Lagos Fashion Week: S/S 25
Published 26 November 2024
Lagos Fashion Week (October 23-27) continues to go from strength to strength and is fast becoming a hub for emerging design talent, sustainable innovation, and the celebration of craftsmanship. We highlight the top trends to note from this increasingly influential and commercial industry event.
Crafted
Lagos designers continue to utilise homegrown craftsmanship. But this season, iconic weaves and prints from across the continent – including indigo dye techniques and traditional Igbo hand-woven textiles – are given a new sense of modernism, delivering a fresh synergy with international appeal.
Lilabare S/S 25
Pettre Taylor S/S 25
Emmy Kasbit S/S 25
Lagos Space Programme S/S 25
Style Sake S/S 25
Meite S/S 25
 Lilabare S/S 25 |  Pettre Taylor S/S 25 |  Emmy Kasbit S/S 25 |  Lagos Space Programme S/S 25 |  Style Sake S/S 25 |  Meite S/S 25 |
Upcycled
Sustainability was at the heart of Lagos Fashion Week’s presentations, with an emerging roster of young designers like Boyedoe and Wote KI Design determined to help build a more responsible circular fashion system. The results are innovative and inspirational, with recycled denim and colourful repurposed fabrics making a bold, resourceful statement.
Wote Design S/S 25
LFJ S/S 25
Heineken x Emmy Kasbit S/S 25
Mot S/S 25
Boyedoe S/S 25
Kllentar S/S 25
 Wote Design S/S 25 |  LFJ S/S 25 |  Heineken x Emmy Kasbit S/S 25 |  Mot S/S 25 |  Boyedoe S/S 25 |  Kllentar S/S 25 |
Indigo
Deep-dye indigo denims delivered a luxe look in Lagos this season, with crisp tailoring and strong silhouettes hitting the sweet spot. We love The Ladymaker’s fit-and-flare midi dress with its innovative spot weave, along with Boyedoe’s sharp take on 80s-inspired jeanswear – all providing the perfect modern-day foil to layer with traditional indigo-dye techniques.
Ladymaker S/S 25
Pettre Taylor S/S 25
Jzo S/S 25
Boyedoe S/S 25
Orire S/S 25
Boyedoe S/S 25
 Ladymaker S/S 25 |  Pettre Taylor S/S 25 |  Jzo S/S 25 |  Boyedoe S/S 25 |  Orire S/S 25 |  Boyedoe S/S 25 |
Red Hot
Vibrant chilli-hot reds peppered the runways, mirroring a message we’ve highlighted in all our other international S/S 25 catwalk reports. This makes for a clean, modern take on show-stopping occasion dressing, as well as putting the heat into more casual looks.
Fia S/S 25
Jemila S/S 25
Elexiay S/S 25
Kllentar S/S 25
Oshobor S/S 25
Style Sake S/S 25
 Fia S/S 25 |  Jemila S/S 25 |  Elexiay S/S 25 |  Kllentar S/S 25 |  Oshobor S/S 25 |  Style Sake S/S 25 |
Stripes
Apart from innovative new spins on traditional indigo prints, Lagos Fashion Week reinforced emerging trends and eschewed print and pattern for S/S 25, instead concentrating on injections of bold colour via the use of playful stripes. Think directional linear effects in graphic black and white, or the uplifting mixology of rainbow brights.
Orire S/S 25
Orire S/S 25
Style Sake S/S 25
Style Sake S/S 25
Kllentar S/S 25
Ladymaker S/S 25
 Orire S/S 25 |  Orire S/S 25 |  Style Sake S/S 25 |  Style Sake S/S 25 |  Kllentar S/S 25 |  Ladymaker S/S 25 |
Smart Casual
Casually styled coordinates deliver a strong message for menswear, with clean minimal proportions and a focus on understated colour and print. The perfect backdrop for Emmy Kasbit’s new take on traditional tie-dye, Ugo Monye’s luxe silk monogram weaves, and Born Star x Maison Mystic’s revised leisure look.
Born Star Mystic S/S 25
Monye S/S 25
Ajabeng S/S 25
Emmy Kasbit S/S 25
Maliko S/S 25
Boyedoe S/S 25
 Born Star Mystic S/S 25 |  Monye S/S 25 |  Ajabeng S/S 25 |  Emmy Kasbit S/S 25 |  Maliko S/S 25 |  Boyedoe S/S 25 |
Fringed
Fringing is one of the key details highlighted in all of our other S/S 25 catwalk reports, and Lagos Fashion Week embraced the trend with a flurry of sashaying tasselled hemlines, along with more rustic, handcrafted takes on fringed looks.
Style Sake S/S 25
Iyama S/S 25
Meite S/S 25
Elexiay S/S 25
Row S/S 25
Hertunba S/S 25
 Style Sake S/S 25 |  Iyama S/S 25 |  Meite S/S 25 |  Elexiay S/S 25 |  Row S/S 25 |  Hertunba S/S 25 |