“Emerging Designers in Nigeria series”is an initiative of Uk/Nigeria
based fashion promoting company; BlackNBold Fashion House organisers
of Nigerian
Student Fashion and Design Week, Botswana Culture And Design Week, Ife
Runway Fashion Show, The Black Gold Entrepreneurship Talk Show and Project
Cloth The Orphans. The emerging designers series was developed to create
a platform to encourage, promote and celebrate young fashion designers in
Nigeria. This year’s edition will focus on the Top 12 industry newcomers,
these are young designers who are new in the Nigerian fashion industry but
have been able to distinguish themselves from their peers in terms of
their achievements, marketing approach, packaging and delivery. This
selection was made by a panel of fashion judges who looked into the
hundreds of entries sent in by various designers. Below are the top 12
fashion industry newcomers in Nigeria for the year 2014.
1) Temitayo Ilesanmi Nathan
Temitayo is a student of the University of Lagos and the creative director
behind the label T.I. NATHAN. He was the head designer of the team that
won the Fayrouz L’original competition 2014; "Team Elan", walking home
with the cash prize of $20,000. His first collection "The Modern Man" was
released in 2013 and it enjoyed massive online promotion. Temitayo has
three collections to his credit, but the first part of his 2014 collective,
themed "SOLACE" was his defining moment as a designer, the reviews were so
humbling it encouraged him to want to do more. His approach to life is
“minimalist with a sporty twist, a mix of subtleness and fun”. He
discovered his love for fashion at a young age like most designers but made
it different by pursuing a career in it. He launched himself fully into
fashion when he interned at Lagos Fashion and Design Week 2012 which later
propelled him to starting his own brand. His creative designs has been
featured on Bellanaija.com, Blanc, Guardian Newspaper, Punch Newspaper,
Ynaija, One Nigerian Boy, 360nobs.com, Jaguda.com, Cassiedavies.com, just
to mention a few. His stronghold as that designer in pursuit of passion has
been never to divorce himself from reality.Tayo_nat@yahoo.com
based fashion promoting company; BlackNBold Fashion House organisers
of Nigerian
Student Fashion and Design Week, Botswana Culture And Design Week, Ife
Runway Fashion Show, The Black Gold Entrepreneurship Talk Show and Project
Cloth The Orphans. The emerging designers series was developed to create
a platform to encourage, promote and celebrate young fashion designers in
Nigeria. This year’s edition will focus on the Top 12 industry newcomers,
these are young designers who are new in the Nigerian fashion industry but
have been able to distinguish themselves from their peers in terms of
their achievements, marketing approach, packaging and delivery. This
selection was made by a panel of fashion judges who looked into the
hundreds of entries sent in by various designers. Below are the top 12
fashion industry newcomers in Nigeria for the year 2014.
1) Temitayo Ilesanmi Nathan
Temitayo is a student of the University of Lagos and the creative director
behind the label T.I. NATHAN. He was the head designer of the team that
won the Fayrouz L’original competition 2014; "Team Elan", walking home
with the cash prize of $20,000. His first collection "The Modern Man" was
released in 2013 and it enjoyed massive online promotion. Temitayo has
three collections to his credit, but the first part of his 2014 collective,
themed "SOLACE" was his defining moment as a designer, the reviews were so
humbling it encouraged him to want to do more. His approach to life is
“minimalist with a sporty twist, a mix of subtleness and fun”. He
discovered his love for fashion at a young age like most designers but made
it different by pursuing a career in it. He launched himself fully into
fashion when he interned at Lagos Fashion and Design Week 2012 which later
propelled him to starting his own brand. His creative designs has been
featured on Bellanaija.com, Blanc, Guardian Newspaper, Punch Newspaper,
Ynaija, One Nigerian Boy, 360nobs.com, Jaguda.com, Cassiedavies.com, just
to mention a few. His stronghold as that designer in pursuit of passion has
been never to divorce himself from reality.Tayo_nat@yahoo.com
Fashion should trend with comfort, style, class and not via religious or
societal judgment”. Words from the designer of Ovems Fashion. Vovwe
graduated from the Department of Textile art at Delta State University
after which she pursued training at OSC College of Fashion. Her brand
originated from her passion to make clothes that interpret aesthetics and
speak class. Ovems collection brings out the uninhibited innocence,
alluring enchantment and exquisite self-esteem in our African women;
showing that beyond the physical, every lady’s beauty isn’t lost in the
color of our eyes. Vovwe Omoko emerged as the most creative designer at the
Winasbet Nigerian Student Fashion and Design Week 2014 which featured over
40 young designers from various states in Nigeria. Her designs has been
featured on Spice Tv, Television Continental (TVC), Galaxy Tv,Wow
magazine, Punch Newspaper, Nigerian Tribune Newspaper, Acada Magazine, City
People Magazine, Dynamix Magazine, Sun newspaper, 360nobs.com, Jaguda.com,
Olorisupergal.com, Onobello.com, Ladunlaidi’s blog, Simplyglamorousfashion
uk, ob9ja.com, ebonyworth, amongst others.
Ovemsfashion@gmail.com
3) Francis Sule
Francis is another student of the University of Lagos where he is presently
studying Urban and Regional Planning. He is the creative director behind
the 'Francis Sule' brand. He was the Head Designer of Team Loud Tribe,
the team that came second at the Fayrouz L’original competition 2014,
walking home with the cash prize of $4,000 . His designs cater for the
young and old who are fashion forward and stylishly unapologetic with
well-tailored, edgy but wearable pieces. Fashion designing was an
inevitable path for him because of his undying love for fashion, art,
beauty, and style. Fashion designing allows for the merging of these
elements. He said his inspiration comes from “any and everything depending
on what I’m most in tune with at the time”. His illustrations and designs
has been featured in WOW magazine an d This Day Style.
francissule@gmail.com
studying Urban and Regional Planning. He is the creative director behind
the 'Francis Sule' brand. He was the Head Designer of Team Loud Tribe,
the team that came second at the Fayrouz L’original competition 2014,
walking home with the cash prize of $4,000 . His designs cater for the
young and old who are fashion forward and stylishly unapologetic with
well-tailored, edgy but wearable pieces. Fashion designing was an
inevitable path for him because of his undying love for fashion, art,
beauty, and style. Fashion designing allows for the merging of these
elements. He said his inspiration comes from “any and everything depending
on what I’m most in tune with at the time”. His illustrations and designs
has been featured in WOW magazine an d This Day Style.
francissule@gmail.com
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