Designer Mai Atafo, one of the 35 designers who showcased at the recently held 2012 Lagos Fashion and Design Week, is one of the most recognized and sought after designers in the industry today. Mai Atafo launched MAI (Mai Atafo Inspired) in 2007. Mai Atafo’s line specializes in suits for men and glamorous red carpet…
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Deola Sagoe is one of the highly celebrated haute couture fashion designers from Nigeria that has attained and maintained an internationally accepted brand. As she currently showcases her collection as one of the 35 selected designers for the Mercedes-Benz Africa Fashion Week happening in Johannesburg, South Africa, it’s amazing to think of how she juggles…
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Odion Oseni, Creative Director of the Odio Mimonet (OM) label is one of the top designers in Nigeria today. As a young designer upon graduating from Yaba College of Technology and London College of Fashion, Odio sought to infuse her profound love for art into her passion for designing couture pieces for the discerning…
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You can’t talk about cutting edge in the male fashion industry without making reference to Ozwald Boateng. This British fashion designer was born in North London to Ghanaian parents. He is known for his trademark twist on classic British tailoring style. At a very young age, Ozwald became intrigued with the act…
Read moreFolake Folarin-Coker revolutionized the fashion industry in Nigeria when she launched her fashion brand,Tiffany Amber in the fall of 1998. She had come back to Nigeria with a masters’ degree in Petroleum Law to become a lawyer but her love for fashion reigned superior and instead she became a fashion designer.…
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Uganda born Nancy Nwadire is the Creative Director of Iconic Invanity which was founded in 2009. Her interest in fashion started at such a young age and was influenced by her mother who made clothes fro herself and siblings. Nancy Nwadire Her mother’s love for handcrafts soon rubbed off on Nancy who went on…
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Ella and Gabby is a Nigerian fashion label headed by Creative Head, Ada Mgbudem. The label made their debut on April 14th, 2012 at the Ballroom of the Oriental hotel, Lagos, where they presented their Autumn/winter 2012 collection. Ella and Gabby celebrates beauty, boldness, class and pride of a woman in a detailed and…
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As you may know, OnoBello.com is a platform that gives exposure and support to talented Nigerians and Africans, so when we got a press release on Cynthia Chisom Umezulike, we thought to ourselves that this will make a good read under our “Biography” section. A lot people may not know Cynthia Chisom Umezulike, however…
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Ivy Ekong is a professional fashion stylist. Her celebrity clients include Miss Nigeria UK, the winner of Top model of Colour UK and a host of private following. Ivy, an Economics and Business management graduate has always known she was passionate about fashion and style hence she went on to train in Personal Styling and…
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Current winner of the Model of Africa 2011 made history and Africa proud by emerging as a semi-finalist in one of the most prestigious competitions in the world, a feat which has only being attained by two other African countries (Namibia and Angola) since the inception of the leading men’s competition in 2006. …
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