“The Maki Oh woman is a multi faceted being with a strong sense of identity. Ideally, I will like to see Maki Oh pieces worn as conversational/communication mediums in the same way traditional Nigerian garments were worn to convey a message or tell a story. Either that, or with well-manicured nails.” – Amaka Osakwe (Excerpt …
From the organizers of Arise Magazine Fashion Week Lagos 2012: THE AMFW 2012 ROADSHOW MOVES ON TO NEW YORK AFTER ITS SUCCESSFUL LAGOS EXTRAVAGANGZA. ” … event set to become fixture of global style calendar …” The Guardian newspaper, UK. With 77 designers, over 50 models and in excess of 50,000 attendees, including international press …
Congratulations to Nigeria’s Jewel by Lisa, Maki Oh and Andrew Dosunmu who won awards at the just completed 2011 Africa Fashion Awards. The winners were announced at the highly anticipated Africa Fashion Awards, which concluded the runway show at Africa Fashion Week at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, representing the strong emergence of a …
Three of Nigeria’s designers based in Nigeria have been nominated for the 2011 Africa Fashion Awards. They are Jewel by Lisa, Deola Sagoe and Maki Oh. Congratulations to the trio and all nominees. Check out the full list of nominees below: DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – AFRICA 1. Deola Sagoe 2. David Tlale 3. Kluk …
Ladybrillemag.com is loving the Maki-Oh debut collection for Fall/Winter 2010 by Amake Osakwe. Osakwe as demonstrated by debut collection is one to watch. The emerging designer collaborated with celebrated award-winning Nigerian artist, Nike Okundaye for Fall/Winter 2010 to produce an ‘Everything in Proportion’ themed collection. ‘Everything in Porportion’ by Maki-Oh/Amaka Osagwe Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, …