Lagos Fashion Week 2025 Day 3: A Night of Bold Expressions on the Runway
The evening runway of Lagos Fashion Week 2025 was a vibrant celebration of creativity, showcasing the dynamic interplay of movement, colour, and cultural storytelling. Fifteen designers unveiled their Spring/Summer 2026 collections, each interpreting the season through a unique lens of craftsmanship and experimentation.
The show opened with Sevon Dejana, whose collection featured bold silhouettes that embodied feminine strength. The couture-inflected designs shimmered with intricate beaded cascades and sculptural lines, capturing the audience’s attention from the first look. Following this, Ibilola Ogundipe offered a softer take on womanhood, presenting flowing fabrics and feather accents that danced gracefully, reminiscent of moving water, while corseted details added a touch of elegance.
Throughout the night, the collections blurred the boundaries between tradition and modernity. Designers such as Malité, Garbe, and Cute Saint infused heritage craftsmanship into contemporary streetwear, fringe details, and wool textures, each piece telling a story of individuality and memory.
Love From Julez made a striking return, showcasing its signature architectural pleats coupled with vibrant color palettes. In contrast, JZO delivered a masterclass in modern tailoring, presenting structured yet fluid designs that embraced a genderless aesthetic, culminating in a refined exploration of form and balance.
Collaborative presentations added an exciting dimension to the evening. The NIVEA x Fruché partnership unveiled a monochrome capsule collection, featuring sheer suiting and textured fringe that captivated the audience. Lush Hair transformed the runway into a visual spectacle, highlighting texture and volume, with the grand finale featuring chef Hilda Baci in a stunning flowing pink dress and sculptural afrocentric hairstyle.
Across all collections, one theme resonated profoundly: the freedom to create without limits. Designers leaned into movement, utility, and storytelling, crafting pieces that mirrored Lagos’s vibrant creative pulse. The night felt like a full-circle moment, where the ideas discussed earlier in the day found vivid expression in fabric, silhouette, and confident design.
The runway at Lagos Fashion Week 2025 reaffirmed its role as a meeting point for thought and artistry, where fashion emerges not just as an industry but as a powerful medium through which Africa narrates its most dynamic stories.
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All Images credited to Kola Oshalusi (@kolaoshalusi) for Insigna Media (@insignaonline)
