This year's Nigeria Fashion Week showcased a "Going Green" collection to create awareness of environmental issues. Dress by Modela Couture.
Fashion Week goes green —
This year's Nigeria Fashion Week showcased a "Going Green" collection to create awareness of environmental issues. Dress by Modela Couture.
This dress, by Modela Couture, was inspired by mermaids and made from real fish scales.
Fashion Week goes green —
This dress, by Modela Couture, was inspired by mermaids and made from real fish scales.
Modela Couture designer Bayo Adegbe said: "This looks like the forest ... I have these kind of ideas that are unusual but I love them, I believe in them."
Fashion Week goes green —
Modela Couture designer Bayo Adegbe said: "This looks like the forest ... I have these kind of ideas that are unusual but I love them, I believe in them."
This dress was created by fashion label Chrystallix.
Fashion Week goes green —
This dress was created by fashion label Chrystallix.
This design by Monu and Monu used plastic bags and bin bags. "We have a natural way of recycling in Africa but what we don't do is commercialize it, which is necessary -- taking things and making sure they are reused or remade into something that can be used again," said designer Nick Monu.
Fashion Week goes green —
This design by Monu and Monu used plastic bags and bin bags. "We have a natural way of recycling in Africa but what we don't do is commercialize it, which is necessary -- taking things and making sure they are reused or remade into something that can be used again," said designer Nick Monu.
Designer Boma Inko-Tariah, from fashion house Beldie's La Mode, created this fascinator from recycled materials. "I cut up some damaged compact discs and then I used them," she said.
Fashion Week goes green —
Designer Boma Inko-Tariah, from fashion house Beldie's La Mode, created this fascinator from recycled materials. "I cut up some damaged compact discs and then I used them," she said.
Menswear was also on show, including this design by Modela Couture.
Fashion Week goes green —
Menswear was also on show, including this design by Modela Couture.
Design by Bebe Grafiti.
Fashion Week goes green —
Design by Bebe Grafiti.
Design by Alabi Couture.
Fashion Week goes green —
Design by Alabi Couture.
Design by Charvid Fashion & Style.
Fashion Week goes green —
Design by Charvid Fashion & Style.