This year’s Fashion Week is over and it brought a lot of amazing memories, set trends, taught inspiring and educative master classes and served as a great networking platform.
The organizers put in a lot of work to make this year up to the last year’s, you must applaud that.
For LFDW, I guess the enthusiasm dropped, there was less street style as there would have been. Looking at previous years, very few collections caught the attention of fashion enthusiasts or maybe it’s just me. The idea of the curator’s lounge was really cool and other added activities. But those shoes though, I’m just saying. A female model’s greatest asset is her legs and if she gets a leg injury on the runway because of bad shoes then who do we blame? Who do we call for quality control?
Needless, we look forward to next year. But what would we like to see going forward? Maybe more exclusive shows ( those strictly by invitation and paid to watch), Free runway shows, so upcoming designers can have a platform to be seen on the runway. More buyer activities; an opportunity where buyers can meet with designers and place orders or buy on the spot.
GTB fashion Weekend was with loads and loads of excitement and activities. There’s something for everyone. It’s definitely one of the most engaging and energetic fashion activity we have had in two years.
Love that it promotes growing Nigerian business in Fashion, but it would be nice if every fashion enterprise is fully represented, I don’t remember seeing any aso oke maker, jewelry maker / or designer. Or did I miss them? But I asked, and the response was negative.
Also so many known and expected names of the same people from last year, I’m thinking more people should be given the opportunity next year.
And for integrity purposes and not to look like the organizers are teething up to international designers. It would be nice if we don’t have very old collections on the runway, especially if it had been shown here at the same event the previous year. Nigeria might have its issues but we are more exposed and fashion enlightened than most give us credit.
With all that’s been said, one can not be more proud to be a Nigerian, when we have both platforms working tirelessly to put our business of fashion out there for the world to see.
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