Casa London: Is that how you would describe your style?
My designs are simple and minimalistic. My last collection is called “Canvas”, a Canvas is a blank slate from which art is made. So each piece of the collection is designed to tell the story of an individual and to reflect each individual's personality. Each piece is the base from which you can mold anything you wish as long as it reflects you.
Casa London: Is there anyone in particular that you take inspiration from?
Yes there is, most of them are Nigerian designers. There is Deola Sagoe – she is just amazing. She uses traditional African material to make really lovely dresses. It’s modern and it’s trendy but still traditional and full of culture at the same time.
Then there is Lisa Folawiyo, she uses African prints to make dresses. When I first started they were both really big inspirations to me. They both make very traditional and very elegant styles. It was my kind of style, and they were people that I looked up to. But right now there are a lot more designers that I look up to, Instagram makes it so easy to find other designers.
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