Africa’s only stand-alone platform dedicated to menswear, South African Menswear Week provides a platform for menswear designers and brands to showcase their collections. Established in 2015 by Simon Dein and curated by leading industry experts, the biannual event is held in Cape Town and consists of a series of runway shows that take place over 3 days. Modeled off of London Men’s Fashion Week, SAMW has proven pivotal in the development and promotion of menswear designers from the region.

Europe's largest fashion event aimed at promoting African design talent from the diaspora, Africa Fashion Week London is a social enterprise and annual fashion event established to introduce a UK audience to African designers and dispel misguided narratives that have long informed the West’s view of fashion from the continent. Founded in 2011 by Ronke Ademiluyi, AFWL is focused on encouraging trade for African designers within the global community and helps to nurture them on a global scale.

Uganda's most influential fashion platform, Kampala Fashion Week promotes Ugandan designers and fashion designers from across the continent to a global market. Produced by the Fashion Council Uganda and founded by CEO Gloria Wavamunno, it was created with a core mission of strengthening the region’s design voice and industry, as well as fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship. KFW’s annual program includes the SEED Project Showcase, a talent search for emerging Ugandan designers.

Held annually in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week (HAFW) was established to highlight the growing pool of high caliber African designers and brands, make them visible to an international market hungry for new talent, and foster connections between the various sectors of the continent’s growing garment industry. Founded in 2010 by Linda Murithi and Mahlet Teklemariam, the event has played host to brands including Maison ARTC, Kahindo, Mataano, and ROOOI.

An annual retail showcase created in 2017 by entrepreneur Femi Olayebi—founder of FemiHandbags—and the first event of its kind in Africa, the Lagos Leather Fair aims to promote and raise awareness of the value of the leather industry within and outside of Nigeria. The initiative provides a platform for designers who work closely with the material to showcase their goods to buyers, consumers, and retailers, the ultimate goal being to highlight the value of the neglected West African leather industry.

Founded in 2011 by Omoyemi Akerele, Heineken Lagos Fashion Week is a prestigious annual multi-day event that aims to support the growth and promote creatives in the African industry, featuring traditional runway shows and presentations, new talent discovery initiatives, as well as business masterclasses and other opportunities for knowledge building. Over the years, designers including Orange Culture, Kenneth Ize, and Emmy Kasbit have utilized the event as a launchpad for their brands.