Fashion Art Fusion Returns with a Photo Exhibition

Vanessa Obioha

The indigenous fashion show that marries fashion and other forms of art on the runway is returning this year with a photo exhibition that captures the beauty of Lagos. The exhibition titled ‘Lagos Shoreline’ will feature iconic photos of Dutch photographer Willem Vermeer.

“Vermeer has lived almost 20 years in Lagos and has been able to capture fantastic pictures of Lagos shoreline,” said the founder and creative director of Luzol, Austin Aimankhu.

For Luzol, the creative fashion brand behind the show, the exhibition is a way of promoting tourism in the state as the industry recovers from the battering of the coronavirus pandemic.

Reputed for its promotion of Nigerian fabrics, this year’s hybrid event which is in partnership with the Lagos State Government is tagged ‘Lagos Wear Nigeria’.

“We are trying to domesticate the Wear Nigeria campaign which is national. So this year, we are bringing it to Lagos to promote Nigerian art, fashion, style and textiles,” explained Aimankhu.

The runway will also feature poetry and dance.

Unlike in the past where tickets are sold for the runway event, Aimankhu revealed that the show is strictly by invitation and with strict compliance to Covid-19 protocols. About 120 dignitaries are expected to grace the red carpet of the show at Oriental Hotel on Sunday, November 28, 2021.