This year, Lagos Fashion Week celebrated its 15th anniversary, with its biggest and buzziest fashion event yet. This season, over 60 designers showcased on the official schedule, while some 15,000 guests attended the five-day event in the Nigerian metropolis.

It’s been a long journey. Back in 2011, Omoyemi Akerele founded Lagos Fashion Week with the ambition of creating a platform to support and spotlight African creativity, craftsmanship and culture. Today, the platform has grown from its small and intimate origins to the biggest fashion week on the continent, with the ability to springboard designers onto the international stage — heavyweight alumni include Lisa Folawiyo, Orange Culture and Mai Atafo. Brands on the schedule this season, which ran from 29 October to 2 November, include

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