Ogugua Okonkwo, popularly known as Og Okonkwo, is a Nigerian womenswear designer, fashionista, and the founder and creative director of the fashion brand Style Temple.
Biography
Okonkwo was raised in
Enugu, Nigeria
Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The city had a population of 820,000 according to the 2022 Nigerian census. The name ''Enugu'' is derived from the two Igbo words ''Énú ...
, and she studied laboratory science at the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka before delving into fashion design. Okonkwo launched Style Temple in 2012, after long stints training as a fashion assistant and junior designer at a few Abuja-based fashion labels.
Fashion
Style Temple, under Okonkwo's leadership, showcases its collection annually at the Lagos Fashion and Design Week. The brand has been hailed by ''Vogue'', ''Fashion Bomb Daily'', ''Elle'', ''Glamour'', and CNN for its visionary take on womenswear.
Awards and nominations
*
The Future Awards Africa
The Future Awards Africa (previously known as The Future Awards) are a set of awards given by The Future Project, a social enterprise communications firm affiliated to Red Africa. The awards are intended to celebrate young people between the ages ...
Prize for Fashion,
2016
* Ebony Live Sisterhood Award Prize for Fashion, 2017
References
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Nigerian women fashion designers
African fashion designers
University of Nigeria alumni
Living people
People from Enugu
Year of birth missing (living people)