Ade Bakare Introduces New Bridal Line & Couture Perfume “Breeze”
Posted on Thursday, October 7th, 2010 at 10:24 AMBy Terence Sambo
Ade Bakare started his bridal line in 1998 having studied fashion design in Manchester and came 2nd in the British National Student Competition in England in 1990. He has designed wedding dresses for brides both in England and Nigeria.
He recetly introduced his couture perfume “Breeze” which has been a success with brides and also introduced a moderately priced line (Pieces range from 80,000 Naira to 150,000 Naira) of bridal gowns and brides’ maid’s dresses (Prices range from 10,000 Naira to 25, 000 Naira) under the Bakare Breeze to cater for the design conscious bride.
The collection consists of “A” line, ball gown and fitted dresses, ideal for the intending bride that would make an entrance at church or a grand occasion. Fabrics such as duchess satin, lace, tulle and organza are used in the collection. The dresses come with exquisite details such as side gathers with lace motifs, transparent lace bodies and bias cut bands. Included in the range are also a variety of boleros for brides who want something demure to a dramatic piece with crystals. All dresses are cut to flatter the body and some are available with boning which slims the figure to a flattering shape.’- Ade Bakare
View collection below:
Bridesmaid Dresses
Scents
Bakare Breeze bridals are available at:
Sandiland Arcade, 230 Muri Okunola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
T: 08027626345 and 018137549
W: www.adebakare.com
E: ade_bakare@hotmail.com
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Tags: Ade Bakare, Weddings
Lovely.I especially love the first one and hair pieces.great job.
Is it me or almost all the dresses with a few exceptions are ill-fitting on the models. Great to have a cheaper line but let them look like they were made by the same Ade Bakare na…
Apart from the 1st 2 dresses, everything else not fantastic.
thot so too…. not spectacular except some of them… the bridesmaids dresses look like dey were sewed by some road side chic….
u read my mind i was thinking of that it would have looked more better when it fits the models… that where the beauty comes out..
Seriously!! The designs might be nice, but who can tell? Really unprofessional to have such a bad fit! No one can see the appeal sef.
Absolutely Hilda! I acnt be caught in these! and who said they are cheaper, you cant compare these to 150 dollar dresses in David’s Bridal. Meanwhile, news for all Brides to be, Vera Wang is launching a new line of low cost wedding dresses at David’s Bridal. How clever!
I was thinking the same about davids bridal too!!!!
But for people with ‘first-world’ budgets N80,000 is $500 and quite “cheap”
bride dress rentals nko? my mum sha borrowed her wedding dress and over 20years of bliss.
HOW COME THE MODELS DONT HAVE BOOBS ?
nice gowns but not well carried
you may want to direct that question at God
LOL!!!!! ROMCLOL!!!Rolling-On-My-Chair-Laughing-Out-Loud!!! Classic response. I love this BN comments geez
well maybe because he gave their share to you..(bet you have a big bust)
@Tama, I agree. Gosh! Find models with boobs, abeg! the dresses are cute but drooped on the models.
i love adebakare but this is not his best work! come on Ade! we’ve seen you do better
the dresses r rather loose …. i’d rather go to bridal house jor!
I really used to like Adebakare. He made my sisters wedding dress in 2002 and it was soooo beautiful… However these days, I must say that I’m not inspired at all… Alot of other African wedding dress designers have left him behind because he has refused to keep up with things… He wouldn’t be my choice for my wedding dress…
I love the 1st dress.
hey! see my friend modeling for Ade Bakare.
The dresses are really nice,but the models don’t have the body to pull them off. I bet they’ll look better on some bootylicious African woman.
Please Ade, i’d love nothing more than to wear your gown on my day albeit within my meager means, but these designs so disappointed me. I was salivating to see the pictures, but the gowns in the bridal shops laced around Ikeja that fall within that price range are better designed. Kindly give us better, cos we know that you are the best at what you do.
Ade u can do better.
nice but d models did no justice to d dress.
may b with a fuller model,i ll love dis collection d way i used to luv ur clothes.
I love this. girls are the best.
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At least they should have ironed/steam pressed those dresses ahn ahn!!
My thot exactly, they look like they were pulled out of the hamper several days after drying.
I like the hair pieces, but I’d rather spend more money and buy a better dress. I can’t see anything of taste here.
Disappointing!!! and they would have looked better ironed.
I reckon they are really nice dresses especially the first one but the models make them look awful.
The dresses should have been fitted to the models. Hopefully, these aren’t the proper promo shots. If they are, they all need to be redone.
the models didnt do some of these dresses justice
the last dress is cute though
Coming from Ade Bakare, this is disappointing,apart from the fact that we’ve seen all this dresses before, the whole collection and models lack the spark of Ade Bakare
ki ni gbogbo eleyi???? or is it dat the models didnt pull them off well???? dont even seem to know wat the problem is but ther is a prob sha. lol
these dresses are rather depressing
Being this slim- and without shape- does not do these dresses justice. I just ended up focusing more on the faces, jewelry, and hair dressing after the first couple of pictures. When will designers realize that it’s okay for the model to look normal, healthy, and curvy!
the models should have worn paddy bras to fill in the dress…. i like the 2nd and 4th dresses and also the bridesmaids dresses
ni bo lo ti awon omo oni di gbigbe yi………….and d bridesmaid dress( the brown one lookslike “simi”
The girls are beutiful and so is the dress.
