Common Mistakes You Should Avoid As A Fashion Designer In Nigeria
As a fashion designer in Nigeria, you must understand that there are the do’s and don‘ts of your profession. Understanding these things will help you become better at what you do. Read more about Fashion The mistakes fashion designers make cut across ethnicity, geographical locations, and years of experience. There are: 1. Undercharging your clients […]
Everything You Need To Know About Being A Fashion Designer
Fashion designing is one of the most popular and lucrative jobs in the fashion industry in Nigeria. If you want to become a fashion designer and you don’t know how to go about it, this article is for you. Read more about Fashion This article will explain in simple terms: who a fashion designer is, […]
Victoria James: One Of Nigeria Most Sought After Fashion Designer
Victoria James is the creative director of Veekee James. She is a fashion designer and Pro make-up artist from Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria. She makes bridal, custom, ready-to-wear, and gentlemen’s outfits. Read more about Fashion Her passion for fashion started when she was in secondary school. Fashion designing was not new to her as she was raised […]
How To Use Youtube As A Fashion Designer In Nigeria
YouTube stands out from other social media platforms. The advantages of YouTube are so much. Youtube is very easy to use. On YouTube, you can share and watch both short and long videos. Read more about Fashion YouTube was launched on the 14th of February, 2005 by Steve Chan, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It […]
How To Become A Fashion Designer In Nigeria.
Fashion designing is not a piece of cake as many think. It is a well-structured profession that needs to be well studied and understood. Being a fashion designer requires you to think out of the box and bring together your vague imaginations to life. The career requires you to push yourself out of your […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Vedil Clothing
A lot of fashion outfits exist, but only a few of them offer services beyond just sewing and selling clothes. As fashionably colourful as Nigerians are, it would not be too much to ask that clothing lines which will add more flavour across the fashion value chain step up to the show and widen market […]
Brands We Love: Oba Couture
Oba Couture is one of a number of Nigerian luxury fashion brands that have sprung up in the last decade. Fueled by the perception of a growing taste for stylish Afrocentric accessories, these new generation ventures are setting up shop in the cities of Nigeria, and across urban Africa. The leather shoes and bags produced […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Laraville Clothing
At the moment, fashion in Nigeria has reached a point of considerable success. In just a short while, we’ve seen various notable fashion entrepreneurs emerge with their distinct styles but still keeping their Afrocentric essence intact. In fact, novel trends and fads are now emerging to promote creativity and diversity in the industry and bring […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: The Man Behind The Fashion Brand, Deji Eniola
Fashion is art, and I dare say that Africa has one of the largest clusters of artistic geniuses across the globe. In Nigeria, the fashion industry boasts a market value of about $4.7 billion and is fast becoming one of the world’s prime suppliers of elite creatives. With brands such as Maki Oh, Orange Culture, […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Sapphire Scents
Coco Chanel once said, “No elegance is possible without perfumes. It is the unseen, unforgettable ultimate accessory.” Scents often trigger intense memories we may have long forgotten. We can’t overstate the need for a pleasant unique aroma; imagine travelling in a bus full of people and someone has a body odour, that’s just a nightmare. It was no […]
Websites We Love: Isismodels.org
Isis Models is currently one of the budding modelling agencies moulding young black girls into super models and putting Nigeria on the international fashion map. The founder, Joan Okorodudu, an ex beauty queen and serial entrepreneur who sees the potential abounding in the industry, is on a mission to unravel the goldmyne for the world to see. Taking Initiative Before Joan started Isis Models, she was […]
Another Night of Glam At The Heineken Lagos Fashion Week 2018: Day 2
In a night that was unarguably a beautiful fusion of music, fashion and style, the second day of the Heineken Lagos Fashion Week 2018 lived up to the expectations its opening night had raised for attending fashion editors, bloggers and pundits alike. BLOKE opened for the day with each model making down the runway with […]
ELOY Awards: 2018 Nominees List
The 10th Edition of The Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) Awards is gradually drawing near and preparations are in full gear. In 2009 a long conceived idea came to life. Exquisite magazine the organisers of this prestigious awards, Led by its publisher Tewa Onasanya, have been consistently celebrating women of excellence in different field […]
Brands We Love: Lady Biba
Nigeria isn’t in want of indigenous fashion brands. From the small time tailor who slaps on cheap tags to their wares, to the big celebrity designers creating bespoke dresses for the runways, the industry is as lively as it’s ever been. Not surprisingly, it’s a fragmented market; players within the space find it a tough […]
Top 5 Websites For Models
If you aspire is to be a model, chances are you may have started reaching out to agencies or the thought may have crossed your mind. A good agency can determine to a large extent how successful a model will be. Thankfully, there are a good number of agencies in Nigeria that define what a good modelling agency […]
From Fashion to Film: Deola Sagoe to Feature in ‘October 1’
One of Nigeria’s most prominent fashion designers, Deola Sagoe, has decided to make history in the film industry as well. Acting as Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, the late mother of late afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, she appears a sight to behold. It is only befitting that a woman of such class should fill in such […]