LFDW 2016- How it went down plus pictures

Day 1 Day1 Even though events at the Lagos Fashion week started at Federal Palace Hotel the place to be on this day was FATE Foundation. Reason?! The meet up was specially organized by the FATE Foundation in partnership with  Dabira and the African Development Bank with the special guest as  Shaldon Kopman- CEO of NakedApe (A South African Fashion company). 
This program presented an opportunity to gain insight into the leading fashion entrepreneur's journey from an industry, skill and entrepreneurship perspective. Did i mention it was a really cosy event? That's another reason why it was a place to be. 

With Emanuela Gregorio of ADB

With the CEO of NakedApe- Shaldon Kopman. 

With  the ED of Fate Foundation- Adenike Adeyemi who organized this fashion meetup.

With Charlotte Dabira, A Senior Executive of African Development Bank

Day 2 was the Fashion Business Series with panel discussions all through. It really had a lot of insight for designers with focus on financing via angel investors. Representatives of Sterling Bank, Jumia, African Development Bank, and a list of others identified various avenues for financing and how to make funds or other forms of assistance easily available for entrepreneurs in the fashion industry. 

I look so fly! Representing Atunnise Clothiers as always.

The Ministerial Panel

Day 3 was about Fashion and its economics aptly called "Fashionomics". The aim is to develop and online interactive market place for African MSMEs in the textile and fashion industry in Africa. They have used Ethiopia and Cote D’Ivoire as case study. we had Government dignitaries of Ministries, NEPC and manufacturers associations as well as design houses in attendance.

Emanuela Gregrio of African Development Bank anchored the snapshot of roles played by African countries in production of raw material and processing across the value chain to export positions in the International market. One clear indication is how Ethiopia, Cote D’Ivore and South Africa to mention a few have gone far and are reaping the rewards of looking inwards to produce merchandise and fashion resources including creating the institutions that will churn a good breed of human resources which the world needs. 

Nigeria, on the other hand is still in its consuming state and for a large economy and population which we are, this is highly discouraging for a country that has until recently only depended on oil which is fast losing its economic value.

It was an awesome week. Kudos to Mrs Akerele and her team at LSDW and Style House!

With Tosin (CEO Afrikan Things) and Sola Babatunde (CEO of OSC Fashion School)

With Sola Babatunde

With Dorothy, CEO Dot Fashions

With the VP of the African Development Bank

See more pictures below.

The Ministerial pane

In all, the LFDW was definitely the place to be and I assure you that exciting things are about to happen at Atunnise Clothiers.
So Watch Out!

Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) 2016

The Lagos Fashion and Design Week is an annual event with the aim to drive the Nigerian and African Fashion industry by bringing together designers, buyers and the media to view current collections by designers all in the fashion capital of Lagos.
For designers like us, it’s a great platform to show creativity, display our awesome pieces and get tips from other designers.

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The fashion show is also a way of lending support to strengthen the Fashion industry, develop it and try to bring it to par with other fashion industries worldwide. It provides a physical platform that is gradually repositioning fashion as a very useful commercial tool and a means of boosting creativity in Nigeria.

This year, the LFDW will feature the following:

• Runway shows featuring new season collections from designers in the African fashion industry.
• Showrooms featuring fashion products, textiles and accessories.
• Fashion focus supported by LFDW Fashion Hub- workshops and master classes that facilitate knowledge transfer, information exchange and networking opportunities across board.
• Fashion Business series to facilitate conversations with key players from all over African Fashion Industry and serve as a tool for idea exchange, networking and a means to develop the Fashion industry. 

LFDW Schedule- October 26th – 29th 2016:

• Runway Shows- Oct 26th – 29th (5:30pm)
• Fashion Business Series – Oct 27th (9:30am)
• African Development Bank’s “Fashionomics” – Oct 28th (9:30am)
• X Retail – Oct 28th – 29th (11:00am)

Freebie lover? You stand a chance to win N15,000 spending money as well as some free tickets to the fashion week. All you need to do is put up pictures of you supporting Nigerian designers.

Interested in participating?
There are loads of benefits for you if you participate. Send an email to fbs@lagosfashionanddesignweek.com to get more information.

Ensure you buy Nigerian to promote the Nigerian Fashion Industry. We will be at the show, so come with the intention to buy fabulous pieces.

Come support us!