African fashion on display at Lagos Fashion Week

(27 Oct 2023)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAGOS – 26 OCTOBER 2023
1. Various of Lagos Fashion Week guests
2. Close-up of Lagos Fashion Week guests watching a model on the runway
3. Various of models on the Lagos Fashion Week runway
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Wura Kolawole, hairstylist , teacher:
“The Lagos Fashion Week was really nice, really dynamic. I saw all types of fashion, some pieces that I was even considering wearing myself, a lot of really nice bold color pallets, a lot of nice texture, and beautiful diverse models as well too, so I love the inclusivity that Lagos Fashion Week offered this time around as well."
5. Mid of a model on the Lagos Fashion Week runway
6. Mid of Lagos Fashion Week guests watching a model on the runway
7. SOUNDBITE (English) April Umole, model:
“Lagos Fashion Week is amazing, I love the designers they brought together to showcase this year, I mean there’s a lot of culture, there’s a lot…it’s a lot of diversity to be honest because you find some African, you find some continental, it’s a mixture and it’s so lovely. We have so many amazing designers which I worked for some as well."
8. Various of models on the Lagos Fashion Week runway
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Saviour Ngogo, IT support officer:
“For the Lagos Fashion Week, I really do love the experience and I came out here for the experience and I would tell you it was amazing, it was really amazing; the show, the looks, the outfit, everything was just on point, and I really loved it."
10. Various of models on the Lagos Fashion Week runway
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Danielle Anene, journalist:
“The Lagos Fashion Week was really breathtaking. I got to see some amazing designs, and I got to also see some style come back."
12. Mid of models on the Lagos Fashion Week runway
13. Mid of Lagos Fashion Week giving applause to a designer
14. Mid of models on the Lagos Fashion Week runway


STORYLINE:

Lagos showcased indigenous fashion from Africa and diaspora at the 13th Lagos Fashion Week presentation.

Featuring a mix of designers from across the continent, the annual fashion show celebrates and provides a market for local brands mostly highlighting African culture and crafts in various colors and styles.

“The Lagos Fashion Week was really nice, really dynamic. I saw all types of fashion, some pieces that I was even considering wearing myself… I love the inclusivity that Lagos Fashion Week offered this time around as well”. Says an Hairstylist and teacher, Wura Kolawole.

Journalist Danielle Anene said some old styles made a comeback in this year’s Lagos Fashion Week. “The Lagos Fashion Week was really breathtaking. I got to see some amazing designs, and I got to also see some style come back”.

Across the continent, fashion continues to grow on various fonts – including in movies and films – in the form of textiles, garments as well as accessories, and fine crafts, all with a long history of prestige and symbolic of the African culture.

Video filmed and edited by Dan Ikpoyi.


===========================================================

Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com.

Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/


You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metad....ata/youtube/9f0b0517