AFI FastrackTM is an incubator programme, with a special emphasis on the Business of Fashion.
Our goal is to curate and propel emerging designers to become technically savvy and commercially
minded fashion entrepreneurs who incorporate sustainability into their work.
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"To nurture emerging fashion designers into fashion entrepreneurs from design schools
and local communities across Pan Africa, through connecting them to a global fashion network
whilst encouraging to expand and maintain their brands with the assistance of AFI to contribute
to economic and skills development."
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At African Fashion International, we are looking for the future talent to groom into our next headline name with the South African industry.
The FastrackTM graduate selection process has been designed to let you show us if you're what we are looking for in a fashion graduate/emerging designer.
Once you have been shortlisted, we will be making offers to the successful candidates for the 12-month programme where the top 5 candidates will be part of a reality series.
If you feel you have what it takes, we look forward to receiving your application.
The candidates will be required to complete the online application form, given details of their work experience, qualifications and key strengths.
The FastrackTM recruitment team will review the information you have provided, and if you meet the criteria we are looking for, you will be invited to the next stage of the process.
Shamyra Moodley, winner of AFI FastrackTM 2021 and founder of LaaniRaani, constantly reinvents herself by collaborating with other young designers.
She practices what she preaches through her up-skilling program where she establishes sustainable employment opportunities for local women teaching them handy craftsmanship.
Sindi Mbobo, winner of AFI FastrackTM 2019, found inspiration for his debut runway showcase in the uniforms worn by young people in the 70’s who were enforcing change into South Africa.
He was awarded a cash prize of ZAR50, 000 to grow his fashion label Name Brand.
Sibusiso ‘Buda’ Malete showcased at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and won the Fastrack Young Designer of the Year award in 2016.
He has since been featured in Teen Vogue as a South African designer you need to know.
Nthabiseng Molefe, is a South African fashion designer who won the AFI Fastrack competition in 2015. She initially studied and completed graphic design, but soon realized that she did not enjoy it as much as she thought.
Fashion has always been her true love, so she decided to resign from her job and study fashion. It's been a fulfilling journey ever since.
Since winning Fastrack in 2014, Tuelo Nguyuza has grown his glamourous high-end label
Tuelo Nguyuza Collectiv into a globally recognised brand, featured on Black is King and worn by the influential.
AFI Young Designer of the Year in 2013, Eleni Labrou presented anaesthetic that melded a vivid colour palette with tailored silhouettes.
Her flair for balancing the weird with sophistication has brought her notable success.
That year it was a rare event to see fashion forward men’s wear on the ramp at South African fashion shows.
The 2012 FastrackTM winner Kim Gush inspired the menswear scene, and is now a business lecturer at FEDISA Fashion School.
Cape Town College of Fashion Design student ‘swept the floor’ at the inaugural FastrackTM in 2011.
Thoki Tafeni also won a 6-month internship at Foschini and is now a UX & Product Designer working with the biggest brands in the world.
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AFI is a pioneering fashion organisation that produces first-rate fashion weeks and events.
AFI has established itself as an all-encompassing home for African creatives and the Home of African Luxury.
