Adebayo Oke Lawal, Amaka Osakwe and Tokini Peterside
Today, Wednesday 26th February 2014, Nigerian designers Adebayo Oke Lawal of Orange Culture and Amaka Osakwe of Maki Oh will be showcasing their collections at the LVMHPrize Young Fashion Designer 2014 competition showcase in Paris!
The competition had over 1,221 applicants of which 30 were selected including the Nigerian Creative Directors. They will show their designs to an exclusive panel consisting of prominent editors and stylists like Net-a-Porter Founder & CEO Natalie Massenet, Stylist Olivier Rizzo, Editor-in-Chief – Vogue China Angelica Cheung among others. They will streamline the list to 10 finalists.
Up for grabs are 300,000 Euros and a Year of expert mentoring from an internal team at LVMH. The activities are already well underway and here are some shots of what’s going on right now!
Check out backstage shots
Hair & Makeup
Maki Oh’s Showcase
Orange Culture’s Showcase
Adebayo Oke Lawal talking with Jean-Paul Claverie on his designs
BN Style wishes them all the best and may the best designer (hopefully one from home) win.
Goodluck guys!
GOOD LUCK! OUR TALENT IN THIS COUNTRY IS TERRIBLY UNDERRATED. WISHING THESE FOLKS ALL THE BEST!!!
Wishing you guys the very Best
Go bayo and maki oh!!
Go Naija Go! Wish them good luck!
Best wishes to them!
Congrats Guys! I am so proud of Maki Oh most especially but best of luck to the both of you. This is just the beginning, the only way is up
Gudluck to my fellow country people……
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So proud of them! wish them the very best
I’m very proud of nigerian fashion industry and the growth it has achieved so far,wishing u guyz all the best.
So happy for them! All the best, guys.
#TeamOrangeCulture…hopefully the Nigerian flag flys high again
So proud of both of them!!! They are extraordinarily talented!!!!