Designer Tia Adeola made a placing return to her roots this previous weekend with the debut of her new assortment, From Lagos With Love, showcased at GTCO Trend Weekend in Lagos.

Following her tenth anniversary assortment, From Lagos With Love serves as each a homecoming and a continuation of her evolving story, providing a heartfelt tribute to the town that formed her inventive id.

“It’s a love letter to the town that raised me as a bit of woman. Lagos pulses with contradiction, magnificence, and rhythm. This season, I needed to design for the Lagos woman and the Lagos man, individuals who transfer via warmth, hustle, and coronary heart with easy grace,” Adeola shared.

The gathering reimagines her signature parts, romantic ruffles, fluid draping, and sultry silhouettes via the richness of her heritage. Cowrie shell beadwork seems all through as each decoration and armor. Raffia straw introduces texture and motion, whereas screen-printed Ankara on satin bridges custom and fashionable magnificence.

This season additionally marks Adeola’s enlargement into menswear, that includes breathable linens, football-inspired jerseys, and relaxed button-down shirts adorned with the Tia Adeola insignia. Each bit is designed with Lagos power in thoughts, capturing the rhythm of a metropolis the place even the air feels alive.

The showcase drew a vibrant crowd of vogue and cultural tastemakers who gathered to have a good time her long-awaited return. Company, together with Priscilla Ojo, Diana Eneje, Smada, and different Lagos creatives, arrived wearing Tia Adeola, bringing her imaginative and prescient to life past the runway.

The night concluded with an intimate after-party at Temper Lagos, the place buddies, collaborators, and supporters danced late into the evening, closing out a set rooted in love, heritage, and the spirit of Lagos.