Fashion

We are unsure what House of Form and Function really means or stands for. But if we were to guess, it seems there is a collection targeted to the average working class Nigerian man, hence the form. While the function [...]

It was Spring 2012, Nigerian designer Lanre Da Silva Ajayi (LDA) had just showed her latest collection. She stepped out on the Arise runway to take her bow when she, unfortunately, fell into the Orchestra pit at Mercedes Benz Fashion [...]

Who remembers when Hollywood based Nigerian designer, Chris Aire, first showed at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week? Back then it was a novel idea. No one had ever shown as an accessory designer on the runway. We also remember when Anglo [...]

Often, when we hear about African designers in the niche world of bespoke menswear, the name that springs to mind is British-Ghanaian Ozwald Boateng. We also hear every now and then, British-Nigerian Emmy Collins. Hardly do we hear, however, especially [...]