On
Saturday, 5 July, the Grand Ball Room of the Oriental Hotel, Lekki,
Lagos, brimmed with celebrities, fashionistas and media executives as
much anticipated grand finale of Fayrouz L’Original expression show was
held.
During the night, Team Elan emerged winners of
the first of its’ kind fashion & lifestyle competition after
showcasing an original and cohesive collection that inspired the judges,
Mai Atafo, April by Kunbi and Kinabuti.
Team Elan beat
Team LoudTribe to the highly coveted cash prize of $20,000. Along with
the grand cash prize, Team Elan will also enjoy a number of fashion
opportunities including an automatic entry to showcase their designs at
the International Lagos Design Fashion Week.
•Team Elan
Team LoudTribe, who came second also showcased an equally creative collection and went home with the sum of $4,000.
The two finalists had a team of designer, make-up artists, photographer and model.
“Team
Elan have proved that they can achieve the best creative results in a
short period and this is only the beginning of a successful career path
for them…We can’t wait to see what they have for us at the next Lagos
Design Fashion week in October under the guidance of our judges, Omoyemi
Akerele,” said Nnenna Ifebigh-Hemeson, Senior Brand Manager, Fayrouz,
said after the winners were announced.
With 360 degrees
cameras capturing guests in their glamorous ensembles at the beginning
of the event, red carpet host, Toke Makinwa spoke to guests who looked
original and stood out from the crowd.
Guests also went
wild bidding for some of the outfits including a graceful white beaded
gown by April By Kunbi as well as a three buttoned three piece suit by
Mai Atafo.
Music stars Chidinma, Phyno and Wande Coal delivered their best to make the night a memorable one for guests.
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