RUNWAY REPORT : LFDW 2013 - "Elements" of Nature at Iconic Invanity

I felt two things - peace and pain, watching Iconic Invanity's S/S collection - "Elements" walk down the runway at the Lagos Fashion and Design Week. It's not of evil or hate but watching the models work in those amazing pieces gave me a fashion-orgasm or maybe a paradisic revelation.

Elements as the designer - Nancy Nwadire defined it possesses everything earthy - fire, water, sun, air, etc in summary I'd say everything natural, everything peaceful....now, that's how the entire 10minutes felt - entirely peaceful.

The believe is that Nigerians love glitz and glitters; they shiny pieces, studded designs and sometimes bedazzled all the way clothes. One would have assumed, Iconic Invanity aims to satisfy all that feeling in Nigerias but not exactly, she gives a hint of that plus more that's hidden to me.

ICONIC IMPACT: Runway to Cover, Nike Oshinowo in Iconic Invanity for StyleMania August Edition.

As revealed few hours ago, the current edition of fashion and style magazine, StyleMania features Ex-Beauty queen, Nike Oshinowo-Soleye on the cover wearing a design by one of Nigeria’s fashion designer.

On the August edition which is the Body Issue (See here - http://debuzzviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/nike-oshinowo-for-stylemania-body-issue.html), Nike spots a dazzling outfit by remarkable designer Nancy Nwadire of Iconic Invanity. The whole outfit comprises of a beaded jacket and shorts that look adorable on the body of the beautifully ageing Nike Oshinowo.  An exact sample of the design Nike wears on StyleMania cover was unveiled at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week earlier in March this year, while the runway sample bears different shades of colours and materials the other is of blue origin, patterns with more details both in cuts and accessory – a closer look and feel confirms this.

While I cannot quite place which I prefer of the two designs, one thing’s definite, Iconic Invanity makes iconic pieces that will stun anyone that appreciates good craft and design.