Deola Sagoe is an

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from

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, Nigeria. She won both the Best Costume Designer at the

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and Achievement in Costume Design at the

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as the

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for the film ''

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''.

Early life and education

Adeola Sagoe (née Ade-Ojo) was born in August 1966 as the first child of Chief

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, founder of Elizade University and his first wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Wuraola Ade-Ojo. Her parents are originally from the town of

Ilara-Mokin Ilara-Mokin () is an Ekiti town located in a central part of Ifedore local government of Ondo State. Ilara-Mokin is about 12 km from Ondo state capital, and has Ipogun, Ipinsa, Ikota, Ibule-Soro and Ero as neighbouring towns. History ...

. She studied at the

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and

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with a Masters in Finance and Management.

Career

Sagoe began designing in 1989 and has gained international notoriety for her lively, and colorful designs. She was recently appointed to represent Nigeria in a new international campaign organized by the

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. The campaign, titled “Catwalk the World: Fashion for Food.”, began in Nigeria in April 2006 and recently staged an event in

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which brought celebrities like

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, his wife, designer

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, and Ghanaian-born,

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-based designer

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. The campaign's goal is to raise money towards halving the number of hungry people in the world, particularly children, by 2015. Sagoe frequently exhibits her couture collection at

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Fashion Week and has been an invited guest of

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in the past. Sagoe unveiled her Komole collection in 2018, it is a selection of bridal and occasion wear which draws upon the mood and myths evoked through the ages by royalty. Sagoe has won the “Africa Designs” and the MNET/ Anglo Gold African designs 2000 awards for which she was nominated by Andre Leon Tally, US ''

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'' editor

Other work

Deola had a

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in the 2014 film ''

'' where she portrayed

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, MON ( /ˌfʊnmiˈlaɪjoʊ ˈrænsəm ˈkuːti/; born Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas; 25 October 190013 April 1978), also known as Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti, was a Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suf ...

Personal life

Deola Sagoe was married to Kofi Sagoe though the couple separated due to irreconcilable differences. She has three daughters: Teni, Aba and Tiwa.

References

Deola Sagoe Spring/Summer 2006 show on Vogue.com

Deola Sagoe speaks to Lola Ogunnaike on 25 years of creating couture

Deola Sagoe April by Kunbi honored at music meets runwayCatWALK THE WORLD event in Ghana

Interview with the designer

Deola Sageo Collection

External links

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