Nigeria’s fashion industry gets a major facelift with Arise Magazine Fashion Week Lagos. The event takes place in Lagos from Thursday March 10th to Sunday March 13th 2011. Over twenty Nigerian designers will be showing including the big names like Deola Sagoe, Jewel by Lisa and Tiffany Amber. Nigerian artists Darey Art Alade and Naeto C are some of the performers that will also be performing throughout the week.
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
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