They call themselves the Karow African Mummies: a group of women of African descent from Berlin-Karow who bring together fashion, culture and women’s empowerment. On Sunday 16 August 2026 they will celebrate their grand premiere at the ufaFabrik in Berlin-Tempelhof, with the show Queens of Africa – Fashion Meets Community.
This will be no ordinary fashion show. During the roughly two-and-a-half-hour production, the participants won’t just walk the runway in colourful creations of Kente, wax prints and batik; they will also share their personal stories of migration and life as African women in Berlin. Live hairstyling and music complete the experience.
Fashion transfer between Tema and Berlin
The garments are made to designs by Adolphine Landgraf, a fashion designer originally from Tema, Ghana.
That makes the show quite literally a bridge between two continents: Ghanaian designs brought to life in Berlin, worn by women who know both worlds. The organisers speak of “fashion transfer”; fashion as a carrier of identity, history and community.
Behind the initiative stands the women’s group Mothers with a Vision, supported by the association Reintegration Service Ghana e.V., which has been promoting cultural exchange between Ghana, other African countries and Germany for years. The ufaFabrik, the well-known cultural centre in Tempelhof, embraced the project; director Daniela Titze actively supported the group in the run-up to this first edition.
More than clothing
For the Karow African Mummies, it’s all about visibility. Making African culture visible in the German capital, empowering women and building bridges between communities — creative, vibrant and full of energy, as they describe it themselves. The show also offers young African designers a stage to present their creativity and cultural heritage to a wide audience.
That audience promises to be diverse: invitees include representatives from politics, the fashion industry, African embassies, community organisations and Berlin’s civil society. During the intermission there will be room for encounters and exchange, over lovingly prepared dishes based on West African recipes. West African art will also be on display throughout the event.
A premiere with ambition
That a group of mothers from a Berlin suburb is putting together a full-evening fashion production at one of the city’s best-known cultural venues says something about their ambition — and about the power of community. Queens of Africa is a world premiere, and if the Karow African Mummies have their way, it is only the beginning.
African Fashion Show 2026: Queens of Africa – Fashion Meets Community Sunday 16 August 2026, ufaFabrik, Berlin-Tempelhof More information and tickets: reintegration-service-ghana.de/de/African-Fashion-Show
