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Lagos Fashion week 2022 Day 1 & 2 Recap

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Lagos Fashion Week is LIVE. It has been two days of Lagos Fashion Week and here’s a rundown of Day 1 and Day 2. Day 1:  Lagos Fashion Week commenced on Wednesday 26th October 2022. With its first scheduled activity- the xretail partnership with Zinkata with pieces from beloved brands like Emmy Kasbit, Gozel Green, DNA by Iconic Invanity, Kilentar, Lisa Folawiyo and a couple of others. Xretail is on till Sunday 30th, 2022. 
See pictures from XRetail.Creatives, fashion enthusiasts, designers, stylists, and journalists gathered for an exclusive Opening Party. Well-tailored suits, tassels, and sequins were some of the style trends spotted at the opening party. With never-ending cocktails, food, and music, fashion lovers partied and networked all night. See pictures from the opening party.Day 2: 

Day 2 kicked off with on-site and off-site shows with SwapShop at the center of activities at the experience tents. As yesterday marked the first day of the physical on-site runway shows, we caught some stellar street style and style moments. 
 BLACK ENSEMBLEYou can never go wrong with an all-black look and fashionistas took a cue from this. We saw multiple all-black ensembles ranging from latex two pieces, a dramatic black trench coat and leather jackets.HUES ON HUESIf you want to stand out from the crowd, all you need to do is play with colours and Lagosians brought all shades of colour to the Fashion Week Tents. Mustard, pink, purple, blues were vibrantly worn. Some other interesting trends were varsity-inspired looks, stylish fascinators, and raffia fringes. THE RUNWAY SHOWSOpening Day 2 Runway on-site show was Kadiju, debuting its first-ever menswear line. The brand’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection was beautifully crafted with hues of colours and well-constructed silhouettes. Desiree Iyama

2021 Green Access finalist Desiree Iyama returned this season with yet another noteworthy collection. For their new Spring/Summer collection, the brand worked with a daring colour palette and we also saw well-detailed sleeves on the runway.Cute Saint

Having a fashion brand is all about standing out and evoking a powerful statement and Cute Saint’s new Spring/Summer collection didn’t fall short. Titled Omo Eko, the brand’s newest release was highly inspired by the city of Lagos. Cute Saint’s show opened dramatically with an Eyo masquerade- The Eyo Festival is a popular festival held annually in Lagos. What followed next was the brand’s signature adire fabrics stretching out onto silhouettes on the runway. The collection invoked a soft, breezy, and playful feeling. Pieces were complimented with purses, bucket hats, and sunglasses.FIAFIA Spring/Summer 2023 collection titled SHE; ROES stood out on the runway on Day 2. This season, the womenswear brand examined colours and impeccable weaving techniques. The highlight of their collection was choosing to accessorize one single ear on models who strutted down the runway. We could possibly be seeing these trends off the runway soon among fashionistas.Algueye DakarStraight off the beautiful city of Dakar, Senegal into Lagos Fashion Week. Algueye Dakar showcased on the runway using a single colour palette to deliver different unique female silhouettes.Gozel GreenFor Gozel Green, the fashion brand returned this season with its strong signature look of asymmetrical cuts and colour blocking. The new collection is titled Disco At No.3 and saw models rocking unison pointed heels.Simone & EliseSimone and Elise is a womenswear ready-to-wear brand and for their collection at Lagos Fashion Week, we saw colourful, striking floral prints and floor-length garments on the runway. Off the runway, these pieces can be worn by the everyday African young women.FrucheFruche’s Spring/Summer collection showcase on Day 2 of fashion week ended with a bit of sombre, that is because the creative director Frank Aghuno dedicated the new collection to his late father who passed away last year. The collection however spoke volumes, we saw multiple openings, knots, extravagant sleeves, and fringes on garments. The final dress on the runway got a spray-on as a tribute to the brand’s creative director’s late father.TJWHOTJWHO showcased this season with a brave neutral palette, having made pieces worn by stars like Burna Boy and Ladipoe. The made-in-Africa brand blew fashion enthusiasts away with an amazing effort at womenswear featuring multiple sleeve cutouts for their 2023 Spring/Summer collection.JZO JZO closed the Day 2 of Lagos Fashion Week with the 2023 Spring/Summer menswear collection. And what did we see?- an array of cut-outs, corset-inspired pants, drapes, and floor-length pieces. The collection was worthy of the closing title.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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