Top Nigeria based urban fashion brand Kinabuti unveiled a crisp,modern Spring/Summer 2016 'ROME' collection to selected style editors and enthusiasts with a great time of finger foods, bubbly and mingling at an intimate event recently in Lagos
Kinabuti unveiled a first look at its Spring/Summer 2016 'ROME' collection to a cross selection of fashion editors and enthusiasts at Chocolat Royal, V.I Lagos on Friday 9th October 2015.
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The twenty-two (22)-piece collection presented at the intimate event features the brand's signature urban feel in more sophisticated, fluid, edgier and modern designs and fabrics.
At Kinabuti''s S/S '16 'ROME' collection presented at intimate event in Lagos
For the soon to be launched S/S 2016 collection titled 'ROME', 'batik', 'tie&dye', 'adire' all formed print designs and an excellent use of 'aso-oke' which made interesting details on almost all the 22-pieces off the collection.
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The collection presented by models of the Dare2Dream competition was in vibrant colours done in cotton jersey, jersey, silk, 'aso-oke' and more in modern styles including crop tops, pencil skirts with 'aso-oke' details, jumpsuits in silk, jumpsuits with cape and cutout details, jumpsuit with jersey, flared pants with slashed details, 'aso-oke' set of crop top and high waist skirt, Kaftan in jersey with 'aso-oke' details, skort and more.
The collection is set against a women empowerment theme with ladies from Orile and models from the Pulse X Kinabuti Dare2Dream trained exclusively by Italian designers for weeks to horn their design skills.
The Spring/Summer 2015 'ROME' collection is set to be presented for charity in Milan. The lookbook revealed exclusively in a video is shot in the desserts of Utah with guests treated to a fine time of fingers foods and bubbly.
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The collection presented by the creative director Caterina Bartolussi is inarguably one of the best to come from the urban fashion brand, wait till you see it!
Take a look at all the moments from the private viewing and a sneak peek at the collection above and an interview with the brand's creative director below.
Olamide Olarewaju is a Category Editor at Pulse. A brand strategist who holds a degree in PR, Olamide loves to write. She is attentive to details and believes honesty is never overrated! Reach me via olamide.olarewaju@ringier.ng