Nigerian fashion consumers have been screaming, for a while, at what seems like outrageous price points for clothing from high end designers. These clothes, while beautiful, are simply unaffordable by the average Nigerian woman. Maybe it is the entrance of retail brands from overseas or just a ressessment at Nigeria’s existing fashion business model. Whatever …
Industry Moves: Adefunke Adegbola Brings Ella Brown Couture to Nigeria
Fashion retail chains like Mango and Forever 21 are some of names already in or preparing to launch in Nigeria. Nigerians have no intentions to concede a mindblowing 140million potential consumers to only foreign corporations. Indeed they are taking steps to present products and services on par with their foreign counterparts. Enter Funke Adegbola, one …
Industry Moves: Bobby Taylor Acquires Connxchange-Christian Audigier Client Account
Nigeria’s leading PR specialist Bobby Taylor usually focuses predominantly on music clients. However, of late, Bobby continues to diversify and expand her portfolio with the addition of new clients in the fashion realm. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through …
Industry Moves: Yemi Osunkoya Rebrands with Kosibah
London based Nigerian wedding designer Yemi Osunkoya prepares to bring in 2010 in grand style. The designer just changed his company name from Kosibah Creations to Kosibah. Matching the new change are is his new logo. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in …
Industry Moves: Bayo Haastrup to Take Charge at NNSM
Bayo Haastrup, one of Nigeria’s leading makeup artist, takes on a new role as the Creative Director at Nigeria’s Next Super Model (NNSM). He has also been appointed Board member of NNSM and the Director of Isis Models Johannesburg and Lagos, all businesses started by the very creative serial entrepreneur Joan Okorodudu. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in …
Data Okorodudu Celebrates Five(5) Years in Business
Congratulations to fashion designer Data Okorodudu, owner of JD7 Couture who just celebrated five years in the business of fashion. They say if you can survive the first year of business, it is a great thing. When you hit the five year mark, your blessings and profits really start pouring in! Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, …