The vice patrons of the fashion show were mostly the wives of prominent Lagosians, such as Madams CC Adeniyi-Jones, Arabella Eric Moore, Remi Alex Taylor, O Alakija and Henrietta Carr. They were socialites in their own right. For example, Madams Adeniyi-Jones and Moore threw parties at their residences, respectively known as Priscilla Hall and Ijemo House.
Remi Alex Taylor, wife of Barrister EJ Alex Taylor, was also known to host parties, concerts and dances at the Glover Memorial Hall. In November 1932, the Lagos Daily News , a nationalist newspaper based on 21 and 23 Odunlami Street, Lagos Island, published a report “First Annual Fashion Show in Lagos.” Parts of the town were agog with excitement as a group of middle class ladies under the guidance of Edith Renwick, wife of Vivian Renwick, an ophthalmologist on Tinubu Street.
She was described as the “manageress of the West African Dress Factory Limited.” The women gathered on a Friday at the Glover Memorial Hall to showcase a variety of clothes and for this purpose, the “Glover Hall stage was successfully transformed into a modern drawing room with a glorious effect.” The vice patrons of the fashion show were mostly the wives of prominent Lagosians, such as Madams CC Adeniyi-Jones, Arabella Eric Moore, Remi Alex Taylor, O Alakija and Henrietta Carr.
They were socialites in their own right. For example, Madams Adeniyi-Jones and Moore threw parties at their residences, respectively known as Priscilla Hall and Ije.