After a season of fashion week held literarily in our homes, sheltering in place with loved ones, at least for the luckiest, draconian restrictions set up by the government to help check the spread of the new coronavirus has been lifted, and fashion will formerly again have its day under the sun. Case in point, Lagos Fashion Week is upon us. After spending last weekend in Ghana for the Glitz Africa Fashion Week, the fashion caravan has arrived in Lagos for LFW.
This time is particularly significant for the now decade-old fashion event as this will be its tenth show. The theme for this season is#TheFutureStartsNow, which is veritably much on-trend with the global exchanges about the future of fashion. The shows this time will feature an array of LFW chief contrivers; ATAFO, Orange Culture, Emmy Kasbit, and some contrivers showing for the first time like rising brand VicNate.
For some seasons now, menswear contrivers have constantly stolen the show, making major statements on the runway, like Orange Culture and Ugo Monye in 2019. So they don’t hit you by surprise this weekend, our editors have put together a list of menswear contrivers that you should be on the lookout for.
Below, see the menswear contrivers to look at during fashion week this weekend:
1. Macrocosm
Known for its intricate prints and oriental alleviation, TJ Who has presented itself as a force in Nigerian fashion. formerly the likes of Burna Boy are rocking pieces from the brand.
2. Orange Culture
The Nigerian unisexual brand Orange Culture has calved a niche for itself with a cult following that includes the likes of Rita Dominic and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In 2019, it was part of the lineup for New York Fashion Week.
3. Tokyo James
The London- grounded brand Tokyo James has been pushing the sartorial boundaries of menswear for times, naming fashion nerds like Lewis Hamilton and Patoranking as suckers. Its most recent collection features a two-piece gold cord lace set. Yes, that veritably one Burna Boy wore giving a stint of his house for Architectural Digest lately.