Jacqueline Shaw
Jacqueline Shaw is the founder of AfricaFashionGuide (AFG).
Jacqueline is a professional Fashion Designer by trade with a background working and designing for fashion companies PUMA, Russell Athletic, Ocean Pacific, Fila, Chilli Pepper in London to name a few, and Babylon Princesse (Talent in Shanghai) in China.
An eco-entrepreneur, owner of ethical designer wedding dress company Latibeau Ltd and with a large interest in Africa’s fashion and textile industry, ethical fashion, sustainability and even more for international development through trade.
Jacqueline holds a Ba (Hons) degree in Fashion from the Surrey Institute of Art and Design and most recently a Masters Degree in Ethical Fashion. She has worked with the Ethical Fashion Forum representing African businesses at their Source Expo events and has written for the West Africa Trade Hub/USAid website and even for Dazed and Confused magazine whilst on placement with them during her BA (Hons) degree.
Jacqueline forged AFG with the focus to promote the African fashion and textile industry to the greater global textile industry and thus to create links with African fashion businesses and the UK and EU fashion retail and consumer markets.
Jacqueline has self-published her first book on African fashion, launched summer 2011 entitled ‘Fashion Africa’ of which can be purchased through the AFG website www.africafashionguide.com.
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‘Fashion Africa’ the book – Available now!! « africafashionguide →
September 5th, 2011 → 13:46[...] in 2011, Jacqueline Shaw, Founder and Director of Africa Fashion Guide has released her book on African fashion [...]
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Something About HOT News from Africa Fashion Guide | Ponderplanes →
September 7th, 2011 → 12:00[...] The word is out. I’m now a part of the none-profit-organisation Africa Fashion Guide team. Africa Fashion Guide started out as a blog designed by professional Fashion Designer, an eco-entrepreneur with a large interest in Africa’s fashion and textile industry, Jacqueline Shaw. [...]
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Book Launch today! « Joana Faria →
September 9th, 2011 → 19:32[...] Africa, the new book about ethical fashion design from Africa by designer and writer Jacqueline Shaw, launches tonight in London. This is unbelievably exciting and I think Jacqueline did an amazing [...]
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More illustrations for Fashion Africa « Joana Faria →
October 10th, 2011 → 17:24[...] Let me start by showing you one of the pieces I did for Fashion Africa, the book by fashion designer Jacqueline Shaw. [...]
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And even more illustrations for Fashion Africa « Joana Faria →
October 13th, 2011 → 16:31[...] Here are the remaining two illustrations I did for brand new book Fashion Africa, written by blogger and fashion designer Jacqueline Shaw. [...]
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And even more illustrations for Fashion Africa « Joana Faria →
October 13th, 2011 → 16:31[...] Here are the remaining two illustrations I did for brand new book Fashion Africa, written by blogger and fashion designer Jacqueline Shaw. [...]
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AFG goes to the House of Lords in London « Africa Fashion Guide →
November 28th, 2011 → 18:38[...] November 23rd Africa Fashion Guide Director and Founder Jacqueline Shaw was invited by MADE-BY to attend an all party parliamentary group session. This event was the APPG [...]
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Fashion Africa | Fashion Dolls Noir →
January 10th, 2012 → 20:32[...] There was ‘Fashion Africa – a Visual Overview of Contemporary African Fashion’ by Jacqueline Shaw. Ms. Shaw self published ‘Fashion Africa ‘ in the summer of 2011. The book [...]
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‘Fashion Africa’ the book – Available – BUY NOW!! | Africa Fashion Guide →
January 21st, 2012 → 19:47[...] in 2011, Jacqueline Shaw, Founder and Director of Africa Fashion Guide has released her book on African fashion [...]
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Africa Fashion Guide goes to the House of Lords in London | Africa Fashion Guide →
January 24th, 2012 → 12:29[...] November 23rd Africa Fashion Guide Director and Founder Jacqueline Shaw was invited by MADE-BY to attend an all party parliamentary group session. This event was the APPG [...]
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Ubuntu International Project: redefining African fashion? « product of my past →
February 21st, 2012 → 01:45[...] Hamnett’s use of the catwalk to raise awareness for political, economic or social issues, Jacqueline Shaw clad her models in t-shirts with slogans such as: “African grown and sewn,” [...]
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Redefining African fashion at London Fashion Week « Out of Africa →
February 24th, 2012 → 13:20[...] Hamnett’s use of the catwalk to raise awareness for political, economic and social issues, Jacqueline Shaw clad her models in t-shirts with slogans such as: “African grown and sewn,” [...]
donalea
May 10, 2011
keep up the good work, your blog is good, like the stories you post!
Xu Yang
June 5, 2011
Good girl! You have done a lot. Keep fresh, good going for ever !!!
Awava
June 20, 2011
Hello Jacqueline! Thank you so much for alerting us to your blogs! They’re both fantastic! I would love to talk with you about doing a feature with Awava at some point. I’d love to hear from you!
Masego
June 28, 2011
Great work,we share a vision for african fashion.If you will please send me your contact details for more talk
AFG-BLOG
July 8, 2011
you can contact us at info@africafashionguide.com
Kendake
September 1, 2011
I’m sooooo proud of you sistah! Keep up the good WORK!!! This is awesome
I just stumbled across this website today
AFG-BLOG
September 1, 2011
Thank you all for your support and comments. Much, much appreciated
danze edwin
November 8, 2011
cheers keep us reading n typing
Omonigho Imonah
November 25, 2011
Hello Jackie! Just stumbled on ur blog n i think its great! I am a fashion illustrator and work with Genevieve magazine in Lagos Nigeria. I hav friends in d uk who’d like 2 c wearable, chic African fashion in london’s high street stores, 4 easy purchase. I’d like 2 collaborate with any of d uk’s high street labels 2 make this possible. I tried talkin 2 Topshop, but its leadin nowhere. Culd u pls link me up. I’d be happy 2 send u my portfolio and a presentation if u desire. I’d really apreciate a quick reply. Thanks.
foday camara
December 17, 2011
Hey jacqui, to be realistic you are a genius. Please keep up the good job you are doing, god has bigger plans for you
ChicaMod
January 30, 2012
Great initiative and enterprise! Please check out http://www.chicamod.com. We focus on all things East Africa, fashion inclusive:))
Africa Fashion Guide
January 30, 2012
thanks for the comment and positive support
we have now moved to http://www.africafashionguide.com
do follow us there too for updated posts
much thanks
Team AFG
Alexander
April 29, 2012
Dear Jacqueline
How are you?
I represent Fashion Magazine from Russia and want to publish it in African countries.
Can you contact me about this matter, please?
Thank you,
Alexander
alex@fcollection.ru