A few days back, top fashion designer, Ade Bakare hosted his Spring/Summer Collections tagged “Wonyosi” and the launching of Ade bakare Couture Signature Perfume at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi Lagos on the 3rd of December. It was a gathering of hundreds of beautiful faces and socialites around Ikoyi/Lekki and it environs.
The programme started at about 7:00pm with lots of Guests and celebrities well seated.
The hall was beautifully decorated with the touch of white and black that gave the event a glamorous look.
The show was compered by Toyosi, who started by welcoming the guests to the Annual show of Adebakare Couture and later invited the convener and a world renowned designer of our time Adebakare for his opening remarks.
Adebakare in his remarks spoke exclusively on the designs also talks about the signature perfume and how good the fragrance is, then appreciate the presence of Guests.
After his remarks Toyosi invites some of the Designers that were actually Adebakare mentees to display their collections.
Dickson Fabiawari, a designer popularly known as officialfidi was the first designer to open the show with the collections of men’s wear from his stable, according to the narrator, Dickson is one of Adebakare’s metees and you can actually tell from the statement “Bringing comfort into fashion” with some of the designs that were fantastically displayed and modeled by his adorable models.
The second designer is Maria Shimang with her brand name diosa Miarie, beautiful female collections from the house of Diosa Miarie were also well displayed with touch of Elegance by their models.
While the third designer was introduced as Mark Chidera who is also one of the graduants from Adebakare couture with Brand name “Imagine Designer, some of the models of this designer actually put some swaq that threw the house on fire on the run way.
Aftermath, there was a break for a wonderful music performance by Abiodun Koya then after Abiodun Koya performance, highlight of Adebakare Designer for this year 2017 were displayed on the screen.
At about 8:05, the introduction and launch of the new perfume were conducted by Ms Raine Amachree and her statement read thus “This is Adebakare coutures 2nd Perfume, the first is called Breeze, an eau de toilette which is fresh and citrus based, their new scent is called Adebakare Signature. Adebakare wanted to create a fragrance that was light but at the same time long lasting, that the wearer can perceive during the day, Ade also wanted a perfume that would be evocative of Africa, the NOSE in Vienna was able to capture with rare spices such as bergamot and cloves for the top notes, ylang ylang and black pepper for the middle and dry woody note and leather for the base, creating a warm fresh fragrance. It contains 40 percent oils and is classed as eau de parfum, unisex, available in 100ml square cut crystal glass with a face which as Silhouette Ade Bakare in front, retail at 200 pounds.
In conclusion Adebakare summer 2018 collection “Wonyosi” were on display after the launch of the perfume.
–Sunday Adigun
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