Michaela Coel, while curating groundbreaking exhibitions for Somerset House, Southbank Centre, Brighton Museum and more.
From his legendary Soboye boutique in Shoreditch – the go-to destination for luxury African fashion and lifestyle – to his global acclaim in interior design and editorial, Soboye’s influence spans decades and industries.
His catwalk collections are always a highlight of AFWL: bold, inventive, unforgettable. And beyond the catwalk, he’s a powerhouse educator and mentor, heading major projects for MA and BA Fashion and Textile Design students at Winchester School of Art and Manchester Metropolitan University.
@samson_soboye
MAKENZY CREATIONS
Making its fierce debut on the AFWL2025 catwalk, Makenzy Creations is flipping the script on crochet and macramé. This is not your grandma’s hobbycraft; it’s raw, handwoven, power-stitched into bold, body-celebrating silhouettes.
Inspired by global cultures, every Makenzy piece knots together texture and wearable art. Crochet is the moment, and now is the time to update your summer beach-meets-sundowner holiday wardrobe. Makenzy Creations is coming for the catwalk.
@makenzycreations
AFRICA FASHION WEEK LONDON
9-10 AUGUST 2025
SPACE HOUSE
1 KEMBLE STREET
LONDON WC2B 4AN
AFWL x DISNEY’S THE LION KING PARTNERSHIP
Get ready to experience ‘The Circle of Life’ live on the AFWL2025 catwalk!
For the first time, Disney’s THE LION KING has partnered with a major fashion event to bring a powerful fusion of African culture, music, and fashion off the stage!
Click on the image to buy AFWL2025 cawalk tickets for the 7pm show on Saturday 9 August.
ABOUT AFRICA FASHION WEEK LONDON
Africa Fashion Week London’s annual catwalk and exhibition event is one of the world’s largest and longest-running showcases of African and African-inspired fashion & design.
Now in its 15th year, Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) has hosted 3000 emerging and established designers and exhibitors to 75,000 visitors, including buyers, retailers, industry professionals and global media. Overall, 26 African countries and 67 countries have been represented, including diaspora designers from Brazil, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and the Americas.
Additionally, AFWL has produced 12 third-party events such as the Southbank Centre’s Africa Utopia and Meltdown Festival, The Mayor of London’s Africa on the Square, and The Africa Centre’s Summer Festival.
Such is the importance of AFWL, that the initiative positively impacts, directly and indirectly, over 5000 individuals annually including SMEs, designers, tailors, textile designers, students, visitors, models, stylists, photographers, journalists, caterers, artists, tech and production staff and lovers of fashion.
