Fashion

Every year, the fashion industry produces an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste. Much of it, from factory offcuts to discarded clothes, ends up in landfills or burns, contributing …

Nigeria’s fashion industry is constantly evolving, as new brands and platforms redefine the local and global experience of style. Among these players is Ozinna, a curated virtual concept store founded …

Gen Z don’t just want to listen to Asake; they want to look like him. The chains, the jackets, the tinted glasses; his wardrobe has become as iconic as his …

Omobolade Kolade Mayowa is not your typical Nigerian designer. With an academic background in architecture and a deep passion for handmade artistry, she has reimagined what fashion can mean in …

At a bustling Lagos street market, the shimmer of gold catches your eye. Across the city at a rooftop party, a glimpse of delicate beads peeks from beneath a crop …

Hausa and Fulani fashion conveys social hierarchy, cultural heritage, and spiritual identity. Every garment, veil, and accessory communicates information about lineage, status, and communal role. Men wear Babban Riga adorned …

Among Middle Belt Igbo communities, clothing is a language. It communicates social rank, marital status, communal role, and ritual participation. Each outfit is carefully chosen for its colour, fabric, beadwork, …

Luxury studios are not the only places where Nigerian fashion thrives. It lives in every tailor’s shop, every roadside shoemaker’s space, every weaver’s tool, and every small boutique across the …

Step into Aba and you would hear the sound of sewing machines before you even see the market stalls. Tailors bend over fabrics, scissors are doing their job, and in …

Every day in Lagos, over 1,040 tonnes of textile waste are discarded, making up roughly 8% of the city’s total 13,000 tonnes of daily garbage. Clothes, fabric scraps, and out-of-fashion …