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The Nigerian Fashion is growing and new fashion trends keep coming out every now and then. We see a lot of young professionals diverting from regular jobs to venture into the Nigerian fashion industry.

Bolanle Adeola a young and innovative lady, who is a Law graduate from the University of Lagos, specializes in both male and female traditional outfits; she has a few things to say:

Please tell us about yourself

My name is Bolanle Adeola, a graduate from University of Lagos, Akoka. I had my LLB from Faculty of Law in 2011 and finished Law School in 2012.

Why did you deviate from Law to Fashion?

I deviated from law completely, though you will be right to say fashion takes more of my time than my legal profession. Fashion is simply me! I love looking good at all times and staying classy. My interest in fashion, especially the native attire I specialize in is simply to promote our cultural values, as it makes one stand out.

Who is your target market?

My market audience is everybody, even though I target the politicians and the business men, as they tend to wear native attires every day as they run their own business and not restricted to Shirt and Tie office wear. In as much as they are my main target, other persons are not exempted as they also patronize me, because they usually wear natives on weekends, to weddings and events. I guess it’s safe to say that I can sell to everybody- males, females and also kids.

What kind of fabrics do you specialize in?

I specialize in Atiku, guinea brocade, wool, polished lace, Linen for Men and guipure, raw silk, chiffon and sequin.

Can you give us a list of celebrities that have patronized you?

Jide Obanikoro, Falz the bad guy and many more.

Where do you see Nigerian fashion in five years?

The fashion industry is growing large and wide and in about five years, I think everybody will be more receptive towards it and be more into our cultural attire and accept the native world, where they can choose their own styles and stand out uniquely. I think in five years we will have more people accepting our creative, leaving English attires and showcasing our cultural values.

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