Mark your calendars! Africa’s largest fashion event is returning for its highly anticipated 14th edition. The 2024 Lagos Fashion Week is set to commence on October 23rd and will run through October 27th, bringing buyers, consumers, and media from around the world to Nigeria’s fashion capital, Lagos.
Once again, Africa’s busiest city will become a bustling hub of creativity and innovation, hosting the vibrant Lagos Fashion Week runway. This year, designers are expected to present awe-inspiring collections that celebrate African excellence and creativity, showcasing the rich tapestry of African fashion to a global audience.
See the featured activities at the event
- Runway Shows and Presentations featuring new season collections from designers
- Fashion Focus Africa – talent discovery initiative that creates access to Fashion Focus Fund, knowledge transfer, information exchange, networking opportunities, and access to the market;
- Fashion Focus Africa – talent discovery initiative that creates access to Fashion Focus Fund, knowledge transfer, information exchange, networking opportunities, and access to the market;
- Fashion Business Series to facilitate conversations with key players from the Nigerian and Pan African industries and beyond, as a useful tool for exchanging ideas, networking, and developing the fashion industry.
- Green Access – Talent discovery with a vision to encourage designers to create social, economic, and environmentally sustainable fashion brands
- Visual Makers Fellowship – Created to empower budding filmmakers and photographers with workshops and masterclasses
- LagosFW Showrooms – Access to shop some of your favourite fashion brands
- After parties – an opportunity to experience Lagos’ nightlife and connect with some of Africa’s finest creatives in a relaxed environment.
The 2024 Lagos Fashion Week promises to be a spectacular celebration of style, culture, and artistic brilliance. Don’t miss out on this extraordinary event that continues to set trends and elevate African fashion on the world stage.
Lagos, the LagosFW host city is an attraction itself. A metropolitan island that’s home to 17.5 to 20million people, features an interesting mix of people, culture and is fast becoming the melting pot for creative talents and business in Africa.
Participants, designers, and visitors alike can expect a diversified and interactive platform to maximize their exposure within and beyond their industry circle and open gateways for more business opportunities.
To be officially featured as a designer, visit https://lagosfashionweek.ng/designers-application.
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Great, I’d definitely attend, need to showcase some of my new designs.