Is Nigeria the next frontier for fashion retail? While South Africa has enjoyed a thriving retail climate, Nigeria, especially when it comes to fashion, has been lagging. However, in just the past few years alone, it appears Nigeria may very well be the next frontier for fashion retail. From stores[...]
Coming off the celebration of fifteen(15) years in the fashion business, one would have expected English designer Mathew Williamson to show the same collection he showed at London Fashion Week, in September, at MTN’s Lagos Fashion & Design Week in Lagos, Nigeria. Williamson, however, chose a different route. For his[...]
We saw Tiffany Amber’s Spring/Summer Collection at the Arise Magazine African Icons show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York this September. For her showing at the MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week, she managed to spice things up a bit with a couple of red pieces we didn’t see[...]
Nigerian Fashion label Jewel by Lisa owned by Lisa Folawiyo has become a highly coveted brand within Africa that also continues to gain momentum on the international front. On the international front, in the last few years alone, Jewel by Lisa has enjoyed numerous American celebrities rocking her designs and[...]
Last we shared a fashion story on the design label Marayah O, it was to announce its launch. This time, we take a look at the collection shown at the 2013 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week. For us, there seemed to be a need to have a clear idea[...]
If there is one thing that became apparent during the recently completed MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week, it had to be that there were some gems that we needed to pay attention to from Nigeria’s Fashion Industry. One such gem is emerging designer Kelechi Odu. Resting on a solid[...]
Omoyemi Akerele founder of Style House Files and the just concluded MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week was recently quoted in the New York Times, as part of the newspaper’s coverage of the IHT Luxury Conference held in Rome. “ROME — Has Africa’s golden moment arrived? For the gurus[...]
Designer Kiki Kamanu promised something different for her Spring/Summer 2013 collection at MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week, and she indeed delivered. For starters, we loved her tank tops that bore subtle branding of the label and the label’s message. Kamanu then followed up with wearable art that was fresh,[...]
The Iconic Invanity Spring/Summer 2012 collection, at the just concluded MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week, ranks as one of the best collections we have seen coming out of all of the runways from New York to Paris, London to South Africa and Lagos, so far. Almost every piece shown[...]
Akpos Okudu, for its MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week Spring/Summer 2013 showed she could put a well constructed garment together. However, the designer needed to show her versatility through her design hand by clearly defining the Akpos Okudu woman. The color palette could have been more refreshing and happy,[...]
The designers at the Republic of Foreigner had an intense fascination with animal prints for Spring/Summer 2013. However, what they were clever in doing for their Spring collection was to keep the delivery of that fascination light, alluring, feminine, playful and sexy. Animal prints were seen on silk fabrics that[...]
We loved everything about the Re Bahia collection: the fabrics, color choices and beautiful silhouettes with design details referencing a masculine meets feminine world; and the gorgeous yet modern and sporty interpretation of red, white and black pinstripes in beautiful fitted dresses. Our favorite design, however, has got to be[...]
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[...]
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,[...]