This year’s edition of The Regal Renaissance is not just another fashion show it is a cultural movement. Hosted in Jos, Plateau State, the event calls on designers, historians, cultural custodians, and artists across the continent to explore, revive, and reimagine Africa’s royal legacy through the lens of contemporary fashion.
At its core, The Regal Renaissance 2025 is about bridging the past and the present. It celebrates the richness of African traditions while making them accessible, inspiring, and relevant to today’s generation.
The 2025 theme has been carefully designed to highlight Africa’s royal heritage in ways that go beyond the runway. Here are the key objectives driving this movement:
Cultural Preservation – Protecting and promoting the legacy of royal dress and adornment traditions by teaching their historical importance.
Fashion Innovation – Encouraging designers to fuse heritage with modern trends, creating collections that are both stylish and deeply cultural.
Tourism Promotion – Positioning Africa’s regal heritage as a magnet for fashion and cultural tourism, while boosting heritage-based economic growth.
Empowerment – Giving artisans, weavers, tailors, and creatives a global platform to showcase their traditional crafts and thrive.
Pan-African Unity– Bringing together the diversity of kingdoms, emirates, and chiefdoms in a shared celebration of pride and regality.
This year’s program is packed with unforgettable highlights:
Royal Runway Shows– Watch collections inspired by the grandeur of Africa’s royal dynasties: the Yoruba Obas, Zulu royalty, the Ashanti, Kanuri, Fulani, Benin, Ndebele, Berber, and more.
Cultural Exhibitions – Explore displays of fabrics, crowns, beadwork, and royal artifacts that bring history to life.
Panel Discussions & Workshops– Join cultural historians, designers, royal representatives, and fashion scholars as they unpack the evolution of African royal fashion.
ACFA Awards Ceremony – A night to honor designers, tradition bearers, and influencers preserving Africa’s cultural identity through fashion.
Destination Africa Showcase – Highlighting the continent’s royal palaces, fashion museums, and cultural tourism hotspots.