The Lagos Leather Fair (LLF2026) officially opened the doors of its landmark 9th edition to the general public on Saturday, June 27th, consolidating its position as the definitive pan-African platform for the leather value chain. Attended by international buyers, policy experts, tech innovators, and hundreds of local artisans, this year’s fair focused heavily on breaking [...]
The highly anticipated 9th edition of the Lagos Leather Fair (LLF2026) officially opened its doors with an exclusive VIP Opening Event, gathering prominent industry leaders, financial experts, policymakers, and creative innovators committed to driving growth, innovation and sustainable development within the African Leather Industry to celebrate the rich potential and economic power of Africa’s leather [...]
The LLF2023, themed Staying Ahead – Creativity | Collaboration | Commitment aims to make a lasting impact through the introduction of the LLF Accelerator Programme, an innovative mentoring and development initiative. Six selected leather brands, three specializing in footwear and three in handbags, will receive guidance and support from experienced entrepreneurs who possess valuable industry insights.
To further drive growth within the Nigerian leather sector whilst also educating and creating maximum visibility for leading leather players across Africa, key stakeholders spread across Sub-Saharan Africa gathered at the just concluded Lagos Leather Fair (LLF) 5 to discuss the road map to the future of the leather industry. The 2-day event which sought [...]
There were thunderstorms, and the heavens opened with a downpour but that did not hinder the arrival of leather enthusiasts, fashion lovers, and fun-seekers at the Balmoral Convention Center of the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island the venue of the 5th Edition of the Lagos Leather Fair. One can very well say that the leather industry [...]
After two years away, Africa’s largest leather Fair is back with a bang and we cannot be more excited! As the world opens up, and things seem to be slowly getting back to normal, we would love to invite you to join us at the 5th edition of Lagos Leather Fair which will be held [...]
Ibadan, March 2022 – Following its launch in October 2021, the Kafawa Training Program, a partnership between My World of Bags and the Mastercard Foundation, has formally graduated its first set of fully-trained leather industry artisans, entrepreneurs, craftsmen, and women. The program's focus is to train young Nigerian women and men in leather and non-leather [...]
Lagos, 27 Oct 2021: Today, My World of Bags, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation announced the launch of Kafawa, a training initiative designed to bridge the skills gap in the leather and non-leather manufacturing industry. My World of Bags, the parent company of FemiHandbags, one of Africa’s leading luxury accessory brands, is partnering with [...]
