Nollywood Glamour | 8 March 2011 14:10 CET

COUNTDOWN TO ARISE MAGAZINE FASHION WEEK LAGOS 2011

By maestromedia
ITUEN BASI'S CREATION

ITUEN BASI'S CREATION

Lagos,Nigeria will become a major Fashion center of attraction in the next few days, and the reason is because about 52 of some of the best fashion designers from around Africa, would converge in Lagos,Nigeria to showcase some of the most beautiful and innovative styles the world as ever seen,not only that, expect to see some of Africa's most successful models strutting their stuffs on the catwalk and expect also the top fashionistas in their best garbs possible.

If what happened at the Arise Africa Fashion International 2009, in Joburg SA is anything to go by, then everyone should expect some of the best produced fashion shows in any part of the world, at that year's edition the 9 Nigerian Fashion Designers that did the show were winners by many kilometers,amongst the 53 Designers from all over Africa that participated, Nigeria's own Folake Folarin Coker of the

Tiffany Amber brand fame & David Tlale of SA emerged "the best designers of 2009" and went on to showcase at the New York Fashion Week.

This year's edition would have 52 designers from all over Africa, with about 30 of them Nigerian designers both home based and many based in the UK or in the US, Ghana,Tanzania,SA and other parts of Africa would be very well represented, so expect the quirky,bohemian,avant garde,racy and so much more at the 4 days extravaganza.

DEOLA SAGOE
ITUEN BASI
FOLAKE FOLARIN COKER-TIFFANY AMBER

MAKI OH

ALEXANDER AMOSU

KEMMY SOLOMON-KEMKEM STUDIOS

LISA FOLAWIYO-JEWEL BY LISA

EJIRO AMOS TAFIRI

NKWO ONWUKA-NKWO

UGONNA OMERUO-HOUSE OF NWOCHA

KIKI KAMANU

KLUK CGTD

GREY

AUTUMN ADEIGBO

MO ALATISHE-VIV LA RESISTANCE

SAMANTHA COLE

YVONNE NWOSU-VONNE

MADAM WOKIES COUTURE

CHRISTIE BROWN

NIKKI KHIRAN

BUKI AKIB

MUSTAFA HASSANALI

KORTO MOMOLU

BRIDGET AWOSIKA

OKUNOREN TWINS

AMINE BENDRIOUICH

GAVIN RAJAH

ANNE MARIE ADDO

EKI ORLEANS

MIMI PLANGE

BESTOW ELAN

JO BLACK CRAZE

CHICHIA

GERT-JOHAN COATZEE

TSEMAYE BINITIE

BUNMI KOKO

ERE DAPPA

ODIO MIMONET

LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI

LAQUAN SMITH

SAHEED SULEIMAN

KASTLE DESIGNS & TREASURE CHEST

RE BAHIA

TOJU FOYEH

PIERRE ANTONI VETTORELLO

ANGELO VON MOL

MATAANO

LOLA FATOUROTI

WALE ADEYEMI

XULY BET

ZEDEYE

RON N RON

And entertainment in the form of music,would be coming from top U.S r'n'b crooner Keri Hilson & friends, also famous British singer & acclaimed songwriter Estelle would be performing,some of Nigeria's best acts like Naeto C,Darey Art-Alade,D'Banj &would also perform during the 4 day show. Tinie Tempah would be the closing act. The venue is the Federal Palace Hotel and the 4 day event would be from March,10 till 13,2011. The last day would finish with a grand fashion party and awards nite

BRIDGET AWOSIKA
BUNMI KOKO
BUNMI KOKO2
DEOLA SAGOE'S CREATION
DEOLA SAGOE'S CREATION
DEOLA SAGOE
ESTELLE
ITUEN'S
JEWEL BY LISA'S
KERI HILSON
KIKI KAMANU
LDA'S CREATION
MO ALATISHE
NKWO ONWUKA
SAHEED SULEIMAN
DAREY ART ALADE
DEOLA SAGOE
D'BANJ
KEMMY SOLOMON
LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI
LISA FOLAWIYO
NAETO C
UGONNA OMERUO
YVONNE NWOSU

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