All is set for the inaugural 2011 Arise Magazine Fashion Week Lagos which will be held from March 10th-13th, 2011. Scheduled to perform at the show is American R &B singer Keri Hilson, British pop star Estelle and Nigerian-British rapper Tinie Tempah. Nigerian rapper Naeto C and R &B artist Darey Art- Alade will also perform. See below for a full listing of designers.
THURSDAY MARCH 10
09:00 PRESS ACCREDITATION
10:00 THE BUSINESS OF FASHION CONFERENCE (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
15:00 OPENER
16:00 NKWO (UK) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
HO– USE OF NWOCHA (NG)
KIKI KAMANU (US)
GREY (NG)
Collective Show
18:00 JEWEL BY LISA (NG) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
20:00 KLUK CGTD (SA) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
21:00 Closing Music Acts
NAETO C AND DAREY ART-ALADE
FRIDAY MARCH 11
11:00 PRESS LAUNCH
12:00 KEMKEM STUDIO (NG) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
AUTUMN ADEIGBO (US)
MADAM WOKIES COUTURE (SIERRA LEONE)
VIVA LA RESISTANCE (NG)
Group Show
13:00 CHRISTIE BROWN (GHANA) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
BUKI AKIB (UK)
Double Show
14:00 SAMANTHA COLE (UK) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
15:00 MUSTAFA HASSANALI (TANZANIA) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
16:00 KORTO MOMOLU (LIBERIA/US) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
BRIDGET AWOSIKA (NG)
Group Show
17:00 AMINE BENDRIOUICH (MOROCCO) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
OKUNOREN TWINS (NG)
Double Show
18:00 GAVIN RAJAH (SA) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
19:00 ITUEN BASI (NG) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
20:00 TIFFANY AMBER (NG) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
21:00 Closing Music Acts
KERI HILSON AND FRIENDS (TBC)
SATURDAY MARCH 12
11:00 NIKKI KHIRAN (NG) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
ANNE MARIE ADDO (GHANA)
VONNE (NG)
EKI ORLEANS (UK)
Group Show
12:00 MIMI PLANGE (SENEGAL) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
BESTOW ELAN (ETHIOPIA)
EJIRO AMOS TAFIRI (NG)
JO BLACK CRAZE (NG)
Group Show
13:00 CHICHIA (TANZANIA) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
GERT-JOHAN COETZEE (SA)
Double Show
14:00 MAKI OH (UK/NG) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
TSEMAYE BINITIE (UK)
Group Show
15:00 ALEXANDER AMOSU (UK) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
16:00 BUNMI KOKO (UK) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
17:00 EREDAPPA (NG) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
ODIO MIMONET (NG)
Double Show
18:00 LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI (NG) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
LAQUAN SMITH (US)
Group Show
19:00 SAHEED SULAIMAN (NG) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
20:00 DEOLA SAGOE (NG) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
21:00 Closing Music Act
ESTELLE AND D’BANJ
SUNDAY MARCH 13
12:00 KASTLE DESIGN AND TREASURE CHEST (GHANA/US) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
ZEDEYE (UK)
RE BAHIA (UK)
TOJU FOYEH (NG)
Group Show
13:00 PIERRE ANTONI VETTORELLO (BELGIUM/GHANA) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
ANGELO VON MOL (BELGIUM/IVORY COAST)
Double Show
14:00 MATAANO (SOMALIA/US) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
RON N RON (US)
Double Show
15:00 LOLA FATOUROTI (US) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
16:00 B-SIDE BY WALE ADEYEMI (UK) (ARISE MAGAZINE TENT)
17:00 XULY BET (MALI/FRANCE) (THISDAY STYLE TENT)
20:00-12:00 AMFW AWARDS/BLACK COFFEE (SA)
Closing Music Act
TINIE TEMPAH
Stay tuned for details.
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