.Following a three-year interim, Lagos Room Program came back to the Lagos Style Full week routine. Adeju Thompson, that succeeded the International Woolmark Award in 2023, has actually invested the past handful of years constructing his name abroad. That indicated showcasing his compilations in significant style resources consisting of Paris, where he most just recently presented spring season 2025 in June. Currently, though, he experienced a desire to come home and also admire the urban area where everything began." I prefer this to believe that a wonderful homecoming," Thompson pointed out in front of his show. "I take a lot creativity coming from Nigeria as well as Lagos, it's simply appropriate that Lagos gets to enjoy my work too." He possessed two key goals for this selection: to commemorate tailoring and Lagos fashion trend. For Thompson, it was actually an opportunity to take one thing standard and also put a speculative or unusual twist on it. His trademark baggy trousers are actually inspired through traditional Yoruba (a nationality in Nigeria) workwear, however in this assortment a few of them featured shoelace detailing on the hem, which incorporated a touch of modernity and also feminineness to a garment associated with work. "I'm mixing European codes along with Yoruba concept language, and also transforming things on their scalp," he pointed out. That likewise materialized in a hoodie created through a 90-year-old professional dyer and also performer in the Southern location of Nigeria, that dedicated hours to hand sketch art pieces on the garment. At first glance, it looked like your normal hoodie, however closer examination showed a level of information that can't be actually neglected. As in previous selections, Adire printing---- a historical indigo-dyeing technique made use of through Yoruba ladies in south west Nigeria---- appeared throughout." There's a level of workmanship here that people do not get out of the continent," he said. Beyond that, Thompson was actually creating from a spot of susceptability and sensitivity, one thing that's challenging to accomplish in an ecosystem where commercial practicality typically outweighs creativity.