COUNTDOWN TO ARISE MAGAZINE FASHION WEEK LAGOS 2011

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.

1. DEOLA SAGOE
2. ITUEN BASI
3. FOLAKE FOLARIN COKER-TIFFANY AMBER
4. MAKI OH
5. ALEXANDER AMOSU
6. KEMMY SOLOMON-KEMKEM STUDIOS
7. LISA FOLAWIYO-JEWEL BY LISA
8. EJIRO AMOS TAFIRI
9. NKWO ONWUKA-NKWO
10. UGONNA OMERUO-HOUSE OF NWOCHA
11. KIKI KAMANU
12. KLUK CGTD
13. GREY
14. AUTUMN ADEIGBO
15. MO ALATISHE-VIV LA RESISTANCE
16. SAMANTHA COLE
17. YVONNE NWOSU-VONNE
18. MADAM WOKIES COUTURE
19. CHRISTIE BROWN
20. NIKKI KHIRAN
21. BUKI AKIB
22. MUSTAFA HASSANALI
23. KORTO MOMOLU
24. BRIDGET AWOSIKA
25. OKUNOREN TWINS
26. AMINE BENDRIOUICH
27. GAVIN RAJAH
28. ANNE MARIE ADDO
29. EKI ORLEANS
30. MIMI PLANGE
31. BESTOW ELAN
32. JO BLACK CRAZE
33. CHICHIA
34. GERT-JOHAN COATZEE
35. TSEMAYE BINITIE
36. BUNMI KOKO
37. ERE DAPPA
38. ODIO MIMONET
39. LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI
40. LAQUAN SMITH
41. SAHEED SULEIMAN
42. KASTLE DESIGNS & TREASURE CHEST
43. RE BAHIA
44. TOJU FOYEH
45. PIERRE ANTONI VETTORELLO
46. ANGELO VON MOL
47. MATAANO
48. LOLA FATOUROTI
49. WALE ADEYEMI
50. XULY BET
51. ZEDEYE



DEOLA SAGOE



DEOLA SAGOE



BRIDGET AWOSIKA



SAHEED SULEIMAN



KIKI KAMANU



LISA FOLAWIYO



MO ALATISHE



LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI



NIKKY KHIRAN



NKWO ONWUKA






UGONNA OMERUO



D'BANJ



DAREY ART ALADE



ESTELLE



ESTELLE



ITUEN BASSEY



KEMMY SOLOMON



KERI HILSON



NAETO C



BUNMI KOKO



BUNMI KOKO



DEOLA SAGOE'S CREATION



ITUEN BASI'S CREATION



ITUEN'S



LDA'S CREATION



JEWEL BY LISA'S



YVONNE NWOSU



YVONNE NWOSU



VIV LA RESISTANCE

52. 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.