Monday 19 January 2015

TOP 5 YOUNGEST FASHION DESIGNER TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2015


ADEBAYO OKE LAWAL (ORANGE CULTURE)
  Adebayo oke lawal a bus admin graduate at unilag also a self taught fashion designer. adebayo oke lawal is the creative director of orange culture, theres no doubt that this young man has been doing absolutely fine in the fashion industry, Adebayo Oke-Lawal has been designing since the age of 10, and since officially entering the fashion industry, he’s dabbled in writing and styling, working with African designers, actors, pop stars and even magazines like Rita Dominic, Tiwa Savage ,Mochedda, Wow magazine and Élan But design is his greatest passion, and since starting the label in 2011,he also showcased at the lagos fashion week and design 2014. He was nominated at the west African awards 2014


 WANA SAMBO (wana sambo)

Every Wana Sambo piece is designed firstly for the comfort of the woman, then to compliment her style. Born into so much drama in the world definitely influenced her designs. From an early age, she experienced a fashion transformation. She went from boyish dressings to girlish and kept swinging both ways until she found a balance between both genres of fashion. Born in Nigeria, she set up the Wana Sambo Clothing Company in her teenage years in the university where she sought a particular style which wasn’t sold and decided to create such brand that she and her friends, the fashion goons, could relate to. That was the major influence behind the birth of the Wana Sambo brand. she showcased at lagos fashion week and design 2014

 JASON CHIKA SAMUEL (JASON PORSHE)
    Jason chika samuel self called fashion architect is the creative director of the jason porshe brand. this 21years old fashion designer based in port harcourt has been known for styling actors models. he is doing well in the industry, he is definately one of the youngest fashion designer in nigeria and africa to watch out for. He was nominated at the garden city fashion awards 2014. He is definitely one designer to watch out for in 2015, congrats Jason. 






ADEROGBA AL QAWIL BAQQ ( KAFAMO DESIGNS)
       Aderogba alqawil is the brain child of the renowned brand Kafamo designs, the 20 years old fashion designer based in Nigeria and Benin republic has been redlining fashion statement with his fashion brand . The management information system final year student at an American university in Benin republic has been killing it when it comes to selection of selection of prints,fabrics. He started designing at a very young age which really boost up his career  in the fashion industry, after taking a break from modeling and styling  he decided to pursue his career as a fashion designer under 
His brand. Today every man in the city of Lagos is clamouring for a shirt by kafamo. Today KAFAMO is not just a brand that produces clothes but other fashion accessories like belt,cuff link, shoes and sandals. He was nominated at the garden city fashion award port harcourt and lesuka award Ghana 2014.



ILESANMI TEMITAYO (T.I NATHAN)
       Ilesanmi nathaniel temitayo is the brainchild of the renowed bespoke brand T.I Nathan, temitayo is definitely one of the designer to watch out for in 2015. This designer is doing it big when it comes to fresh tailored suit. He is one of the fayrouz loriginal finalist. Team élan, the team élan designer throughout the tournament his performance was stunning with the help of the super model toyin he was able to pull out his designs. Today t.i Nathan is one of the top bespoke brand in Nigeria. His latest collections feature toyin, tope horpload e.t.c congrats to ilesanmi for taking t.i Nathan to the next level. 

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa 2014 – Day 2: Mai Atafo Inspired

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa 2014 – Day 2: Mai Atafo Inspired

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14_MBFWA_SDR_7283_MaiAtafo_w387_h580Nigerian designer Mai Atafo is one of the few Nigerian designers showcasing at the 2014 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa in South Africa so we were certainly looking forward to what he’d have to offer.
The Mai Atafo Inspired collection was such a suave one with Mai dishing out pastel colours for men and even going into a few bright pieces for men.
MAI gave the eager audience, pastel colours, clean cuts and tailored pieces.
For the women MAI went a bit more African with his designs and we especially love the talking drum shaped bags.
Check out the full collection below!
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Photo Credit: Simon Deiner / SDR Photo