Fashion X 2025 Africa Fashion Week London - Project Film

Students from Manchester Fashion Institute collaborated with Africa Fashion Week London, led by Founder Queen Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi and in partnership with the Adire Oodua Textile Hub. The live brief introduced students to the heritage of Adire, a hand-dyed Nigerian fabric, and challenged them to combine traditional craftsmanship with contemporary fashion technologies. With guidance from Samson Soboye, stylist, designer and educator at Africa Fashion Week London, and Anna Marie Benedict, Press Director, students explored new approaches to design and cultural heritage. From the project, three student designs were created into finished garments and presented on the catwalk at Africa Fashion Week London 2025, while three further designs were developed digitally using CLO3D. Winning students: 👗 Physical garments: Andrea Georgiou, Isabel Longthorne, Jia Wei Ng 💻 Digital designs: Maryam Al Nakeeb, Benjamin Brown, Erinne Ho This collaboration gave students a unique opportunity to gain international exposure and engage in global conversations about culture, design, and innovation.