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Greening up Nigeria Fashion Week
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8:00 AM EST, Tue December 20, 2011
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Fashion Week goes green —
This year's Nigeria Fashion Week showcased a "Going Green" collection to create awareness of environmental issues. Dress by Modela Couture.
Fashion Week goes green —
This dress, by Modela Couture, was inspired by mermaids and made from real fish scales.
Fashion Week goes green —
Modela Couture designer Bayo Adegbe said: "This looks like the forest ... I have these kind of ideas that are unusual but I love them, I believe in them."
Fashion Week goes green —
This dress was created by fashion label Chrystallix.
Fashion Week goes green —
This design by Monu and Monu used plastic bags and bin bags. "We have a natural way of recycling in Africa but what we don't do is commercialize it, which is necessary -- taking things and making sure they are reused or remade into something that can be used again," said designer Nick Monu.
Fashion Week goes green —
Designer Boma Inko-Tariah, from fashion house Beldie's La Mode, created this fascinator from recycled materials. "I cut up some damaged compact discs and then I used them," she said.
Fashion Week goes green —
Menswear was also on show, including this design by Modela Couture.