Isoken Ogiemwonyi, winner of the 2012 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week Young Creative Director of the Year, has certainly evolved over the years with her brand Obsidian. At the core of what the Obsidian label represents, as she has told us, is a respect for and empowerment of women though fashion. So, it is …
MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week Spring/Summer 2013: Mango #LFDW
Two and half years ago, Spanish retailer Mango made its debut in Nigeria. Fast forward two years later, it serves as a case study that multinational fashion companies can thrive in Nigeria’s slowly but emerging fashion retail market, while hiring its locals and contributing to its economy. For Spring/Summer 2013, Mango joined the lineup of …
MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week Spring/Summer 2013: Kola Kuddus #LFDW
The Kola Kuddus Spring/Summer 2013 collection was a tricky one where the line had to be towed cautiously. The designer took on color blocking in check patterns of pink, yellow, gray, lime green and blue. He used it as full garments and also as an accentuation in pants, bow ties, shoes, shirts and suits. The …
MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week Spring/Summer 2013: House of Form and Function #LFDW
We are unsure what House of Form and Function really means or stands for. But if we were to guess, it seems there is a collection targeted to the average working class Nigerian man, hence the form. While the function represents the traditional attires with a modern twist suitable for events such as weddings and …
MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week Spring/Summer 2013: Lanre Da Silva Ajayi #LFDW
It was Spring 2012, Nigerian designer Lanre Da Silva Ajayi (LDA) had just showed her latest collection. She stepped out on the Arise runway to take her bow when she, unfortunately, fell into the Orchestra pit at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York. Thankfully she was not hurt. But, in that split instance, LDA became …
OPINION: Omoyemi Akerele’s MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week, a BLUE PRINT For AFRICAN FASHION PRODUCERS to Follow!
I am a voracious reader and writer. So, five years ago when the disruption in the fashion industry began, I was reading as much as I was writing. On the Western end of things, fashion bloggers kicked the gate open and pushed aside the old gatekeepers. From Fashion Televisions, to top magazines and editor-in-chiefs, consumers …