The 7th edition of the Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week, is set to hold from the 25th – 28th October 2017 at the Eko Atlantic. The annual event
The 7th edition of the Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week, is set to hold from the 25th – 28th October 2017 at the Eko Atlantic. The annual event which is majorly sponsored by Heineken will bring together the African continent to be the global focus for creativity and commerce from Lagos, Nigeria. This year’s events will feature an exciting four-day lineup and is themed ‘Africa: Shaping Fashion’s Future’.
In addition to the usual runway shows, there will be the Fashion Business Series which will be heralded into its 5th season and the theme for the Fashion Business Series has been tagged ‘Technology and the Fashion Industry: What lies ahead?’ in partnership with Style House Files, TECNO, FETS Wallet, NEPC, Business Day and Eko Atlantic.
Taking place on Day 2 of fashion week, #FBS will feature speakers such as, Cosmas Maduka – Founder/CEO of Coscharis Group, Mark Van Iterson – Design and Concept Lead at Heineken Global, Mobolaji Dawodu – Fashion Director at GQ Style, Asiyami Gold – Content Curator, Sissi Johnson – Global Brand Strategist, Mode Aderinokun – Founder at Studio on Mode, amongst others, all speaking on sustainability, digital, technology, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution.
Three features which will be making their debut this year, is the experience tent which will play host to Fashion Focus talks with influencers and tastemakers, an interactive Heineken bar and the bloggers lounge. Expectedly, access to these three will be strictly by invitation.
