Fashion Art Fusion is a runway event designed to showcase and express African art and culture by exhibiting fashion styles created by local top notch and upcoming designers. Also on display on the runway are alternative music, spoken word and dance. This is its fourth edition.
Over the past 3 years, the platform has grown from 150 to over 500 guests, and from one to about 10 designers on the runway annually as well as over 10 exhibitors showcasing their brands.
The Federal Government, in furtherance of its diversification policy, through the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture are our major partners this year. We are thus using this year’s edition to promote the Nigerian fabrics or textile tradition, as well as the need to use, and patronise all other made in Nigeria products. Thus, the theme for this year’s Fashion Art Fusion is
‘Wear Nigeria.’
This year, the event will host more designers, including celebrity designers like Ayo Van Elmar, Ejiro Amos Tafiri, Luzol and other upcoming designers, who will give “fabulous” interpretations to the locally manufactured Nigerian fabrics like Adire, Akwete, Benue “An-ger” Fabrics, Edo “Igbu” fabrics etc, on the runway. This will be combined with “Spoken word” , dance and Art at the same venue.
The Fashion Art Fusion will play host to Representatives from the Federal & State Governments, Traditional Rulers, members of the Expatriate community, Celebrities as well as young fashionistas from tertiary institutions. The event promises to take fashion to a different new level in Nigeria.
