Lagos Fashion Fair is here again! Twitter Users to embrace the platform

Often times, the youths in the society take to information-sharing media to share their feelings and to broadcast live events. Twitter which is a global platforms for public self-expression and conversation in real time, have in no small measure helped in the dissemination of news and happenings in this modernized world. 

Hashtags which were created by Twitter have proven to be helpful in directing users to important links in order to give them an encapsulated overview of happenings or necessary information for their consumption.

Eko Hotel

The on-going Lagos fashion fair which is scheduled to hold between Tuesday 10th and Thursday 12th February 2015 is titled ‘Lagos Fashion & Ready-to-Wear Exhibition 2015’ between 10am and 5pm daily, at the New Exhibition Centre, Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Fashion conscious people who aren’t in attendance as a result of one reason or the other will be opportuned to get live tweets from @GidiFashionFair. 

Fashion Fairs are usually organized to create a platform for fashion designers to exhibit their prints, designs and creations.  Fashion Fair is a celebration of the fashion industry and all of the art that goes into it - the creative minds and the talented craftsmen. It equally helps to drive sales for the local businesses. Fashion conscious people believe that Fashion shows really brings to light the real beauty and appreciation of fabrics which could be little forgotten or unnoticed when taken to the market as a result of the commerce-driven platform. To this end, Fashion Fairs elevates retailers and brands in the eye of the consumers.

Tweets about Lagos Fashion Fair could be located at @thelagosfashion, fashionfairlagos.com/Eng , and  #LagosFashionInternationalFair. This goes a long way to show how often people tweets on this. Obviously, this year won’t be an exception.

Countries of the world, including Nigeria, adore the Fashion fair in which fashions shows in different orders are glamorously organized.  The most prominent fashion weeks are held in the four fashion capitals of the world, namely, New York, London, Paris, and Milan, and such shows have yielded success severally. Fashion is not just important to a group niche of industry insiders, but to all who place worth on Fashion and Fabrics.  As a result, some privately owned companies have also taken to organize fashion show. An example is the GTB fashion shows often organized in Nigeria. 

The cutting-edge brands and designers utilize Fashion Week as a platform, and the runway is becoming more accessible to the consumer. They have more access to the shows via the media and internet allowing them to view the shows first-hand.

The Organizers of the Lagos Fashion Fair took to this, in order to make fashion relevant, such that it has now become an annual event.

The event, which is sponsored by ‘Meridyen Fairs International Organization #LagosFashionInternationalFair (#LFIF) and supported by ministry of Economic Republic of Turkey and NACCIMA, Nigeria’, aims to be an ideal meeting point where more sales are generated, a hub of networking activities where fashion products are showcased and a point of measuring beauty trends across the globe. It also promises to be a great platform for creators of a wide range of fashion products to meet and interact face-to-face with their potential customers and expand their sales channels across Africa. At the event, creators of fashion products, designs, prints, wears and accessories meet with key international investors, domestic players, public officials and key distributors; therefore expand their business.

Lagos Fashion is Africa’s most sought after fashion and beauty event that presents a fascinating spread of apparels, accessories, fur and leather garments, hand bags and clutches, beauty and hair care products, costume jewelry, designer labels, footwear, hats and such other products in a manner that attracts the attention of global players in the fashion market.

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