Applications for Green Access 2024 are now open!
Lagos Fashion Week, in collaboration with Style House Files, has launched the 6th edition of its transformative talent discovery platform, Green Access in partnership with TOMS for this year’s edition.
Green Access is a sustainable fashion accelerator programme that nurtures emerging designers and encourages the recommitment to resource efficiency, biodegradability, longevity, and recyclability as guiding principles for fashion design and production.
“As an unwavering advocate for innovation and sustainability in the fashion industry, Lagos Fashion Week continues to set the benchmark for nurturing emerging talent and promoting sustainable practices. Green Access is a pioneering fashion accelerator program dedicated to empowering young designers with the core values of resource efficiency, biodegradability, longevity, and recyclability in fashion design and production. This initiative aims to cultivate a new generation of designers dedicated to creating a more sustainable and circular future for fashion.
Established in 2018, Green Access has been at the forefront of spotlighting fashion enterprises undergoing transformative journeys towards environmentally, socially, and ethically conscious production. This program is instrumental in driving the transition to a circular fashion economy on the African continent, showcasing designers who lead sustainable fashion practices.
We are thrilled to announce that TOMS has partnered with Green Access as an official sponsor for 2024. This exciting collaboration aligns the TOMS “Wear Good” campaign with the core values of Green Access, further amplifying our shared commitment to sustainable fashion.”
The Green Access programme has introduced several emerging fashion brands that have gone on to launch a successful fashion brand. Their finalists for the 2023 cohort included Ajanéé, BornstarNG, By. Wuzzy, E.S.O by Liman, and Dust of the Earth debuted their collections on the Lagos Fashion Week runway last year, presenting collections sourced and “manufactured around the guiding principles of the circular economy and sustainability”.
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In 2022, they had Adaora Soludo Founder, @aorahstudio (Nigeria), Themba Paulos Shezi Founder, @herushezi (South Africa), Nneji Akunne Founder, @houseofakachi (Nigeria), Lu Adesola Founder, @lullastudio (Nigeria), Kwaku Kyere Founder, @metakay (Ghana), Akoth Otieno Founder, @olisakenya (Kenya), Peter Oshobor Founder, @oshobor.ng (Nigeria), Peter Acha Founder, @pettretaylor (Nigeria), Essrhir Scheherazade Founder, @sahrzad_design (Morocco) and Sipho Lushaba Founder, @svl_designs (South Africa)