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⟝ Awa Meite
⟝ Lisa Folawiyo
⟝ Laduni Lambo
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Founder: Travis Obeng-Casper
Nationality: Ghanaian
Ajabeng is a Ghanaian unisex label birthed at the intersection of minimalism and contemporary African art and culture. It’s pieces encompasses the elements of both the purity of minimalism and the vibrancy of African culture.
Founder: Travis Obeng-Casper
Nationality: Ghanaian
Ajabeng is a Ghanaian unisex label birthed at the intersection of minimalism and contemporary African art and culture. It’s pieces encompasses the elements of both the purity of minimalism and the vibrancy of African culture.
Founder: Ameer Bunu
Nationality: Nigerian
Ameer by Ameer is a Nigerian fashion brand by Ameer Bunu. The brand aims to highlight the elements that directly reflect traditional West African attire, perfected for the stylish, everyday man.
Founder: Ameer Bunu
Nationality: Nigerian
Ameer by Ameer is a Nigerian fashion brand by Ameer Bunu. The brand aims to highlight the elements that directly reflect traditional West African attire, perfected for the stylish, everyday man.
Founder: Awa Meité
Nationality: Mali
Malian designer, Awa Meité, creates ready-to-wear pieces in an array of striking silhouettes and hand-woven fabrics that pay homage to her country’s rich history of craftsmanship and design, while spotlighting local artisans and promoting sustainable design practices.
Founder: Awa Meité
Nationality: Mali
Malian designer, Awa Meité, creates ready-to-wear pieces in an array of striking silhouettes and hand-woven fabrics that pay homage to her country’s rich history of craftsmanship and design while spotlighting local artisans and promoting sustainable design practices.
Founder: Bianca Saunders
Nationality: British
The Bianca Saunders brand takes inspiration from its founder’s British and Jamaican heritage, approaching design with a multi-disciplinary attitude that brings cross-cultural references into a modern and reinvigorated evolution of menswear.
Founder: Bianca Saunders
Nationality: British
The Bianca Saunders brand takes inspiration from its founder’s British and Jamaican heritage, approaching design with a multi-disciplinary attitude that brings cross-cultural references into a modern and reinvigorated evolution of menswear.
Founder: Faith Oluwajimi
Nationality: Nigerian
BLOKE is a genderless artisanal label that introduces a distinct sense of luxury through a quirky and artsy design aesthetic, encased in an undertone of spiritual consciousness.
Founder: Faith Oluwajimi
Nationality: Nigerian
BLOKE is a genderless artisanal label that introduces a distinct sense of luxury through a quirky and artsy design aesthetic, encased in an undertone of spiritual consciousness.
Founder: Eki Kere
Nationality: Nigerian
Éki Kéré derives its core values from decreasing its fashion footprint and fashion wastage. The brand celebrates African heritage and craftsmanship, blending handmade looks and designs to create contemporary pieces.
Founder: Eki Kere
Nationality: Nigerian
Éki Kéré derives its core values from decreasing its fashion footprint and fashion wastage. The brand celebrates African heritage and craftsmanship, blending handmade looks and designs to create contemporary pieces.
Founder: Usman El-Yakub
Nationality: Nigerian
EL-ATTIRE is an Abuja-based designer established in 2020. It is a luxurious unisex ready-to-wear brand. Which depicts the exquisiteness of Northern Nigerian traditional clothing.
Founder: Usman El-Yakub
Nationality: Nigerian
EL-ATTIRE is an Abuja-based designer established in 2020. It is a luxurious unisex ready-to-wear brand. Which depicts the exquisiteness of Northern Nigerian traditional clothing.
Founder: Frank Aghuno
Nationality: Nigerian
Fruché is a mix of traditional Nigerian culture, heritage, artisanal techniques and contemporary design. The brand embodies a unique sensibility that seamlessly combines an outspoken narrative and a bold sensuality that is luxuriously modern.
Founder: Frank Aghuno
Nationality: Nigerian
Fruché is a mix of traditional Nigerian culture, heritage, artisanal techniques and contemporary design. The brand embodies a unique sensibility that seamlessly combines an outspoken narrative and a bold sensuality that is luxuriously modern.
Founder: Hudayya Fadoul Abacha
Nationality: Nigerian
Based in Abuja, Hudayya is a bespoke ready-to-wear fashion brand that provides high-end class tailoring and luxury dressing.
Founder: Hudayya Fadoul Abacha
Nationality: Nigerian
Based in Abuja, Hudayya is a bespoke ready-to-wear fashion brand that provides high-end class tailoring and luxury dressing.
Founder: Ifeanyi Nwune
Nationality: Nigerian
One of the faces of the new wave fashion scene in Lagos, Ifeanyi Nwune’s eponymous fashion label, I.N Official draws from a myriad of experiences to create timeless pieces with a global appeal, featuring sophisticated but minimal takes on high fashion.
Founder: Ifeanyi Nwune
Nationality: Nigerian
One of the faces of the new wave fashion scene in Lagos, Ifeanyi Nwune’s eponymous fashion label, I.N Official draws from a myriad of experiences to create timeless pieces with a global appeal, featuring sophisticated but minimal takes on high fashion.
Founder: Ituen Bassey
Nationality: Nigerian
Ituen Bassey is a Nigerian fashion designer and costume designer, famed for her unique use of Ankara to produce exceptional, wearable art pieces, which have been described as ‘contemporary expressions of enduring sophistication’.
