Celebrating African fashion at the Lagos fashion and design week (LFDW)

• The Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) 2016 is a celebration of the

  ingenuity of African fashion. Heineken is the flagship sponsor of this year’s

  event christened “Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week”.

  The Lagos Fashion and Design Week 2016 is slated to hold on the 26th to

  29th of October, 2015 at the Federal Palace hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.

  Themed 'Connecting the Dots' , the Lagos Fashion and Design Week aims to

  create a conducive environment for fashion buyers, designers, fashion lovers,

  models, and journalists from the world over to network.

  LFDW founder, Omoyemi Akerele noted at a Press cocktail for LFDW that for

  the year, the team "is looking beyond fashion to exploring other ways to make

  the business profitable without compromising on quality".

  The LFDW has over the years featured the current collections of top and

  upcoming African designers.

  Fashion enthusiasts hoping to see the top five upcoming designers this year

  have been touting Tokyo James as the number one contender, we will have to

  wait to see.

  The Lagos Fashion and Design Week program will feature

   Runway Shows

  This is the signature moment of this fashion events; the runway show will take

  place from the 26th to 29th daily by 5:30pm-10pm.

  The runway shows are intended for selected designers to showcase the best

  of their latest collection to fashion buyers and editors.

   Fashionomics

  Fashionomics is an innovative new segment of the LFDW, it is set for the 28th

  of October at 9:30am. This new platform is meant to demystify financial

  success in the fashion industry; it shows participants how to source for funds,

  create brands, market and business management.

   The Fashion Business Series

  Since the inception of the LFDW, the Fashion business series has been an

  avenue to facilitate conversations of key players within the African fashion

  industry.

  Due to take place on the 27th of October from 9:30am to 3pm, upcoming

  creatives and designers are sure to converge to network.

   X-Retail

  This section of the LFDW is intended to enable designers share their

  knowledge of success in fashion sales. This exciting platform is slated for the

  28th through 29th of October from 11am to 6pm.

  The X-retail platform will feature vendors selling pieces from collections and

  various promotional competitions.

  
  
• The Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week is here! While the past

  editions have proven to be unforgettable, this year’s event has been planned

  out to be a classic.

  If you are visiting Lagos Island from the 28th to 31st of October, we urge you

  to join this celebration of African fashion at the Federal Palace hotel.