Did Naomi lend you those shoes? African designer ruins her big moment with a runway tumble at New York Fashion Week

Oops! Nigerian designer Lanre Da Silva-Ajayi takes a spill from the runway at the Arise: Made In Africa fashion showcase at New York Fashion Week.

She says she is not afraid to stand out, but this was probably not the kind of attention she had hoped for.

But you couldn't blame up-and-coming designer Lanre Da Silva-Ajayi if she was a little giddy after showcasing her latest collection at New York Fashion Week.

After the Arise Made In Africa showcase, the Nigerian fashionista took to the runway for a triumphant victory lap - and promptly stepped off the side.

The unfortunate slip conjured memories of Naomi Campbell's infamous tumble at Paris Fashion Week, where Vivienne Westwood had decked the supermodel out with 12in heels.

It was an slightly inglorious end to an otherwise triumphant show for Ms Da Silva-Ajayi and the African fashion set, also including Jewel by Lisa, Asibelua, Bunmi Koko, Tsemaye Binitie, Pierre- Antoine Vettorello and Klûk CGDT.

They threw the cat amongst the pigeons of New York high fashion with an eclectic mix of bright colours, eye-catching designs and bucket-loads of African attitude.
Of her collection,Ms Da Silva-Ajayi said: 'It's very African and younger Jackie Kennedy Onassis, so it's classic but also young and edgy.'

She wore a pale pink and white textured dress embellished with white flowers on the skirt and cuffs. Her nude heels were high, but not any higher than the ones she had sent her models down the catwalk wearing.

Ms Da Silva-Ajayi's collection combined the archetypal bright, warm colours of her homeland with refined ladylike silhouettes inspired by Italian architecture.
'Labour of Love is a mix of the architecture of Italy with the vibrancy of Africa – in particular Nigeria, which is evident in the choice of colours,' she told Arise magazine in the run up to the show.

'Africans are not afraid to embrace bright and eye-catching colours. It's part of the culture to stand out and I have taken that part of Africa and the architecture of Italy and brought them together in what you’ll be seeing in this collection.'

Ms DaSilva-Ajayi, who founded her fashion label, LDA, in her native Nigeria in 2005, made use of a broad selection of fabrics including prints, tweed, and LDA's signature lace and lace trimmings.

Her designs include bold pink, blue and green floral prints and she uses materials of many different textures layered on top of each other or side by side.

She's okay! Ms Da Silva-Ajayi acknowledges the crowd as she gets back on the runway

Source: dailymail.co.uk