Nigerian menswear brand, Kimono Kollection, has celebrated 16 years within the trend business with its first-ever trend show, titled Threads of Time, held in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
The showcase mixed trend, tradition and storytelling to have fun the brand’s evolution and unveil its Spring/Summer 2027 (SS27) assortment, that includes 70 seems that highlighted its strategy to modern African menswear.
Themed Threads of Time, the occasion explored how craftsmanship, inventive expression and the contributions of people form a brand’s identification over time.
Founded by Hakeem Balogun, Kimono Kollection emerged from a imaginative and prescient to redefine modern Nigerian menswear by way of refined tailoring and trendy interpretations of conventional dressing.
After two years of coaching in design and styling in London, Balogun returned to Nigeria in 2009 to pursue his imaginative and prescient of mixing conventional dressing with impeccable tailoring.
A documentary offered throughout the occasion traced his journey from the Lagos Island market to establishing the brand, highlighting the experiences and artistic choices which have formed its development.
The show additionally marked the disclosing of the SS27 assortment, comprising 70 seems offered in black, cream, brown, inexperienced, burgundy and gray. The assortment showcased the brand’s design philosophy by way of a development of types reflecting its interpretation of recent menswear.
One of the night’s highlights got here throughout the black-themed section, when singer Dipothevoice, whose actual title is Oladipupo Ogundele, made a shock look from inside the viewers.
The runway featured personalities together with Wale Ojo, Efe Iwara, Leo Da Silva, Cross Okonkwo and Saskay. The presentation additionally embraced range and illustration by way of an inclusive lineup of fashions.
Hosted by actor Tobi Bakre, the occasion featured a particular giveaway wherein Bakre offered his first-ever Kimono go well with to a visitor chosen from the viewers.
Fashion designers Mai Atafo, Vodi and Lanre Da Silva, alongside way of life personalities Dabota Lawson, Akin Faminu, Kiki Osibanjo and Powede Awujo, additionally attended the celebration.
Speaking on the occasion, Balogun expressed his dedication to the basics of tailoring, saying, “Give me thread and needle and the rest is history.”
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