Lisa Folawiyo - Designer
Lisa Folawiyo is a
Nigerian fashion designer
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Biography
Folawiyo has a background in law, which she studied at the
University of Lagos.
She started her label Jewel by Lisa in 2005 from her home, with an initial investment of 20,000
Naira. She bought 12 yards of fabric and made the first pieces with her mother.
She has showrooms in
Nigeria and in
New York
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Film and television
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. She incorporates traditional West African textiles such as
Ankara with modern tailoring techniques and an emphasis on beading and sequin trim. Senegalese-American actress
Issa Rae
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has worn her clothing. In 2012 she was featured in ''Vogue Italia''.
Prizes
*2012: Africa Fashion Award
*2014: One of eight emerging talents by WWD Women's Wear Daily
*2015: Featured in the BOF500
Personal life
Folawiyo had been married for 18 years. She is mother to two children. Her father-in-law was the industrialist
Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo
Chief Abdulwahab Iyanda "Wahab" Folawiyo, CON (16 June 1928 – 6 June 2008) was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist.
In 1957, he founded Yinka Folawiyo & Sons, which has become the parent company of the Yinka Folawiyo Group of Companies. H ...
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References
External links
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Living people
Nigerian fashion designers
University of Lagos alumni
Nigerian women fashion designers
Nigerian fashion businesspeople
21st-century Nigerian businesswomen
21st-century Nigerian businesspeople
Lisa Folawiyo
Year of birth missing (living people)
