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Fashion Illustration Africa (FIA) exists to champion, promote and educate fashion illustrators of African descent working on the continent and in diaspora.

We are actively seeking partnerships and collaboration from the global fashion industry. Creating opportunities for illustrators of colour is our primary focus and we believe that access to better visibility and cross cultural exchange is the pathway to achieving this end.

Using our online platform, we are committed to building a sustainable and rewarding creative environment where fashion illustrators can thrive in partnership with the wider fashion industry through community, co-creation and continuity.

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Saudi Designer and Entrepreneur Hatem Alakeel of fashion label, Toby commands a diverse fan base from the likes of Christian Louboutin, Snoop Dogg, to Royalty.

His new platform Authenticité  is a consulting and creative production agency, specializing in bridging the Saudi culture and vision with the world.

Roberta Annan is an award-winning businesswoman. She was the youngest African to be inducted into the African Leadership Hall of Fame. Annan is the owner of Annan Capital Partners, an investment company in Sub-Saharan Africa, and of RACP, a portfolio of assets in sustainable hospitality, agribusiness and sustainable luxury in Africa.

Passionate about developing business opportunities for women in Africa, she started the African Fashion Fund in 2014 to empower African designers to access the global fashion industry and market. She is also the co-founder of Impact Fund For African Creatives—a fund that invests in creative businesses across Africa, in partnership with UN-ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative.

Marriam Mossalli is a Saudi female entrepreneur based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with additional credentials as Creative Director and Fashion Editor for both regional and international publications.
 
Founder of the Kingdom’s premiere luxury marketing firm, Niche Arabia, she capitalized her network as an established lifestyle editor and branding guru to garner an impressive portfolio of established brands, such as Mercedes Benz, Cadillac Arabia, Fendi, Piaget, and Harvey Nichols.
 
In 2018, Marriam published, “Under The Abaya: Street Style From Saudi Arabia”, a peephole into the diverse Saudi fashion scene and the progressive Saudi woman, which is now in its 2nd edition.
 
Marriam has been included in the prestigious BoF 500 List, as nominated by Business of Fashion for tw0 years in a row.

Eunice Olumide is an international supermodel, broadcaster and curator.

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland- Eunice Olumide was awarded an MBE for her contribution to Arts, Broadcasting and Charity work, as well as the prestigious title of V & A Design Champion.

She is also the founder of London based Olumide Gallery.

Jennifer Chamandi Boghossian is a British shoe designer of Lebanese origin whose timeless designs have graced the feet of royalty and celebrities alike.

Through the collaboration with a family-run Italian atelier, Jennifer developed the revolutionary construction required for her vision and realised her dream with her "Eye of the Needle" signature heel.

The technical prowess required to create this unique punctured heel was recognised with a UK Patent granted on 1 August 2018.

In 2019, Jennifer Chamandi won a place on the renowned Walpole Brands of Tomorrow Programme, a 12-month programme of networking and mentorship.

Omoyemi Akerele is a pioneering leader and driving force behind Nigeria's burgeoning fashion industry.

Her agency Style House Files is a creative development agency for Nigerian and African designers. 

She is also the founder and convener of the globally recognised Lagos Fashion Week, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in October 2020.

Satta Yei Matturi is a British-Sierra Leonean jewellery designer who boasts a successful career working with De Beers, the world's largest diamond procurer.

In 2015, she created the Satta Matturi Fine Jewellery brand. Her unique designs which celebrate her African heritage have been worn by celebrities like Rihanna and Halima Aden.

She currently resides in Botswana.

Our Founder

Founder, Fashion Illustration Africa
Yèga (pronounced yay-gah) is a British-Nigerian fashion artist who over the last decade has garnered an enviable client list including British Vogue, Vogue Arabia, The Dubai Mall, Maison Ladurée Paris, Diane Von Furstenberg, Fashion Trust Arabia and Boghossian. Her stylised figure drawings and masterful use of digital paint have led to repeat invitations to speak and teach at world leading galleries and art institutions; notably The V&A Museum, The Courtauld Institute of Art, The Courtauld Gallery and The Africa Center in New York City. From covering entire walls at the world’s largest shopping mall to being commissioned to create fashion portraits of HRH Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar, Yèga has been privileged to work on many exclusive projects. A desire to firmly establish this genre of the arts on the African continent, led to the founding of Fashion Illustration Africa in October 2020. It is the first and only platform dedicated to the development of African fashion illustration with a specific focus on mentoring the next generation of artists. Yéga is also co-founder of the creative agency Illustra8 with a roster of talented multidisciplinary artists working in Africa and diaspora. For more please go to www.studioyega.com

Chief Nike is the founder and director of four art centres, which offers free training to young artists in visual, musical and the performing arts.

She is the owner of the largest art gallery in West Africa, compromising over 7,000 artworks. The centres also serve as a rich source of knowledge for traditional arts and culture to scholars and institutions. Nike is known all over the world for promoting her designs through exhibitions and workshops in Nigeria, USA, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Chief Nike lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria.   

Claire Idera has mainly worked as a freelance fashion designer and illustrator with clients like Lisa Folawiyo, Zashadu, Refashion Africa, Grey Velvet, Hugo Boss amongst many others. She was nominated in The Future Awards Africa 2016, Culture & Arts category which was the first of its kind.

She taught art and fashion in Kingston University, Oxbridge College and currently runs her independent design workshop in Lagos, Nigeria.

Peniel Enchill, is an award winning fashion illustrator of Ghanaian descent, raised in England. Her work focuses of on empowering women of colour as well as depicting day to day phenomena. She has garnered a large online following through her unique depictions of powerful black women. Her preferred medium is digital illustration.

David Tshabalala is an illustrator form South Africa. He has collaborated with world class brands like Audi and so on.

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