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Lagos Fashion Week 2026 · Runway show Co-ed

Eki Silk

18 looks, shown 28 October 2026 in Lagos. Known this season for bishop, abstract print, cobalt / royal blue.

18Looks
1.3%Of the week's looks
44th / 50Largest show
SilverLead colour

Field notes on Eki Silk

  1. EKI SILK (Lagos) showed the shiniest collection of the season: sheen index 0.219 vs 0.062 for the median show.

    Measured from garment pixels across 18 looks.

The collection, look by look

SS27

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 18
SilverDenim blueCobalt blueNavySky blueChocolate brownPurpleRed
Look 11

Look 1 of 18

Cobalt chiffon shirt dress with printed satin flounce hem

A utilitarian shirt dress softened into eveningwear: sheer balloon sleeves and patch-pocket bodice in cobalt chiffon give way to a gathered satin flounce printed with lip-motif swirls echoing the brand's print story.

Cobalt blue 73%Denim blue 15%Sky blue 11%
Shape
A-line · dropped waist · relaxed
Pieces
shirt dress
Fabric
chiffon · silk · ruched
Details
gathering · pin-tucks · puff sleeves · ruffles
Styling
strappy heeled sandals
Mood
elegant · playful · relaxed

What set Eki Silk apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Bishop sleeveAbstract print patternCobalt / royal blue colourSky / powder blue colourBoho-luxe styleDenim blue colour

The palette

Share of garment area across 18 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Draped61%
  • Hourglass / cinched waist28%
  • Column22%
  • Wrap22%
  • A-line17%

Share of the 18 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 18 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Dress33%
  • Kaftan22%
  • Shirt dress17%
  • Maxi skirt11%
  • Blouse11%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

11 of Eki Silk's 18 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Nigeria (inferred from the fashion week it shows at).

  • Cowrie shells · West African (unspecified) · West Africa11 looks

    Own region

    “Repeated cowrie-shell outlines printed in bands across the chiffon skirt, rendered as stylised graphic motifs rather than real shells.”

The character of the clothes

Eki Silk's clothes were lighter, more vivid, cooler and more textured than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterlighter than 80% of collections
  • MutedVividmore vivid than 98% of collections
  • CoolerWarmercooler than 95% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 100% of collections
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearable

Eki Silk against every other house measured so far

Also in Lagos, Spring/Summer 2027

Lagos field notes →
  1. 1Studio Imo58 looksPink
  2. 2Lush Hair47 looksPink
  3. 3Ibilola Ogundipe43 looksCobalt blue
  4. 4Imad Eduso43 looksChocolate brown
  5. 5Bridget Awosika39 looksBlack
  6. 6Nya39 looksWhite

The fortnightly digest

Eki Silk, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.