Lagos’s National Theatre, now the Wole Soyinka Centre for Arts & Culture, a brutalist landmark whose form mimics a common’s cap, from October 27-29, performed host to a unique form of uniform.
The attendees at Moonshot by TechCabal weren’t, on the entire, carrying the hoodies, fleece vests, T-shirts, and denims mixtures that Silicon Valley has exported to the world. Most folks had been dressed to be seen.
There was a richness to the dressing that felt totally at residence in a West African trend capital. Boldly patterned shirts, flowing matching units and vibrant materials introduced texture and brightness to the varied rooms and exhibition halls.
The attraction lay within the freedom with which visitors put all of it collectively. West African trend influences sat comfortably alongside up to date tailoring, sculptural clothes and simple separates. Styles may very well be sensible, exuberant and polished throughout the similar outfit.
More importantly, there was a way of event. People dressed for the pleasure of gathering, making an entrance and assembly each other. In the images that comply with, that pleasure is all over the place.
