Style House Files Presents a Four-Day Immersive Experience Celebrating Africa’s Circular Fashion Future
Woven Threads VII, themed CRAFTED, returns as a leading platform advancing circular fashion, sustainability, and responsible production across Africa’s fashion and textile value chains.
Organised by Style House Files, Woven Threads VII will take place from 9th to 12th April 2026 at 274A Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The four-day immersive event will convene designers, innovators, and key industry stakeholders shaping the future of sustainable fashion in Africa.
Woven Threads is one of two flagship platforms by Style House Files, alongside Lagos Fashion Week. Driving innovation, sustainability, and economic growth across the continent’s fashion industry.
Building on the success of its 2025 cross-continental engagements in London and Lagos, CRAFTED explores Africa’s deep-rooted craftsmanship. As well as spotlighting circular design, material innovation, and systems-led thinking, redefining modern fashion.
At its core, CRAFTED highlights that sustainability in Africa is not new, but a long-standing practice. This is embedded in craft traditions, material intelligence, community-based production, and adaptive reuse. The platform positions Africa as a global hub for sustainable fashion solutions, where heritage and innovation intersect to address pressing environmental challenges.
Woven Threads VII will also feature programming developed in partnership with The Earthshot Prize, bringing together leading voices across the continent to accelerate systems-level change and advance a circular fashion ecosystem.
“Woven Threads has always believed that Africa’s most powerful sustainability ideas are already here, living in our craft traditions, our material knowledge, our communities. CRAFTED is an invitation to see that clearly, and to build from it. This year, we are not just celebrating heritage; we are demonstrating that it is the blueprint for the future of fashion.”
— Omoyemi Akerele, Founder, Lagos Fashion Week & Style House Files
ABOUT WOVEN THREADS VII
Woven Threads VII will unfold as a curated, design-led experience featuring three core components. An Exhibition will showcase Africa’s leading circular designers and innovators. A Knowledge Exchange will drive in-depth conversations around sustainability, material futures, and systems thinking. The Showcase will position Africa as a hub of knowledge and innovation, where traditional craftsmanship meets contemporary design solutions.
CRAFTED TALKS & PROGRAMME
At the heart of the event is a dynamic programme of digital presentations, panel discussions, and industry conversations.
Woven Threads VII will open on 9th April with digital presentations across Lagos Fashion Week platforms. Exploring circular design through reconstruction, adaptation, and intentional making.
On 10th April, Lagos Fashion Week will officially launch Project Irapada, its first textile waste mapping initiative developed in partnership with LAWMA and the Bestseller Foundation. This citywide study will provide data-driven insights into textile waste in Lagos. Thereby supporting policymakers, brands, and innovators working towards circular solutions.
The public programme will run from 10th to 12th April, with the CRAFTED Exhibition open daily from 10 am. CRAFTED Talks will take place from 12 pm to 3 pm, covering topics such as circular fashion, craft education, material innovation, and waste justice.
Key highlights include:
- A Fireside Chat with curator Sunny Dolat, moderated by Adaeze Oguzie
- A headline panel, The African Fashion Compact: Shared Principles for a Responsible Future, developed in partnership with The Earthshot Prize
- Material Futures: The Reinvention of Plastic, exploring innovative approaches to plastic reuse in fashion
Designer presentations will close each day from 6 pm to 9 pm, showcasing collections rooted in sustainability and craftsmanship.
PRESENTATION DESIGNERS & EXHIBITORS
Woven Threads VII will feature designers recognised for their commitment to circular fashion, material innovation, and craft-based design. These include Pettre Taylor, Eso by Liman, Ajanee, Pepperrow, OSHOBOR, Cute-Saint, Hertunba, This Is Us, Cynthia Abila, Maliko, NYA, Ywande, Emmy Kasbit, Eki Kere, Tuntunre, Dunsin Crafts, Yoshita, Mitimeth, Nkwo, Wote KI, The OR Foundation, Nakoi, 1967, Africa Collect Textiles, Lilabare, Studio Namnyak, and IGC Fashion.
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ABOUT STYLE HOUSE FILES
Founded in 2011, Style House Files is a leading creative business development agency focused on driving innovation, sustainability, and economic growth within Africa’s fashion industry. It has supported over 1,000 fashion businesses and created more than 14,000 jobs.
ABOUT WOVEN THREADS
Woven Threads is Style House Files’ platform dedicated to promoting circular fashion, sustainable design, and responsible production across Africa’s fashion and textile value chains.
ABOUT LAGOS FASHION WEEK
Lagos Fashion Week is a leading platform shaping the future of African fashion through creativity, collaboration, and cultural exchange. At the same time, supporting designers, artisans, and emerging talent across the continent.
