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BN Style Presents Emerging Fashion Talent Week – Day 2 – AKPOS OKUDU – “Cocktail Hour” Spring/Summer 2011

For Day 2 of our BN Emerging Fashion Talent Week, we have selected designer, AKPOS OKUDU, the eponymous label by Port Harcourt based designer, Akpos Okudu.

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BN Style kicked off 2011 with a special feature on the “11 Young, Fabulous & Talented Designers to Watch in 2011″ – Click to Read.
Starting things off with that feature was no accident.
One of BellaNaija’s major goals for 2011 is to promote the next generation of talent across all fields – from fashion to music, movies, science, entrepreneurship and everything in between.
The BN Style team is pushing forward with this mandate, this week, we will be celebrating the “BN Emerging Fashion Talent Week“.
Everyday of the week, we will feature a lookbook from a promising design label. Some were included in our “11 for 2011″ list and some were not, however they are all immensely talented and breaking boundaries in their own unique ways.
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For Day 2 of our BN Emerging Fashion Talent Week, we have selected designer, AKPOS OKUDU, the eponymous label by Port Harcourt based designer, Akpos Okudu.
The 24 year old designer is a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt. She started sewing as a young lady – taught by her grandmother and then launched her label with a self-produced lookbook published via her blog – www.ijawgirl.blogspot.com in 2009. In 2010, the label employed the services of a business manager and is now working towards developing and expanding the Akpos Okudu fashion brand including plans to add an accessories line.

The collection presented here is named “Cocktail Hour”. In a statement released by the designer, she shared the inspiration behind the collection – “This collection is inspired by everything from my favourite cocktails, to the colorful lorries I see all around my city – Port Harcourt and even the colours of my rusty generator. Cocktail hour is a mix of vibrant colours (because I believe colour really looks beautiful on women) and textures, which I have combined to create clothes that are fun, feminine and chic.

This collection is presented in a unique way as two lookbooks were shot to depict the clothing “outdoors-y diva” and “indoor belle”.


Indoor

Outdoor

Credits
Indoor Lookbook
Photography: Victor Udoh
Photo Editing: Owhonda Nwokekoro
Models: Faith Ogei | Ivy Okoronkwo | Dora Alieze
Makeup: Grace Duke
Styling: Akpos Okudu
Shoot Location: Novotel – Port Harcourt

Outdoor Lookbook
Photography: Victor Udoh
Photo Editing: Owhonda Nwokekoro
Models: Omotola | Chito
Makeup: Omoye Osayande
Styling: Saze Osayande
Shoot Location: Bishops Cottage, Lagos

Contact
www.akposokudu.com
+2348076256599
[email protected]
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Akpos-Okudu/177137548964698?ref=ts

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