Founder: Ituen Bassey
Nationality: Nigerian
Ituen Bassey is a Nigerian fashion designer and costume designer, famed for her unique use of Ankara to produce exceptional, wearable art pieces, which have been described as ‘contemporary expressions of enduring sophistication’.
Founder: Joy Ijeoma Meribe
Nationality: Nigerian
Founded in 2017, the Joy Meribe brand is a product of the background and experiences of its founder and her appetite for eclectic and sophisticated taste. Born in Nigeria, Joy has been living in Italy since 2003.
Founder: Joy Ijeoma Meribe
Nationality: Nigerian
Founded in 2017, the Joy Meribe brand is a product of the background and experiences of its founder and her appetite for eclectic and sophisticated taste. Born in Nigeria, Joy has been living in Italy since 2003.
Founder: Oyindamola Aleshinloye
Nationality: Nigerian
Kadiju is a womenswear brand led by the desire to redefine sartorial beauty through maximalist creations and conscious production from Lagos, Nigeria
Founder: Oyindamola Aleshinloye
Nationality: Nigerian
Kadiju is a womenswear brand led by the desire to redefine sartorial beauty through maximalist creations and conscious production from Lagos, Nigeria.
Founder: Kenneth Ize
Nationality: Nigerian
Joint Winner of Arise Fashion week “Designer of the Year”, KENNETH IZE is a Nigerian fashion designer, who draws his inspiration from its enriched national and West-African heritage. While giving new context to the west-African artisan technique, His designs are known for its colourful and outside the box style while trying keep his cultural heritage.
Founder: Kenneth Ize
Nationality: Nigerian
Joint Winner of Arise Fashion week “Designer of the Year”, KENNETH IZE is a Nigerian fashion designer, who draws his inspiration from its enriched national and West-African heritage. While giving new context to the west-African artisan technique, His designs are known for its colourful and outside the box style while trying keep his cultural heritage.
Founder: Lanre Da Silva Ajayi
Nationality: Nigerian
Lanre Da Silva Ajayi is an African eponymous label and pioneering feminine luxury brand, launched in 2005. Da Silva’s pieces over the years have been described as groundbreaking in their use of traditional African prints and striking colours and patterns.
Founder: Lanre Da Silva Ajayi
Nationality: Nigerian
Lanre Da Silva Ajayi is an African eponymous label and pioneering feminine luxury brand, launched in 2005. Da Silva’s pieces over the years have been described as groundbreaking in their use of traditional African prints and striking colours and patterns.
Founder: Lisa Folawiyo
Nationality: Nigerian
Lisa Folawiyo is celebrated for her colourful collections that fuse traditional West African fabrics with modern tailoring and beaded embellishments. Since starting her label in 2005, Folawiyo has spearheaded the movement of Nigerian designers achieving international recognition for their work, elevating traditional African prints above the status quo and making them relevant for a global audience
Founder: Lisa Folawiyo
Nationality: Nigerian
Lisa Folawiyo is celebrated for her colourful collections that fuse traditional West African fabrics with modern tailoring and beaded embellishments. Since starting her label in 2005, Folawiyo has spearheaded the movement of Nigerian designers achieving international recognition for their work, elevating traditional African prints above the status quo and making them relevant for a global audience.
Founder: Mariya Sanusi Abubakar
Nationality: Nigerian
Born during the pandemic, eponymous brand Mariya Sanusi designs with the intention of creating a new lifestyle that promotes self-love and values the essence of womanhood, influenced by high fashion, modesty, African nature and the culture and history of Northern Nigeria.
Founder: Mariya Sanusi Abubakar
Nationality: Nigerian
Born during the pandemic, eponymous brand Mariya Sanusi designs with the intention of creating a new lifestyle that promotes self-love and values the essence of womanhood, influenced by high fashion, modesty, African nature and the culture and history of Northern Nigeria.
Founder: Makodu Fall
Nationality: Senegalese
Originally from Senegal, painter and caricaturist Mokodu Fall arrived in Italy aged 22 to “experience the art of culture”. Fall shares his life between Rome and Dunkirk in the north of France, while creating collections that reflect his African origins.
Founder: Makodu Fall
Nationality: Senegalese
Originally from Senegal, painter and caricaturist Mokodu Fall arrived in Italy aged 22 to “experience the art of culture”. Fall shares his life between Rome and Dunkirk in the north of France, while creating collections that reflect his African origins.
Founder: Benzito Benson
Nationality: Nigerian
NiNiE is a contemporary Nigerian menswear brand that infuses both African and western cultural influences into its designs. The label combines the aesthetics of both traditional attire and streetwear, while focusing on modern designs that continue the legacy of Nigerian fashion and craftsmanship.
Founder: Benzito Benson
Nationality: Nigerian
NiNiE is a contemporary Nigerian menswear brand that infuses both African and western cultural influences into its designs. The label combines the aesthetics of both traditional attire and streetwear, while focusing on modern designs that continue the legacy of Nigerian fashion and craftsmanship.
Founder: Nkwo Onwuka
Nationality: Nigerian
NKWO is an artisanal fashion brand based in Nigeria and one of the establishments at the forefront of the sustainable fashion movement in Africa. By experimenting and exploring modern innovative techniques, NKWO harnesses the capabilities of technology as a sustainable way of preserving traditional African craft skills.
Founder: Nkwo Onwuka
Nationality: Nigerian
NKWO is an artisanal fashion brand based in Nigeria and one of the establishments at the forefront of the sustainable fashion movement in Africa. By experimenting and exploring modern innovative techniques, NKWO harnesses the capabilities of technology as a sustainable way of preserving traditional African craft skills.