Details: GTCO Fashion Weekend 2026 Opens In Lagos with 12 Designers, 140 Retailers

Lagos takes centre phase today as Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) reveals the ninth edition of its flagship GTCO Fashion Weekend at the GTCentre, Oniru, with the style “Fashion Is Timeless.” Combining designers, style business owners, market experts and design lovers. This year’s display commemorates the withstanding relationship in between style, culture and innovative expression through 2 days of runway discussions, masterclasses and immersive retail experiences.

The opening day sets the tone with 6 designers from Africa and the global style scene requiring to the runway: Tongoro, FIA Factory, Ibrahim Fernandez, Washington Roberts, Maison Sara Chraibi and Imane Ayissi. Their collections will provide unique analyses of modern style, uniting cultural impacts, ingenious workmanship and specific style point of views that show the richness and variety of the international style landscape.

Beyond the runway, GTCO Fashion Weekend will include an interesting program of masterclasses spread out throughout both days, led by accomplished characters from the worlds of style, charm and way of life. The very first day’s facilitators consist of style business owner, design and digital developer Sherlina Nym Rachel Ojuromi and Renee Morriscreator of natural hair brand name Uncle Funky’s Daughter, while Buttah Skin will lead a devoted skin care masterclass. Extra sessions and market specialists will take the phase on the 2nd day, offering individuals more chances to acquire useful insights into style, entrepreneurship, appeal and the developing company chances within the innovative market.

The retail experience is another significant destination, uniting 140 curated style shops showcasing an interesting choice of clothes, devices and way of life pieces at available rates. More than a shopping location, the retail town offers a platform for style business owners to get in touch with customers, display their imagination and broaden their business reach.

Including a city edge to the experience is the devoted Streetwear Huban event of modern street culture and its growing impact on international style. The area acknowledges the imagination, uniqueness and entrepreneurial energy forming modern-day design, especially throughout youth culture, music and way of life.

Extending the impact of this year’s display beyond the two-day occasion is the intro of the GTCO Fashion Collectivea year-round platform developed to link designers, designs, stylists, professional photographers, editors, purchasers, material developers and other specialists throughout the style environment. The effort looks for to produce a more linked imaginative neighborhood by offering chances for cooperation, understanding exchange, presence and sustainable organization development.

Discussing the occasion, Mr Segun Agbaje, Group Chief Executive Officer of GTCO Plc, stated: “Fashion is an effective expression of imagination and culture, however it is likewise an essential motorist of business and financial chance. Over the previous 9 years, the GTCO Fashion Weekend has actually developed into a platform where skill is found, understanding is shared and organizations are linked to brand-new markets. This year, we are taking that dedication an action even more with the intro of the GTCO Fashion Collective, a year-round platform created to link designers, designs, stylists, professional photographers, editors, purchasers, material developers and the broader innovative neighborhood, keeping the discussion, commerce and partnership exceeding the Fashion Weekend.”

He included: “At the heart of the GTCO Fashion Collective is our dedication to shining a light on individuals and companies that power Africa’s style community. By developing more chances for business owners to display their work, get in touch with consumers and construct sustainable companies, we are strengthening our dedication to Promoting Enterprise and Creating Great Experiences, while adding to the development and international acknowledgment of African skill.”

The style discussion continues Sunday, November 8, with another remarkable runway discussion including Sukeina, House of Marvee, Selam Fessahaye, Kim Shui, Ohlanna Bu Zikora and LaQuan Smith. The 2nd day will likewise include more chances to engage with the masterclasses, check out the retail town and experience the Streetwear Hub.

Over 9 editions, GTCO Fashion Weekend has actually become among Africa’s primary consumer-focused style and business platforms, uniting developed and emerging designers, sellers, innovative business owners and style lovers. Through its mix of runway displays, market education and retail chances, the effort continues to promote African imagination while reinforcing the industrial and international presence of the continent’s fashion business.

GTCO Fashion Weekend 2026 work on November 7 and 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily at the GTCentre, Plot 1, Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos. Admission is complimentary and available to the general public.