Organizers reveal Yomi Casual, Coz Designs to showcase as they kick off designers' line-up

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The team kicked off the announcement of designer line up for this year's event which will see fifty (50) designers from all over Africa showing off their latest collection at the 2016 edition set to take place on the 1st through 3rd July 2016 at the Eko Hotel and Suites.

AFWN 2016will Include 5 Catwalk Shows, 50 Designers, a Fashion Gala & Awards Night and panel discussions aimed at promoting Nigeria as a production hub.

Details:

Date - 1st-3rd July 2016.

Venue -The Eko Hotel & Suites

About Yomi Casual

Yomi Casual is a label driven by the genuine innovations of Olorunyomi Omoniyi Makun the Founding CEO, who holds a degree in Fashion Design & Clothing Technology from Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State Nigeria.

The brand are know for outfit that specializes in African design, especially cut-to-fit African design. Our designs are intricately textured and designed to stand our clients out in style. Our definition of Casual is deliberately the direct opposite of the Fashion World definition of Casual.

Their designs are uniquely sewn to a standard of Perfection. Our trendsetting designs flatters you from every angle. Each time we work on a new design, we have a Celebrity in mind. And whether you are famous or not, once you are dressed up in our designs, our sleek style automatically brings a celebrity out of you

A younger brother of Ace Comedian, AY and the last of seven Children of the Makun Family, Yomi Makun hails from Ifon in Ondo State Nigeria. He started his fashion out, Yomi Casual® in the 2007 and broke into A-list Fashion designers in Nigeria when his bold and contemporary designs became the favourite of Celebrities in Nigeria and Africa.

He has since set an enviable standard of attracting models in the Shape of Celebrities for his new collections. Desmond Elliot, Zack Orji, AY, Alibaba, Uti Nwachukwu, Alex Ekubo, Dj Jimmy Jatt, Ebube Nwagbo, IK Ogbonna, Sammie Okoposo, Iyanya, and to mention a few, Aki and Paw Paw are some of the many Celebrities who have at one time being Celebrity Models for Yomi Casual®.

Yomi Casual® has featured in Fashion Exhibitions in Nigeria, and in the UK including Native Vogue International Fashion Week which was held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Yomi Casual® outfits were featured in the award winning 30 Days in Atlanta a movie filmed in Atlanta, USA and Lagos Nigeria. Yomi Casual® is also the official Clothing Partner of AY Live Comedy & Music Concerts, and Shift Celebrity Prayse – an annual thanksgiving event for all Nigerian Celebrities.

Yomi Casual® is an award-winning fashion Brand in Africa. We won the Inspiration Excellent Awards in 2014, and that’s just one of the recognition below listed.

About Coz Designs

Coz Designs is a luxury leather brand founded by Oreoluwa Osoba and Ngwube Adanna. Coz Designs make exquisite unisex bags and purses that satisfies our fashionable customers . Every piece is a masterpiece from illustration to the finished product, carefully made with attention to detail.

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The brand is all about innovation, sophistication and uniqueness. Coz provides the perfect accessory to every outfit, every bag makes a statement and every design represents a character.

Rather than seeing materials and colors, the brand see characters and personalities, so every bag is made a statement. Every bag is handcrafted to perfection, simplicity and comfort are also considered to make every piece timeless.