Tiffany Amber, Mai Atafo, Others For Arise Magazine Fashion Week 2012

By Osagie Alonge

The 2012 edition of the Arise Magazine Fashion Week is around the corner and organizers have announced that a total number of 77 designers from six continents will be participating in this year’s fashion week.

The much anticipated fashion week sees an increase in designers as compared to last year which fielded 55 designers. This year’s edition will include designers from  India and the Caribbean.

The event’s producers have however brought the date closer as opposed to the the earlier March 12 announcement. Arise Magazine Fashion Week will now run for an extended period of six days from Tuesday March 6 to Sunday March 11 2012 in three tents on the grounds of the luxurious 5-Star Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria.

The designers selected to participate include

NIGERIA AND (NIGERIA/UK)

HOUSE of DIVAS, House of Farrah, House of Nwocha, ICONIC INVANITY, Ejiro Amos Tafiri, Eki Orleans, Frank Osodi, Funlayo Déri, Davida, CLAN, Be-Grey , Bridget Awosika , Buki Akib, Jewel by Lisa , Lanre Da Silva Ajayi , Mai Atafo , Maki-Oh , Meena , NKWO, Odio Mimonet , Okunoren Twins, Re Bahia, Sunny Rose, Tiffany Amber, Tsemaye Binitie, U.Mi-1, Virgos Lounge, Viv La Resistance , William Okpo.

OTHER COUNTRIES

CHICHIA (UK/Tanzania), Christie Brown (Ghana), David David London (UK), Duaba Serwa (Ghana), Gavin Rajah (South Africa), Gloria Wavamuno (Uganda), Imane Ayissi (France/Cameroon), Jacob Kimmie (UK/South Africa),  Kastle Designs & Treasure Chest (USA/Ghana), Kaveke (Kenya/UK), Kevan Hall (USA), Kezia Frederick (UK/St.Lucia), Kiki Clothing (Ghana), Kinabuti (Italy), Klûk-CGDT (South Africa), Koke (Botswana/India), Korto Momolu (USA/Liberia), LaQuan Smith (USA), Laurenceairline (France/Ivory Coast), Loza Maléomsho (USA/Ivory Coast), Madam Wokie’s Couture (Sierra Leone),  Mataano (USA/Somalia), Mustafa Hassanali (Tanzania), Osman (UK), Paul Hervé ELISABETH (Martinique), Poisa (Kenya), Sandra Kennedy (Jamaica), Sandra Muendane (Mozambique/Portugal), Taibo Bacar (Mozambique), the Vessel. By Lois (USA/Jamaica), Timo Welland (USA/South Africa), and Zekaryas Solomon (Eritrea/UK). Adama-Paris (Senegal/France), Amine Bendriouich Couture and BS (Germany/Morocco), Amrapali (India), Angelo Van Mol (Belgium/Ghana), Bestow Elan (UK/Ghana).

The finale of the show will host the spectacular ARISE Magazine Fashion Awards. The very best designers picked at the awards will be invited to participate in the annual ARISE Magazine Fashion Gala at the Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week in September 2012.

The show will be produced by New York-based producer, Kevin Krier & Associates and UK-based Inca Productions.

 ‘There has been a surge of interest from around the world including major UK and American brands this year, following our successful inaugural event last year, which is why we have decided to give even more designers an opportunity to participate. The world has recognised that Nigeria has much to offer in the way of vibrancy and extraordinary talent in abundance making it the cultural capital of Africa. Once more we are proud to be associated with nurturing new designers from the vast continent – and continuing our support of those who are more well-known in Nigeria and in the Diaspora’, ARISE Magazine founder Nduka Obaigbena says.

ARISE Magazine launched in 2008 and is one of Africa’s leading global style and culture titles. Its most recent show was at the Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, Made In Africa By Arise Magazine in the Avery Fisher Hall, New York.