Heritage meets high fashion and glamour on the runway at Lagos Fashion Week


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A model walks on the runway show by Nigerian designer Kanyinsola Onalaja during the Spring/Summer 2026 Lagos Fashion Week. Photo: AFP

Models strutted down the runway, their beaded and sequined dresses evoking the traditional facial scarring still done in some parts of Nigeria.

Others donned outfits paying homage to adire, a traditional Yoruba indigo fabric long prized for its craftsmanship.

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