Fashion lovers, sit back, relax and take in more photographs from the Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos last week. Africa's biggest fashion event, hosted by ThisDay and ARISE magazine put some of Africa's most brilliant designers on the world map. We will be releasing photographs of the fabulous fashions that rocked the runway in bits. Designers from London, India, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria showcased thei ...

Sandra Muendane, the Mozambique designer, brought a little extra shimmer to sports wear, mixing jersey fabrics in bold prints with shimmering metallic greys in her collection at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week. Taibo Bacar, another Mozambique designer who made waves at the AMFW in Lagos last week did so with his collection of flattering dresses, crop jackets and sensual evening wears. The young award-winnin ...

Martinique designer Paul Herve Elisabeth inspired with his regal ready-to-wear collection that featured harem pants, beautiful cinched-waist dresses and crop jackets that are set to flatter every woman. ...

Designer Re Bahia gave us big bold colour on the runway at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week and we aren't talking about the red bob wigs that the models rocked down the runway. From the delicate tiered lacy dress to sexy curve-hugging shorts and that high-waisted skirt with a thigh-high slit, every design was a feast for the eyes, each one as exciting as the last. The young UK/Nigerian designer displayed a f ...

Meena, the design label created by Nigerian fashion designer Uju Offiah, was also up on the runway at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week 2012. Meena launched in December 2010, with gorgeous Ready-to-wear pieces and made to measure services. The creative director behind the label, Offiah, a protege of Nigerian designer Ituen Basi, is a fast rising star in the Nigerian fashion industry. Her fans include top Noll ...

Fashion Designer Toluwaloju Olowofoyeku got the spotlight at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week 2012 with her design label Toju Foyeh. The Milan trained Nigerian designer featured sassy, flirty looks in her glitz and glam collection. Toju Foyeh, who launched her first collection in Lagos at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week last year, is back for seconds and the rising fashion designer is quickly rising to promi ...

Designer John Kaveke from Kenya shined at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos on Thursday, thrilling fashion lovers with his unique combination of patterns and bold colours. The Kenyan designer displayed looks from the autumn/winter 2012 collection of his self-named label Kaveke. “It feels great to be invited to showcase my work in Nigeria,” said Kaveke. “I’m excited to be included in this wealth of fa ...

"Day one" of the Arise Magazine Fashion Week 2012 was off to a great start on Thursday when proudly Nigerian designer Kola Kuddus sent his fab designs down the silver runway. The mens wear designer has been a part of Nigeria's thriving fashion industry for four years and was elated to be a part of Africa's biggest fashion showcase. "Arise is the biggest right now," the designer said right before his wears h ...