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Kolwezi Fashion Week began with a simple idea — to show the world that creativity is one of Kolwezi’s greatest resources.

What started as a celebration of fashion has become a space where culture, identity, and innovation meet.

Here, heritage isn’t preserved — it’s reimagined.

Kolwezi Fashion Week began with a simple idea — to show the world that creativity is one of Kolwezi’s greatest resources.

What started as a celebration of fashion has become a space where culture, identity, and innovation meet.

Here, heritage isn’t preserved — it’s reimagined.

Kolwezi Fashion Week began with a simple idea — to show the world that creativity is one of Kolwezi’s greatest resources.

What started as a celebration of fashion has become a space where culture, identity, and innovation meet.

Here, heritage isn’t preserved — it’s reimagined.

This Year's Theme: Extraction of Style

Extraction of Style Kolwezi has always been known for what comes from its soil — copper, cobalt, gold. This year, we look deeper. Extraction of Style is about uncovering what lies beneath the surface: the memories, traditions, and identities that shape who we are today. It’s a reminder that our true richness isn’t underground — it’s within us.

This Year's Theme: Extraction of Style

Extraction of Style Kolwezi has always been known for what comes from its soil — copper, cobalt, gold. This year, we look deeper. Extraction of Style is about uncovering what lies beneath the surface: the memories, traditions, and identities that shape who we are today. It’s a reminder that our true richness isn’t underground — it’s within us.

This Year's Theme: Extraction of Style

Extraction of Style Kolwezi has always been known for what comes from its soil — copper, cobalt, gold. This year, we look deeper. Extraction of Style is about uncovering what lies beneath the surface: the memories, traditions, and identities that shape who we are today. It’s a reminder that our true richness isn’t underground — it’s within us.

Discover Kolwezi

Kolwezi’s new international airport is a modern, solar-powered gateway that marks the city’s evolution from a mining hub to a symbol of national progress and pride.

Mathias Lund

Creative Director, Urban Textiles

An iconic old building bearing the name “Kolwezi,” it stands as a historic landmark—one of the city’s earliest symbols of identity and civic pride, preserving the memory of its past amid rapid modernization.

Finn Harlow

Visual Consultant, Strata Projects

The statue of Laurent-Désiré Kabila honors the former president as a symbol of liberation and national resistance, serving as a reminder of Congo’s struggle for sovereignty and the legacy of its revolution.

Lukas Müller

Head of Creative Strategy, Mørk Agency

The Sainte Barbe, Saint Eloi Cathedral stands as a spiritual and architectural pillar of Kolwezi—a gathering place that has long anchored community life, faith, and tradition at the heart of the city.

Astrid Holm

Lead Photographer, Fri Form Imagery

Kolwezi’s new international airport is a modern, solar-powered gateway that marks the city’s evolution from a mining hub to a symbol of national progress and pride.

Mathias Lund

Creative Director, Urban Textiles

An iconic old building bearing the name “Kolwezi,” it stands as a historic landmark—one of the city’s earliest symbols of identity and civic pride, preserving the memory of its past amid rapid modernization.

Finn Harlow

Visual Consultant, Strata Projects

The statue of Laurent-Désiré Kabila honors the former president as a symbol of liberation and national resistance, serving as a reminder of Congo’s struggle for sovereignty and the legacy of its revolution.

Lukas Müller

Head of Creative Strategy, Mørk Agency

The Sainte Barbe, Saint Eloi Cathedral stands as a spiritual and architectural pillar of Kolwezi—a gathering place that has long anchored community life, faith, and tradition at the heart of the city.

Astrid Holm

Lead Photographer, Fri Form Imagery

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