AfroWema · CSFW Madrid 2026
From Kibera
to the Queen Upcycling
Runway
AfroWema takes the stage in Madrid
The Savage Beauty Heritage collection walks the Queen Upcycling runway at Circular Sustainable Fashion Week Madrid — bringing African craftsmanship, upcycled luxury, and the spirit of Kibera to the heart of Europe.
20 April 2026 · Madrid, SpainThe Moment Has Arrived
A Kenyan brand on a global stageOn the 20th of April 2026, AfroWema stepped onto the Queen Upcycling runway at the Circular Sustainable Fashion Week (CSFW) in Madrid — one of the world's most respected platforms for sustainable, ethical, and circular fashion. For a brand born in the heart of Kibera, Nairobi's largest informal settlement, this was not just a fashion show. It was a declaration.
CSFW Madrid, now in its tenth edition, gathers designers and brands from over a dozen countries under a single conviction: that another way of making clothes is not only possible, but necessary. This year's theme — "Muchas culturas, un solo planeta" (Many cultures, one planet) — could have been written for AfroWema.
"We took sustainable African fashion straight into the heart of London. Now, we take it further — to Madrid, to Europe, to the world."
— Tatiana Teixeira, Founder & Creative Director, AfroWema80kg
Fabric diverted from landfill
10+
Countries at CSFW 2026
3
Continents represented
Savage Beauty Heritage
Where rebellion meets craftThe collection that walked the Queen Upcycling runway is the same one that first stunned audiences at Africa Fashion Week London 2025 — Savage Beauty Heritage. Sculpted denim gowns. Flowing cotton dresses. Richly patterned ensembles that draw from Nairobi's streets and the dramatic lines of African architecture.
Every piece is built from materials rescued from waste. AfroWema partnered with Mr. Green Africa to source upcycled denim, collaborated with Kenyan cooperatives for ethically woven cotton, and wove in rare Kitenge fabrics from Ghana and Nigeria. The result is fashion that does not borrow from African culture — it is African culture, transformed and elevated.
Each garment is handcrafted by tailors, designers, and youth from Kibera. When the collection walked in London, 24-year-old Kibera tailor Brian Omondi said: "I stitched a sleeve on that blue gown. When I saw it on the runway, I felt like I was there too." Today, his work is in Madrid.
The Queen Upcycling runway is the perfect home for this collection. It celebrates exactly what AfroWema does: transforming discarded textiles into something that makes an audience stop, stare, and reconsider everything they thought they knew about what fashion can be.
Event Details
AfroWema on the
Queen Upcycling Runway
Worn with pride. Made with purpose.
The pieces walking the runway in Madrid are available to shop. Each one is one of a kind — handcrafted, upcycled, and made to last.
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