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Lagos Fashion Week 2026 · Runway show

Elie Kuame

27 looks, shown 28 October 2026 in Lagos. Known this season for cobalt / royal blue, heritage / traditional dress, west african.

27Looks

3.1%Of the week's looks

19th / 29Largest show

CobaltLead colour

The collection, look by look

SS27 · See the photographs →

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 27

Cobalt blueBeigeTanOliveRedIvoryWhiteDenim blue

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Look 1 of 27

Red-orange geometric woven column gown under sheer chiffon drape

A woven checkerboard column, its gold triangles evoking kente-like strip weaving, is softened by a tonal chiffon drape knotted at the hip. Gilded antelope brooches and a brass box bag turn heritage into evening glamour.

Red 84%Orange 9%Beige 7%

Shape: asymmetric · column · draped · fitted
Pieces: gown · sari
Fabric: chiffon · jacquard · metallic · jacquard
Details: beading · draping · knots · geometric
Styling: sandals · draped over shoulders · layered · tonal head to toe
Mood: elegant · glamorous · powerful

What set Elie Kuame apart

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

Cobalt / royal blue colourHeritage / traditional dress styleWest african referenceStrappy heeled sandals footwearMetallic colour_storyPowerful mood

The palette

Share of garment area across 27 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

Column59%
Draped41%
Oversized37%
Tiered / layered volume30%
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder26%

Share of the 27 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 27 looks described by our AI tagger

Gown33%
Wide-leg trousers30%
Shirt19%
Tunic19%
Dress15%

The character of the clothes

Elie Kuame's clothes were more vivid, more textured and more formal than most of the season.

DarkerLighter
MutedVividmore vivid than 99% of houses
CoolerWarmer
SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 78% of houses
CasualFormalmore formal than 93% of houses
ClassicDaring
ExperimentalWearable

Elie Kuame against every other house measured so far

Also in Lagos

Lagos field notes →

The fortnightly digest

Elie Kuame, in context

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