Designer Spotlight: Lola Faturoti, Nigerian Born with a New York Heart

Nigerian born, New Yorker at heart, global mindset.  Lola Faturoti has been influenced by beauty all around the world.  She was born the daughter and granddaughter of tribal chiefs in Ondo, Nigeria and had her first introduction to the fashion world with her grandmother who was a designer of traditional Nigerian clothing.  She began to get more of a global perspective on the fashion world through her mother who traveled a lot when Lola was young and brought her back different styles of clothing from all around the world.  After studying in London, Faturoti moved to New York City and began working in the Charivari boutique, the president of the company took notice of her keen eye for fashion and creativity.  She helped her launch her first collection and after that everyone began to notice.  After taking a few years off from fashion, Lola is back and drawing inspiration from all around the globe with last year’s collections being influenced by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and this year’s collection being influenced by Japanese culture.  This is one designer who has really made a name for herself in the fashion world and is something many young African designers can look up to.

Source: Lola Faturoti