African fashion is having its moment and not just in headlines, but in history. From global runways to red carpets, our designers are shaping what the world wears. But behind every beautiful garment is a business trying to survive in an unpredictable industry; navigating supply chains, production costs, and the ever-changing language of global relevance.
That’s the conversation The Design Table is bringing to life. Co-created by So.Me Solutions and Afropolitan, The Design Table is a fashion brunch designed for the people who move the industry, not just through design, but through ideas, systems, and structure. It’s a space for honest, necessary conversations about how African fashion can grow beyond creativity and into sustainability.
For this maiden edition, The Design Table has teamed up with three incredible fashion forces — the iconic Lanre DaSilva Ajayi, Nitemi, the contemporary womenswear brand by Temi Osude, and Gellali, the slow-fashion retailer founded by Ifunanya Dozie.
Set for November 1st, The Design Table will bring together some of the most respected voices shaping African fashion today, from Mai Atafo, Chinyere Adogu, Beverly Naya, Tenicka Boyd, Eniafe Momodu, to Eni Popoola, each bringing a unique perspective to the evolving story of African style, business, and creativity.
“For Afropolitan, The Design Table represents the kind of infrastructure our creative economy desperately needs — not just runways and red carpets, but real conversations about sustainability, systems, and scale. African fashion has always had creativity; now we’re building the bridges that help it thrive as an industry. This is about moving beyond moments and into legacy.”— Chika Uwazie, Co-host of the Afropolitan Podcast, and Author
As Elizabeth Osho, Founder and Lead Strategist at So.Me Solutions, puts it, “we believe strategy is the thread that turns creativity into legacy —The Design Table is where creativity meets to have conversations about the systems that help us all scale.”
Together, So.Me Solutions and Afropolitan are creating a space where strategy matters as much as style and if African fashion is going to grow beyond moments and into markets, conversations like these are the blueprint.
