Africa Fashion Week drew to a glamorous close when the leading lights in the fashion industry were recognized at the second annual African Fashion Awards. South Africa’s Black Coffee won the Designer of the year award: Africa; and Nigerian born designer Duro Olowu was presented with the International designer of the year award by Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week’s organizer Fern Mallis.  Both designers

The AFA are proud to announce the exclusive African Fashion Awards, a brand new London event on Saturday 16th October 2010.  This is a unique and glamorous celebration recognising and rewarding the incredible talent of fashion designers from Africa and the African Diaspora for their contributions and excellence to the fashion industry. The ceremony will raise consumer awareness about African Fashion and will also boast many luminaries from fashion and media, celebrities from the entertainment,