Lisa Folawiyo

“She is the founder and creative director of Jewel by Lisa, a brand that specialises in Ankara textiles, the vibrant wax-resist dyed fabrics characteristic of West Africa and widely used across the continent. These clothes, originally based on traditional Indonesian [...]

When Obsidian Control launched the first ever Nigerian fashion film video back in May of this year, LadybrilleNigeria.com predicted and said, “watch, everyone will start making short fashion film videos, but we are sooooo not complaining! The more, the better.” [...]

Fashion designers Lanre Da Silva Ajayi/LDA, Ugoma Ebilah-Adegoke/Zebra Living, Lisa Folawiyo/Jewel by Lisa, Zizi Cardow and Ituen Bassey/Ituen Basi have all been nominated for the 2010 ELOY Awards. The ELOY Awards produced by Exquisite magazine honors individuals and brands that [...]

American singer Kelis is fast becoming a Jewel by Lisa ambassador. Kelis rocks Jewel by Lisa in London, on BET’s 106 & Park and finally at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City. Kelis in JBL at the [...]