Nigerian designers; Ejiro Amos Tafiri, Sisiano, Gozel Green, Maxivive, Meena, Onalaja, P.O.C will be participating at the 2016 International Fashion Showcase London (holding from the 18th to the 26th of February 2016), which is made possible courtesy of the Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week’sin collaboration with the British Council, which follows last year alums’ ( Orange Culture, Grey Projects, Kenneth Ize, IAMISIGO and T.I Nathan—curated byYegwa Ukpo) win of the Curator of the Year Award.
Titled “Across the Bleed”, Nigeria will curate an installation that imagines the creative energy of designers as a cosmic bang. Inspired by optical illusions the installation will ask visitors to imagine a moment when the impossible fleetingly seems real. The installation, which will be curated by Yegwa Ukpo will feature designs from LFDW Fashion Focus Designers & Alumni: Ejiro Amos Tafiri,Meena, Gozel Green, Onalaja, Papa Omisore and Sisiano. They join over 100 international designers and curators to share their versions of the Utopia – the theme of IFS 2016.
The International Fashion Showcase (IFS) is a fashion festival organized by theBritish Council and the British Fashion Council during London Fashion Weekfeaturing emerging designers from 25 countries.
