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Meet the Nigerian designer turning plastic water sachets into high fashion

Meet the Nigerian designer turning plastic water sachets into high fashion

GABRIELLA OPARA AT only nine years old, Adejoke Lasisi began learning to weave aso-oke under the watchful eyes of her mother. It would take her another 15 years to master this traditional handwoven fabric of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. But as the young entrepreneur explains it, by the time she left university she had a useful source of income - and a great way to make new friends. "I began weaving aso-oke textiles professionally while serving as a corps member in the NYSC (Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps). My clients were mostly couples preparing for their traditional wedding ceremonies.…
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Kenneth Ize and Karl Lagerfeld launch collection

Kenneth Ize and Karl Lagerfeld launch collection

MPHO RANTAO KENNETH Ize and Karl Lagerfeld have officially revealed their collaborated collection. The rising Nigerian designer launched the collection with Maison Karl Lagerfeld (KL), the luxury label founded by the late Chanel designer and Ize’s inspiration, even though Ize and Lagerfeld have never met.  Ize was shortlisted as a semifinalist for the 2019 LVMH prize - the same year that Lagerfeld died. Maison Karl Lagerfeld announced in June 2020 that they would be releasing their first collaborated collection with Ize as their first black designer collaboration.  “It was very important for me to express where I’m from, because it…
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