[16 min read]
REVIEW OF LAGOS FASHION AND DESIGN WEEK 2018
 |
| Olivia from Gozel Green |
 |
| Guests at LFDWNG 2018 |
 |
| Gozel Green A/W2018 |
 |
| Guests at LFDWNG 2018 |
Like my earlier promise to review fashion shows, here is my take on the just concluded Lagos fashion week that took place from march 23rd to 25th 2018 sponsored by Heineken.
Although I wasn’t in attendance, I was privileged to exhaust my MTN data bundle on YouTube watching the show through and through including the highlights.( see my life).
Lagos fashion week popularly abbreviated as LFDW (i.e. Lagos Fashion and Design Week) is an annual, multi-day fashion event held in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 2011 by Omoyemi Akerele. LFDWNG provides a platform for buyers, media, and fashion enthusiasts to view collections from leading designs in Nigeria and from across Africa.
The platform aims to cut across geographic and cultural barriers, and place itself as a business of fashion and design event targeted at showcasing the best of the African fashion and design industry, drive the Nigerian fashion industry and to ultimately uplift its profile within the economy. LFDW has expanded its scope by creating two main platforms that run concurrently with the fashion week: Fashion Business series and Fashion Focus. LFDWNG also advocates for the industry with the government as well as potential investors.
This year’s show, although it started an hour late (Nigerian time *rolls eyes*), was a lot different from their other shows. The venue for this year's show was The wings by Oando, and space had some sort of resemblance to a New York loft. As opposed to last year, the decorations were kept to a minimal as rows of white benches faced a slightly risen white platform. The entire setup was a lot more understated than its September counterpart and it was evident that the clothes were the only attraction this year.
This year's fashion week consisted of a host of designers each bringing up different perspectives and advising us to embrace ourselves, be edgy, bold and accepting through their clothes. The show's schedule included:
Friday, March 23:
Gozel Green(6:00-6:30), Mo Augusto(7:30-8:00), IAMISIGO(9:00-9:30)
Saturday, March 24:
Sisiano(1:30-2:00), Re(3:00-3:30), Kenneth Ize(4:30-5:00), Style Temple(6:00-6:30), Orange Culture(7:30-8:00)
Sunday, March 25:
Maxivive(1:30-2:00), Sunny Rose(3:00-3:30), Emmy Kasbit(4:30-5:00), Onalaja(6:00-6:30), Tsemaye Binitie(7:30-8:00), Bridget Awosika(9:00-9:30)