Arise Africa Fashion Week: Ituen Basi
Posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 at 2:02 PMBy Ijeoma Ndekwu
Nigerian designer, Ituen Basi fuses (what seems to be this season’s hottest trend) bright colours with African fabrics in her collection. The collaboration resulted to contemporary ethnic pieces which electrified the runway!
Her designs are feminine, playful and have a sassy flair to them! Which were articulated with shreds and tiers which also sought to give the pieces some texture. She is able to balance the bright colour mixes with simple flattering cuts; and so, the pieces don’t come off as overwhelmingly busy. The pieces in her collection are bold and engaging; they were certainly tailored to make a lady stand-out in them!
Photo Credit: iFashion
Tags: Arise Africa Fashion week, Arise Fashion Week, fashion, fashion week, Ijeoma Ndekwu, Ituen Basi, nigerian designers
Love it, I am so impressed by some of these designers, I love the bangles. I need some to wear this summer!!!!
Masquerade costume is simply the word….. thats just the way I see it!
this collection is a bit dramatic but i love the material so much and the use of colors.
wow! the colors make your eyes dance.
and the designer is another nigerian, excellent.
africa is becomgin a major part of the fashion world and im really proud. thanks bella!
stay blessed…
Very interesting! Love the tassles!
ha ha….I def agree wit naijadude on this one- they all look like ‘ojuju’ to me…lol
These models featured in AAFW are the ISH o!!! My goodness!
They command just as much attention to themselves as the clothes do but without stealing the show. Chai! Such beaurrrrriful women!
piece # 7 with shredded fabric from top to bottom & the thigh-high slit is DIVINE!
lol, ojuju ke?
greats ideas, wrong choice of fabrics…sigh
clorfulllll……………….. and magnifique, two thumbs up…………..
6, 8 and 15 r hot hot hot!!!!
fashion is not for the ignorant..hence the reference to masquerade! lol!
it doesnt have to be about silk, cashmere and dare i say…polyester all d time!
ankara rocks!
I like 1,2 and 9.
She is the freshest and most authentic talent to come out of the Nigerian fashion scene in years. Her work is undeniably fantastic, the attention to detail and execution is flawless. She is not trying to be anyone but herself, her design are so unique and well thought out. I am tired of seeing so called fashion designers copy cat-ing English designs and rebranding them as some aerie faerie nonsense! Ituen Basi is the best Nigerian designer bar none!
They look like Masquerades who went to see obioma
errrr…everyone is entitled to thier opinions…so are you. you didn’t need to point out that he/she is ignorant. make ur own comment and move on…
Hands down, the BEST!
GamGam, you are BushBush. lolll
i am 6ft tall and i love fashion
this is real amazing, to see African make a big path in fashion
a bit too dramatic but i love the more elegant outfits, wil wear them any time. kudos