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AFI to Stage Groundbreaking On-Stage Fashion Show at Metro FM Music Awards 2025
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Johannesburg, South Africa (30 April 2025) - In an unprecedented move for African music awards shows, Africa Fashion International (AFI) will present a major on-stage fashion showcase during the Metro FM Music Awards (MMAs) 2025 ceremony on 3 May 2025 at Mbombela Stadium.
The AFI Fashion Experience will transform the MMAs stage into a dynamic runway, featuring the latest NALA | Privé collection alongside performances by nominated artists. This innovative fashion show will redefine awards show entertainment with a high-energy fusion of fashion and music.
"This is not just a fashion show – it is a reimagining of what an awards ceremony can be," says Thabang Mapokgole, the show producer.
"By bringing the AFI Fashion Experience to the heart of the MMAs, we are creating a new template for how fashion and music can elevate each other in real time. The NALA | Privé collection will make a powerful statement about contemporary African fashion while honouring our rich sartorial heritage."
The NALA | Privé collection honours the tradition of Black Dandyism through contemporary, avant-garde designs that play with proportion, texture, and cultural symbolism.
Designed by the AFI’s in-house atelier led by the 2023/24 AFI Fastrack Prize winner, Loice Dube, the collection features bold colours, exaggerated silhouettes, and meticulous tailoring that reference the Black Dandyism movement's history while pushing it firmly into the future.