Epic Fashion Week 2026, formerly known as Epic Show, marks a strategic shift in the evolution of Fashions Finest Africa's role within the African fashion ecosystem. The event is set to be more than a showcase; it is a structured ecosystem designed to support emerging designers through visibility, industry access, and a focus on sustainable fashion and innovation within the creative industry.
As African fashion continues to evolve on the global stage, Epic Fashion Week 2026, scheduled for May 23 and 24, 2026, at The Podium, Lekki, Lagos, stands as a meeting point for creativity, commerce, and conscious design. The event aims to shape the future of the industry through access, structure, and sustainable growth.
The two-day event will bring together designers, buyers, media, investors, fashion enthusiasts, and industry stakeholders for an experience centered on discovery, collaboration, and opportunity. Access to the event is free, opening the experience to a wider community of fashion enthusiasts and industry participants.
The platform also reflects the broader vision of Fashions Finest Africa through its ecosystem structure, which includes EPIC Fashion Week as its showcase arm and D4DF (Design for the Future) as its sustainability and development-focused initiative.
Leading the conversation on global opportunities for African fashion during a briefing in Lagos recently, Founder of Fashions Finest Africa and Producer of Epic Fashion Week, Sola Oyebade, also known as “Mr. Mahogany,” said: “Epic Fashion Week was created to give emerging designers more than visibility. It is about building a real ecosystem where talent can grow, be seen, and connect to opportunities that move them forward. African fashion has always had creativity; what we are doing is building the structure that helps it scale globally.”
The two-day experience will feature runway presentations, curated designer exhibitions, networking sessions, and industry-led conversations designed to connect emerging talent with buyers, investors, and key stakeholders within the fashion ecosystem.
