[size=14pt]Did Naomi lend you those shoes? African designer ruins her big moment with a runway tumble at New York Fashion Week[/size]
By DAMIEN GAYLE
Last updated at 1:48 PM on 16th September 2011



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.


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

A little help please! Ms Da Silva-Ajayi is helped to her feet by bystanders after falling from the stage


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

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.

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