by Ifeanyi Dike Jr

Between the no-show and the models protest, the second day of Arise 2012 was without doubt, rich in inadequacies. However, fashionistas did not let any of this get in the way of their fashion mojo. The venue was brimming with splashes of colour, patterns, weird to crazy hairdos and of course a required amount of quirkiness.

From the sixties chic, to bat woman and Xena the warrior princess to the futuristically ambiguous get-ups, everyone was making a statement.

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