Agbani Darego, a former Beauty Queen and Miss World turned fashion designer, shares her views on the future of modeling in Nigeria. Enjoy.
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I just went to the site and must say the issue with fashion and design is Nigeria is that everybody wants to be called a designer. Let’s not forget that there is something called Tailor by profession too. I am not so sure but think the banks hold fashion week, the State, and the so on, this is too much and confusing. There should be a line between those representing Nigeria as a country and the wanna-be-s. The top designer in my opinion is not doing enough to reach out to the world and I am talking about eCommerce-in. Why can’t I browse to shop their clothes online?