Africa Fashion Week London

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Africa Fashion Week (London) is an annual fashion week held in London, England. It was founded by HRM Queen Aderonke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi.

In 2012 the Africa Fashion Week London team took a trip to Westfield Stratford City with the theme "Fun Day Flyering at Westfield". [1]

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References

  1. "AfroCosmopolitan", Africa Fashion Week London Fun Day Flyering at Westfield, June 27, 2012 [ permanent dead link ]