‘Fashion Has Power To Create Jobs, Preserve Culture, Transform Lives’: Is Lagos World’s Most Exciting Fashion Week?
*Wins £1m award By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Inside a marquee in the grounds of Lagos’s five-star Federal Palace hotel and casino, models wearing sharply tailored suits and flowing woven pieces in earthy tones walk down the catwalk to the beats of Yoruba talking drums, an ancestral instrument that can mimic the sound of speech. The show, presenting the latest collection from the brand Emmy Kasbit – known for transforming handwoven Akwete fabric into modern silhouettes – marked the official start of 2025’s Lagos Fashion Week, which took place in the former Nigerian capital last month. From a dedicated catwalk space featuring…












