Being 4 weeks to the annual
Winasbet Nigerian Student Fashion And Design Week, we will be focusing on some of the student designers that will be showcasing their new collections at the fashion week.
These are young, emerging and enterprising students who have successfully been able to combine academics and business.
The
University of Lagos, Akoka will be hosting this year's edition of
NSFDW and there shall be over 40 student and non student designers showcasing.
1. Abraham Oluwaseun MorafaAbraham Oluwaseun Morafa is the owner of
Unilag's fast rising brand.
"MORAFA", he's currently studying an English student at the University of Lagos.
His
collection brings to light indescribable sophistication and creative
designs with detail-oriented, fuss-free tailoring of the best materials
and finishing to satisfy the discerning buyer, The collection simply has
an indefinable panache presently unseen , or even yet unworn. Says
Abraham.
He got to know about
NSFDW in 2014. When he attended
the second edition at the time. He saw it was a great platform for
young and upcoming designers like him to showcase their talent. So he
was determined to participate this year. He's looking forward to a
great, fabulous show.
2. Oyinyechi Amadi-ThompsonOyinyechi is the creative director of fast rising fashion brand
'St O’MaaN'. She is an undergraduate student at the
Wisconsin International University College in
Ghana.
She will be unveiling her 2015 collection 'The
Elegant Stylish Woman'. This collection is inspired by the watchword
"Elegant And Stylish".
Oyinyechi registered for
NSFDW
because she sees it as a great platform to showcase her work. She
believes it would give the publicity her brand needs and it is also an
opportunity to network and learn from other designers. She looks forward
to her return back to Nigeria and to the fashion week.
3. OKUNUGA ADEPEJU ZAINABAdepeju is the brain behind the popular fashion brand in
Babcock University; OZA COUTURE.
She has won several awards in her University and was listed earlier this year by
BlackNBold Fashion House as one of the 15 Emerging Designers to lookout for in 2015. She will be unveiling her 2015 collection "
THE ENCENDER COLLECTION".
Her new collection is inspired by the cinderella dress made by
sandy Powell, and the drive to do something out of the ordinary.
"I was fortunate to be acquitted with the CEO of
BlackNBold Fashion House, it was from him I first heard about the
Nigerian students fashion and design week".
Adepeju believes the
Nigerian
fashion industry has grown tremendously over the last few years, and
she is happy to see what the past and current designers have done with
the industry.
4. CHINENYENWA EKEJIUBAChinny as she is fondly called is the creative director of the
CONAE INSIGNIA brand. She is one of the most popular and gifted designers at
Bells University where she is currently
studying Biomedical Engineering.
She heard about
NSFDW through the Internet and she is so excited to be one of the designers showcasing this year.
"My expectations are a lot but my main expectation is hoping
She has won several awards in her University and was listed earlier this year by
BlackNBold Fashion House as one of the 15 Emerging Designers to lookout for in 2015. She will be unveiling her 2015 collection "
THE ENCENDER COLLECTION".
Her new collection is inspired by the cinderella dress made by
sandy Powell, and the drive to do something out of the ordinary.
"I was fortunate to be acquitted with the CEO of
BlackNBold Fashion House, it was from him I first heard about the
Nigerian students fashion and design week".
Adepeju believes the
Nigerian
fashion industry has grown tremendously over the last few years, and
she is happy to see what the past and current designers have done with
the industry.
4. CHINENYENWA EKEJIUBAChinny as she is fondly called is the creative director of the
CONAE INSIGNIA brand. She is one of the most popular and gifted designers at
Bells University where she is currently
studying Biomedical Engineering.
She heard about
NSFDW through the Internet an
g the show will create a good platform for not only the most creative designer but for all designers participating" Says
Chinenyenwa.5. Ifarajimi FaithMeet
Ifarajimi Faith, the CEO of “
BLOKE OLUWAJIMI” A student of
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
The Inspiration behind the
'Dream Collection' which he will be unveiling at
NSFDW is a narration of the struggle of the every day life which inspires one never to give up.
"
Nigerian Student Fashion And Design Week (NSFDW) is an amazing platform for young designers. I am convinced it is the kind of platform needed by my emerging brand". Says
