After a much needed two-year break, Nkwo Onwuka returned to the Lagos schedule. Whether it’s producing large collections multiple times a year or traveling hundreds of miles around Nigeria searching for raw materials, the fashion…
“Life is getting more casual. Let’s face it,” proclaimed Barbara Tfank during a recent video call to discuss her spring 2026 collection. It’s a new reality for the bridalwear designer, who is sought after for…
Fresh off a successful Copenhagen Fashion Week debut, Iamisigo returned home to Lagos, Nigeria. For spring 2026, founder and creative director Bubu Ogisi transformed part of luxury retailer Temple Muse into a weird and wonderful…
The first thing you saw when you entered luxury retailer Temple Muse was 10 models standing on podiums showcasing Kilentar’s spring 2026 collection. Founder and creative director Michelle Adepoju held an intimate presentation for the…
Five years into building his eponymous brand, it feels like Oshobor’s Peter Oshobor is Nigeria’s next big designer. “Wow, he’s an artist,” one guest whispered as the closing model, wearing a black wool set, eerily…
For spring 2026, Ghanaian founder and creative director David Kusi Boye-Doe returned to the Lagos Fashion Week schedule for the second time, bringing his fresh take on upcycled streetwear to the Nigerian metropolis. As the…
Not many designers can draw in a crowd like Emmy Kasbit, with celebrities and influencers flooding into the Lagos Fashion Week show venue. For his spring 2026 collection, Emmanuel Okoro, founder and creative director, said…
Last season, Lee Mathews filled the first portion of her 25th anniversary runway show with dresses, outerwear, and sets that were predominantly white. It brought the focus to her silhouettes, which are characteristically intricate, unconstraining,…
It’s late in the season to be showing a collection, but Tao Kurihara, much like her mentor Rei Kawakubo, isn’t one to follow the crowd. The enigmatic designer, who now shows each season to a…
“I always joke, as the designer of Alix of Bohemia, that we do everything backwards,” Brooklyn-based designer Alix Verley Pietrafesa said backstage of her first runway show for Alix of Bohemia. “I love the idea…