【全非资讯·津巴布韦】 津巴布韦设计师将传统、身份与商业融入其中

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当津巴布韦设计师携作品亮相伦敦非洲时装周时，他们展示的远不止是时装。他们的系列作品讲述了关于传承、身份认同和精湛工艺的故事，同时为女性手工艺人、创意企业家以及该国不断发展的时尚产业创造了新的机遇。\n\n世界通常看到的是成衣，而不是其背后的历程。伦敦聚光灯下的手袋，T台上的模特，接受掌声的设计师。然而，每一个系列都凝聚了多年的试验、文化记忆、创业精神、精湛工艺和默默的决心。\n\n本月，这段故事将从津巴布韦走向英国。两位津巴布韦设计师——知名品牌 PatCh Maokoe Zimbabwe 的创始人 Chido Kaseke，以及 SOLEIL 的创始人兼总监 Ropafadzo Kuki Mapira，将于2026年8月22日至23日参加伦敦非洲时装周（AFWL）。这是该大陆最具影响力的时尚平台之一。\n\n他们的征程通过 Creative DNA Zimbabwe 项目得以实现。这是一个泛非时尚加速器项目，得到了英国文化教育协会（British Council）和瑞士驻津巴布韦大使馆的支持，并由 Haus of Stone Showroom 在当地执行。\n\nHaus of Stone Showroom 的创始人兼创意总监 Danayi Chapfika-Madondo 致力于将津巴布韦设计推向世界，她将此视为一项更广泛努力的一部分，旨在将津巴布韦的创意重新定位在全球对话中，而这种对话正日益重视真实性、精湛工艺和文化叙事。\n\n该机构已成为该国最受瞩目的时尚发展平台之一，提供零售快闪店、导师指导和密集的技能开发。自从 Creative DNA 项目拓展至津巴布韦以来，已有50多位时尚创意人士通过导师指导、业务发展和种子资金获得了支持。\n\n其日益扩大的影响力显而易见。在助力一位津巴布韦设计师于2025年登上伦敦非洲时装周之后，该项目今年正将两位设计师送上全球舞台。\n\n然而，Chapfika-Madondo 迅速指出，这并非她个人的展秀。“我不是在进行个人展示。相反，我是带领设计师们通过 Creative DNA Zimbabwe 项目亮相，”她解释道。

Zimbabwean Designers Stitch Heritage, Identity and Enterprise into Global Fashion




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As Zimbabwean designers take their work to Africa Fashion Week London, they are showcasing far more than fashion. Their collections tell stories of heritage, identity and craftsmanship while creating new opportunities for women artisans, creative entrepreneurs and the country's growing fashion industry. 

The world usually sees the finished garment, not the journey behind it. A handbag under the bright lights of London. A model on the runway. A designer accepting applause. Yet every collection is shaped by years of experimentation, cultural memory, entrepreneurship, craftsmanship and quiet determination.

This month, that story will travel from Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom as two Zimbabwean designers, Chido Kaseke founder of celebrated brand, PatCh Maokoe Zimbabwe and Ropafadzo Kuki Mapira founder and director of SOLEIL, take part in Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) from August  22 - 23, 2026, one of the continent’s most influential fashion platforms.

Their journey comes to life through the Creative DNA Zimbabwe programme, a pan-African fashion accelerator supported by the British Council and the Swiss Embassy in Zimbabwe and delivered locally by Haus of Stone Showroom.

Danayi Chapfika-Madondo, founder and creative director of Haus of Stone Showroom which is dedicated to taking Zimbabwean design to the world, describes this as part of a wider effort to reposition Zimbabwean creativity within a global conversation that increasingly values authenticity, craftsmanship and cultural storytelling.

The organisation has become one of the country’s most visible fashion development platforms, providing retail pop-ups, mentorship and intensive skills development. Since Creative DNA expanded into Zimbabwe, more than 50 fashion creatives have received support through mentorship, business development and seed funding.

Its growing impact is visible. After helping one Zimbabwean designer reach Africa Fashion Week London in 2025, the programme is now sending two designers to the global stage.

Yet, Chapfika-Madondo is quick to point out that this is not her showcase. “I am not showcasing personally. Instead, I am leading the designers under the Creative DNA Zimbabwe programme,” she explains.

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