Status active Location(s) Lagos Inaugurated 2011 | Frequency Annually Country Nigeria | |
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Genre clothing and fashion exhibitions | ||
Lagos Fashion Week, officially known as Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW), is an annual clothing trade show and fashion event held in Lagos. LFDW is a local and international fashion event which brings together media, industry, buyers and consumers to view the current collections of designers in Nigeria.
It first took place in 2011. The 2012 event was organized by MTN and subsequently Silver House Files in 2013. The 2014 event was organized by Guaranty Trust Bank. Other sponsors include British Council, Haute Fashion Africa, Frallain Inc. and Wings.
The platform aims to cut across geographic and culture barriers and position itself as a business of fashion and design event targeted at showcasing the best of the fashion and design industry, drive the fashion in Nigeria industry and ultimately uplift its profile within the economy. The fashion and exhibition event features: Runway shows featuring new season collections from the best talents in the fashion industry; exhibitions featuring fashion products and accessories, textiles, design elements, photography and art installations workshops and master classes that will facilitate knowledge transfer, information exchange and networking opportunities across board. 2014 saw collections from Ejiro Amos Tafiri, Meena and Tsemaye Binite in Womenswear and McMeka, Kenneth Ize and the Okunoren Twins in Menswear.