Author: Yemisi Suleiman
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From Stitches to the Runway: Don Bosco Celebrates a New Generation of Designers
By Yemisi Suleiman August 2026 marked a new chapter for Don Bosco Stitches as it hosted its first Street to Runway fashion show at Ozone Place, ... -
AFWL 2026 Opens to a Packed London Crowd as African Fashion Takes the Spotlight
By Yemisi Suleiman Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) 2026 got off to a vibrant start yesterday Saturday August 17th, as the fashion exhibition and runway shows ... -
AFWL 2026: Meet the Designers as Olori Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi Explores Beyond the Catwalk
By Yemisi Suleiman With just days to go, anticipation is reaching fever pitch for Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) 2026, as designers, buyers, retailers, media, and ... -
COLLECTION REVIEW: The Savannah Collection by The Ella Mo Brand
………A debut runway with a clear creative argument – one half of it delivered more convincingly than the other. By Yemisi Suleiman A debut runway collection ... -
COLLECTION REVIEW: ROYALE ARTELIER’S THE AFRIQ COLLECTION
By Yemisi Suleiman | Fashion Critic There is a tendency in conversations around African fashion to celebrate cultural references before asking what the clothes themselves are ... -
MISKAY and Hilda Baci Launch Signature Collection in Lagos
By Yemisi Suleiman Fashion insiders, media personalities, creators and fans gathered in Lekki recently, as Nigerian fashion retailer MISKAY unveiled its collaboration with chef and cultural ... -
PMCLady’s Transition Collection at Cheshire Fashion Week Signals a Shift from African Aesthetics
By Yemisi Suleiman For some time now, African designers have struggled to move beyond being defined solely by African fabrics and aesthetics. They are often expected ... -
Paul Williams Bridges Luxe Menswear Fashion With Heritage in Denola SS25
By Yemisi Suleiman One might wonder about Paul Williams atelier’s recipe for fashion design success and the thoughts would lead them back to home. Home, in ... -
A quiet shift in the landscape of Nigerian ready-to-wear.
By Yemisi Suleiman In an industry where being seen is usually what makes something valuable, some designers use a different measure of success. Over the years ... -
From Discard to Design: Helen Keshi’s “Thread of Becoming” at Wear Nigeria 2025
By Yemisi Suleiman At Wear Nigeria 2025, held at the Mike Adenuga Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos, fashion occupied every corner of the exhibition grounds. Stands competed ...
