The Heineken Lagos fashion week started with its first runway show as an off-site event by Eki Kere at Alara Lagos. The stage was designed by Eki with raffia, tie-dye fabrics to depict an African village setting. The rest of the space was beautifully adorned with some of Eki Kere’s pieces and woven accessories.
The collection was titled ‘Good girl’, and the creative director- Eki spoke to us about her inspiration behind the collection. She said she was trying to play out her childhood memory, recall the beauty, fashion, art, nature, and how good it used to be before this era. Her choice of music-Forest and set design were influenced by nature in the village. For this collection in line with the brand’s sustainability policy, local artisans in the villages were used to improve their earnings and preserve their craft.
The collection featured lots of tie-dye fabrics in bright hues with loose silhouettes mixed with raffia details on the fabrics, and accessories. Weaving was done on the scarfs to depict braided hair and the tassels were also made out of raffia. The collection had a lot of artistic and versatile pieces.
