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Vector & Akin Faminu Delivered Two of Our Favourite Menswear Looks at Ojude Oba 2026
Vector and Akin Faminu redefined men’s traditional fashion at Ojude Oba 2026. Their standout garments showcased custom multi-toned Aso-Oke fabrics, dramatic layering, tactile shoulder fringing, and bold geometric panels paired with classic coral beads and royal symbols of authority.
A side-by-side photo showcasing Vector in a fringed geometric striped robe and Akin Faminu in a vibrant layered wine and blue Aso-Oke ensemble with a tall tasseled fila at Ojude Oba 2026.
We are taking your attention, just for a minute, from the women whose looks we cannot get enough of at the just-concluded Ojude Oba 2026, to these two Nigerian men who showed up and made a very strong case for themselves. Rapper Vector and medical doctor and fashion content creator Akin Faminu both attended the Ijebu-Ode Yoruba cultural festival, and their outfits are very much worth a second and third look.
Akin Faminu arrived in a multi-toned custom aso-oke outfit built on deep wine, gold, and green vertical stripes, draped with a royal blue fringed aso-oke sash and finished with a voluminous black outer robe that revealed a shocking pink silk lining as he moved. A tall structured blue fila with a black tassel, gold-trimmed sunglasses, layered traditional beads, and a gold medallion sat at the centre of the look. He carried a carved wooden royal staff, the Opa, and a white horse-tail whisk, the Iruekere, two unmistakable symbols of prestige in Yoruba culture, and the full picture was nothing short of regal.
Akin Faminu standing outdoors at Ojude Oba 2026 wearing a multi-toned wine, gold, and green striped Aso-Oke robe with a magenta-lined black cloak, holding a traditional staff and white horse-tail iruekere. Photo Credit: Akin Faminu/Instagram
Vector took a different but equally compelling direction. His sleeveless agbada was crafted from a neutral beige, brown, and black woven fabric, with a bold abstract geometric panel running down the centre, outlined in stark white and black frayed fabric. Heavy black fringing at the shoulders and sides added real texture and weight to the garment, sitting against a clean white buba and soro underneath. A matching striped fila with a grey feather plume pointing upward and a double strand of coral beads completed the look.
Vector posing indoors in a structured, sleeveless striped beige and brown traditional robe featuring a bold geometric monochrome center panel, black shoulder fringe, and a plumed fila cap. Photo Credit: Vector/Instagram
The women of Ojude Oba 2026 set a high bar, and these two gentlemen absolutely met it.
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