Friday, 28th October 2022, marked Day 3 of Heineken Lagos Fashion Week with XRetail at Zinkata still on as well as SwapShop.
Fashion Business series with Prosper Africa commenced during the early
hour of the day which featured a roundtable discussion with
institutional investors, fashion buyers, Nigerian fashion brands and key
industry stakeholders who discussed on the topic “Financing the African fashion ecosystem”.
THE RUNWAY SHOWS
Some of the collections from Day 3.
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House of Akachi
2022 Green Access Finalist, House of AKACHI
debuted their 2023 womenswear Spring/Summer Collection. Titled,“
N’okpuru Mmiri”- the collection centers around a conversation between
some elements of nature like water, architecture, and global climate
change.
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Olisa Kenya
Olisa Kenya brought a bright color body-fitting garment to the runway on Day 3.
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SVL Design
2022 Green Access Finalist, SVL Design opened the runway show for Day 3
with their 2023 Spring/Summer Collection. Looks from the collection
consisted of reworked jeans and headstock fabrics. Items like a plastic
bucket and the popular plastic bag- (Ghana Must Go) were seen on the
runway.
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Jermaine Bleu
It’s been three Days of the fashion season, and if there’s anything
we’ve learned so far about designers this year, it’s that colors remains
and will continue to be indisposable to a designer. Take Jermaine
Bleu’s Spring/Summer Collection titled Harmony which evoked different
shades of colors on the runway with delicate cut-outs.
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Geto
Already showcased at Paris Fashion Week back in October, the Lagos-based
fashion brand returned to give the people of Lagos a show of their new
collection. The outcome was colorful, with a wide range of loose
garments, skin-revealing pieces, oversized coats, and lastly a
larger-than-life handbag.
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Duaba Serwa
Duaba Serwa is a Ghanaian womenswear brand. Known for its signature
triangular origami pleat, the brand’s latest offering this fashion
season saw flowy skirts, straight skirts, crop tops, and puffy sleeves
get the triangular origami pleat treatment while also blending different
palettes of colors.
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Abiola Olusola
Abiola Olusola is a womenswear fashion brand and for her 2023
Spring/Summer collection, she returns with minimalistic pieces. We saw
straight body-fitting armless gowns, color-block chiffon, and a couple
of light fabrics in white. To accessorize, we saw floor-sweeping
handbags with fringes complimenting the silhouette.
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Emmy Kasbit
Titled
“Home Come- in”, Emmy Kasbit returned this fashion season with thirty
bright-colored looks for their 2023 Spring/Summer collection. This
marked the highest piece we’ve seen from a single collection from the
brand so far. A wool embellished handbag, wool wig and yards of folded
fabrics were also used as accessories on the runway.
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Tia Adeola
Tia
Adeola came with the drama. Opening her show with a ballad dancer, what
followed next was a statement-worthy green body-hugging dress with the
phrase “God Help Nigeria”. The rest of the collection showed lots of
skins.
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Ejiro Amos Tafiri
For Ejiro Amos Tafiri latest offering, we saw glitters and gowns made
with colorful light fabrics. As models strut down the runway two dancers
delivered a stunning choreography which provided an interesting
backdrop for the show.
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What to expect on Day 4.
Day 4 will mark the final day of the physical on-site runway show and the SwapShop.
Sisiano will host a private offsite show.
The remaining 5 Green Access finalists Metakay, Pettre Taylor, Lulla
Studios, Heru Shezi, Aorah will showcase today with Awa Meite, Austrian
Lace, Pepperrow, Orire, Babayo, Bloke, Abigail Ajobi, Maxivive, Studio
189, Cynthia Abila, Eki Silk, Ugo Monye, Maxhosa Africa and Odio Mimonet
also unveiling their 2023 Spring/Summer Collection.
Lagos Fashion Week 2022 is Title sponsored by Heineken and supported by
partners: Bestseller Foundation, TECNO, Lush Hair, Sunlight Nigeria,
Austrian Lace, MAC and Lagos State. Lagos Fashion Week is exclusively
produced by Style House Files.
Media Partners: BellaNaija Online,
Bella Naija Style, Guardian Life, Business Day, The Will DownTown,
Pulse, Okay Africa and Culture Custodian.
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