Africa’s most anticipated fashion show is here again, and yes, it will be everything you have waited for and more. This edition which happens to be the 20th, is titled ‘ARISE Fashion Week & Jazz Festival: Future Forward’ and will be held in Lagos, Nigeria, from 2nd to 4th February 2023. The event, which will showcase exceptional designers from Africa and the wider diaspora, will celebrate African design and its progression over the years and ARISE’s role in championing musical and design talents from the continent and beyond.
ARISE Fashion Week 2023 will feature a diverse set of world-class designers, which include Ajabeng, Ameer by Ameer, Awa Meité, Bianca Saunders, BLOKE, Éki Kéré, Fruché, Hudayya, I.N Official, Ituen Basi, Joy Meribe, Kadiju, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, Mariya Sanusi, NiNiE, NKWO, Pepper Row, Selam Fessahaye, Syari Bespoke, T.I Nathan, Tiffany Amber, UNI FORM, VicNate, XULY. Bët, Ziva Lagos and more.
Since its inception in 2007, the pioneering fashion event has been held under various names: ARISE Magazine Fashion Week, ARISE Africa Fashion Week, and ultimately ARISE Fashion Week, which returned to Lagos in 2018 following a 6-year hiatus. Previous editions have been held in Lagos, Abuja, New York City, London, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Washington, D.C., and Dubai.
Over the years, the event has significantly changed the Nigerian fashion industry by providing a platform for designers to showcase their work to a global audience, gain exposure and connect with buyers, retailers, and other industry professionals worldwide. It has also played a role in helping to establish Nigeria as a major player in the global fashion industry by putting her on the map as a source of high-quality, original, and innovative fashion.
The ARISE Fashion Week runway has been graced by some of the most iconic models globally, including Naomi Campbell, Alec Wek, Grace Jones, Oluchi Onweagba, Bethann Hardison, Tyson Beckford, Alton Mason, Imaan Hammam, Davidson Obennebo and Nyagua Ruea, while global superstars such as Rihanna, Jay-Z, Wizkid, Asa, Solange and Mary J. Blige have performed for its prestigious audience.
For more info on the event, please visit; www.thisdaystyle.ng and www.arisefashionweek.world
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