By Yemisi Suleiman

Adejoke Oluwakayode Fasakin, the CEO and creative designer of Kally Fashion, is quite notable for her unisex fashion brand, where she releases collections from time to time as well as showcases her works in partnership with other brands.

Her latest collection is the Jollof and Fashion collection, which earned its name from the most popular meal at Nigerian events, Jollof Rice. Adejoke sought to use the collection to remind people of the beauty of Nigerian cultural heritage, art, and history and how they align with a diverse sense of style.

Each piece in the collection is made to express the various personalities one may come across at these parties.

The launch of the collection was a mini-party on its own, as it had various people from all walks of life in attendance.

The collection is made from the three major fabrics usually worn for Yoruba parties: Ankara, Lace, and Aso-Oke. Some of the dresses in the collection featured both Ankara and Aso-oke, while the men’s wear was strictly either made of fabrics or a mix of Lace and Aso-ke.

One of the designs for the women’s clothes in the collection is short gowns, which are mostly sleeveless but with either a v-neck, off-shoulder, cold-shoulder, or cowl neck. The gowns also had high-low or A-line with pleats or ruffles around the hems for added beauty. The men’s shirts are mostly made as bishop-neck, buttoned down, or round-neck with a little zipper on either of the sides (under the right or left arm). The trousers are made with or without front pleats. They have drawstrings, elastics, or only a few buttons and zips for fitting.

Adejoke is equally an excellent Computer-aided designer and seamstress, and she combined these skills to create the Jollof and Fashion Collection, which was well received by the attendees at her private launch. The merger of these skills alongside her excellent team was what Adejoke has leveraged to churn out the beautiful pieces that she has in the Jollof and Fashion Collection. The colors of the fabrics in the collection are a subtle reminder of the beautiful and vibrant colors one would encounter at Nigerian parties. The colors she describes are Lush greens, Tomato reds, Wooden browns, Sparkling whites, and Hues of other colors.

Most of the attendees were well-received of the collection. However, few requested long gowns, which many would have appreciated due to their interest in longer gowns than shorter ones. A few shorts could have been added to the collection as well because jollof rice is, after all, enjoyable even in small gatherings of friends.