About Us
Africa’s leading global & authoritative knowledge hub and community.
In 2018, Industrie Africa launched as a portal for designer discovery. An indispensable tool for the fashion industry, it soon garnered international critical acclaim for its unique digital showcase and vast representation of Africa’s emerging and luxury fashion industry.
The launch of IAC marks an inevitable return to the platform’s roots. Featuring a curated community of Africa’s contemporary fashion design pioneers, Connect offers a regional and global audience insight into the continent’s diverse fashion landscape.
As the ultimate beacon of connectivity, our mission is to design a credible tool for industry information, education, and collaboration through indispensable resources and content. With this infrastructure, Connect strives to support the development of the next generation of talent within the local fashion industry.
WHO WE ARE
IAC is a global & authoritative knowledge hub and community that enables professionals, creatives, leaders, academics, and students within Africa’s fashion industry and beyond to reliably navigate, engage, and access opportunities, networks and deeper industry insights.
WHAT WE DO
IAC strives to provide access to tools that empower our regional community of fashion entrepreneurs and professionals to navigate career growth in an ever-changing global market.
WHY WE DO IT
IAC is led through the lens of its parent company’s role as a global pan-African authority. We focus on contributing toward an independent, sustainable African fashion ecosystem, developing a trustworthy industry community and network, as well as tools, reviews, case studies, and resources that foster the advancement of industry knowledge and growth.
OUR VALUES
IAC is dedicated to connecting and developing the next generation of leaders within the African fashion industry and is rooted in four foundational tenets.
An independent ecosystem
We believe in a self-empowered fashion ecosystem in Africa that values regenerative economic growth through community, knowledge sharing and professional development.
Responsible community
We believe in cultivating a responsible community of people shaping the African Fashion industry through being forward-thinking, promoting knowledge, and transparency.
Equal opportunity
We stand firm in the principle that regardless of age, race, religious beliefs, creed, colour, ethnic origin, or nationality, everyone should have the right to work, progress and access Africa's fashion industry based on merit and ability.
Sustainable infrastructure
We believe in providing a solid infrastructure for economic and regenerative income for our brand partners, which means crafting one that is built to provide longevity and uphold our value system.
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