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hmmmmmm……………not fantastic
Sorry o, these dresses are not cute imo. Those bridesmaid dresses are atrocious and lack any styling. I’ll like to smell to cologne though.
nice collections.
i dnt normally comment on stuff but i have to on this cuz it is Very dissapointing ,i must say! it just shows he has refused to keep updated with fashion trends. Some chinese stores have better wedding dresses. maybe , he is getting old. He should talk to designers like JBL. LDA or MAI on whats up these days………..
Boring dresses! I scrolled through really fast. Wudnt buy any.
i would not be a bridesmaid for anyone if i had to wear any of the clothes these bridesmaid have on, come to think of it i would want to be a bride either in any of the brides’ clothing too. i heart the head pieces tho’
Someone forgot to get the iron out! Nothing more irritating that and ill fitting un-ironed dress.
AB….dont let them mess up your reputation now!!!!
The most inspiring photo is that of the perfume bottles
Very depressing. None is fascinating. There re so many bridal gowns under 1000 dollars that re way prettier. And fr d bridesmaid, its xtrmely un appealing n ugly.
whattttt!!! why r d dresses not iron or properly fitting for that matter…..whooo Mr Ade is playing wit his marketioooooo…… ah! *hiss*
I will rather shop for my dress at Davids Bridal than wear any of these gowns! Not fashion forward at all! ahn ahn, kilode? Am not impressed! Only the first dress looks passable!
i truly expected more, much more from ade bakare. was excited whn i saw the headlines
is it me, or havent you noticed this “size zero” trend in naija, where all the women modelling are soooooo skinny, its un-nigerian! i am not saying nigeriam women are big, but we arenot skinny…we have boobs and backsides +”figure 8″ according to SSP, and i am tired of all this “noveau” designers trying to force this new look on us!, this wedding dresses are not nice, but i have never been a fan of ade bakare really!
lets give him a little credit guys.
erm….i give him credit but do the dresses look boring and ill fitting?????
well, noone sed twas easy livin up to a name! hop d pefume’s bettr tho
I think i have seen her somewhere b4.
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Ade is a great Nigerian designer he was born on 24th June 1966 and will be 45 next year. He graduated from Unilag in 1987 and has been a great inspiration to my five children. Well done my brother!
Really….really though, you just had to run us through his bio.
Absolutely non-creative whatsoever. Wouldn’t bother calling her to make a bridesmaid dress let alone a bridal dress.
I don’t like any of these dresses, and the perfume looks too cheap, and why conture? wuld have choosen a more unique name.
Nigerians are obviously used to overweight brides. That is why they are looking for nyash and boobs. How many models have boobs?. They are modelling wedding dresses and not boobs. Get with the program and support a brother.
I may also add that it’s time we start designing wedding dresses with African fabrics; may be all these ogbongidi chics wey dey complain of ironing and boobs will appreciate it more.
nyc collections!!!!
@ Tama, you took the words out of my mouth! why the flat chested models? he probably used the wrong model for this collection. why is the model posing with her palms xed, reminds me of my mum’s fav pose, lol!!!
Looks like something put together by an overambitious Tejuosho tailor. I refuse to believe that ANY of these dresses were made by Ade Bakare. Not only are they ill fitting, they are UGLY and look very cheap. Someone needs to introduce him to the likes of Reem Acra and Elie Saab. Its obvious that this man has lost touch with the fashion industry. If Wal-Mart ever decided to start a bridal line, this is the man to call. I smh.
pls…no offense meant but is this some form of mockery….the wedding gowns are hanging on the models…they dont look gorgeous at all!!….would have thot that the models should look attractive in the gowns so a bride can imagine what she would look like on her wedding day!!
Dissapointing. Gowns arent fitted. Poor stitching.
Lanre Da Silva-Ajayi and Mai Atafo make much better wedding dresses.
xoxo
Not impressed. The dresses were not even ironed. Rubbish!!!!
The only thing I like from this collection is the netted headpiece.
Like someone commented, the pieces are looking boring, ill-fitting might I even add.
If the designer is tryning to go for a vintage look, that’s great, but the thing that has to be done is make the clothes fit WELL, or even get a model that will fit the clothes.
I don’t want to bash the designer, just give useful criticism.
And may I add, the pale gold bridesmaid dress [spaghetti strap, A skirt] is a bit out of fashion… The designer cld have brought it up to date with thicker straps and a more fitted skirt.
is it me or does anyone think that the model is not doing these dressess any good, most of the dresses are classic and i would personally wear them but if i see it on the model, i’ll def not buy any at all………..
I definately believe he can do better if only he works on all criticisms.