Nigeria’s high-end fashion gets the headlines but its secondhand markets get the customers

Nigeria’s high-end fashion gets the headlines but its secondhand markets get the customers

Many major African cities—Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Cape Town, and Dakar—play host to a fashion week showcasing their latest haute couture designs with all the glitz and glamour that entails. But this year Lagos Fashion Week tried something different in addition to the usual high-end dazzle with a campaign celebrating Lagos' Aswani Market, the massive secondhand…