FASHION REVOLUTION
Nigeria

Olusola is excited to be in a group that matches her extensive fashion Industry experience of over 25 years with her passion for people and the planet. An avid shopper turned conscious consumer, she inspires people around her to make necessary lifestyle adjustments towards sustainability. From label owner to educator, retailing and lately consulting, Olusola’s notion of creativity is using her knowledge in expanded ways for maximum positive impact. Olusola has a BSc in Chemistry from University Ibadan, a diploma from the London Academy of Dressmaking and Design. She has attended various management development programs.

Modupe Alao-Sanni is the creative designer of Mohgrand Fashion, a made-to-measure women's wear brand who believes that creating fashion pieces is not just about sewing a piece of fabric into an outfit, but creating appealing and functional designs as well as being in tune with trends. A graduate of computer science from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and an advocate of the sustainable development goals, particularly SDGs 8 and 12, Modupe strives to remain mindful of the environmental and socio-economic effects of fashion on the ecosystem.

Romanda is an entrepreneur and a social innovator promoting ethical fashion.  She is very enthusiastic about fashion and this has lead her from being a regular  consumer to a passionate sustainable fashion activist. She is the founder of Fashion For Charity Organization (FFCO), an NGO that has its thematic area of intervention as follows:

• Providing clothing for the less privileged in rural communities from what would have been rather regarded as fashion waste.
• Ending poverty  through providing young people especially women assess to trainings on upcycling of fashion waste for economic and environmental benefit.
• Advocacy on climate action

She holds a bachelor's degree in Religion and a master's degree in History & International Development Studies.  She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and has taken certificate courses from the Institute of Humanitarian Studies and Social Development among others. She is a passionate volunteer.

A Performance-driven individual, with years of demonstrated track records in positively impacting organizations through building and strengthening strategic marketing communications, producing digital marketing contents, performing market research, managing project, events and carrying out effective public relation campaigns. A creative content writer, marketer, illustrator, and an overall lover of art; currently using his skills to further explore the creative space, and give a voice to a culture he believes in.

Mary Ukoli is a passionate advocate of the UN sustainable development Goals particularly Goal 5 which has to do with the girl child and Goal 12 that provides for responsible consumption and production. She’s the creative Director at Tmay Royale, a registered fashion brand in Nigeria that has its interests in creating sustainable fashion clothing for women and the repurposing of waste materials such as coconut shells to make coconut buttons, also the use of water hyacinth to create designs. She’s believes that the fashion industry has a major role to play in saving our Eco-system as it regards to climate change and promoting sustainable living.

Olushola Christine Adeyanju is a young and passionate milliner and designer, whose handmade creations are a fusion of vintage and contemporary designs giving each piece or space as the case may be, an identity with rich history, essence and relevance in today's world. She consistently strives to exceed expectation with her ever innovative and evolving designs. Born into a family of craftsmen with an innate desire to always create something out of anything available or left for scrap, she has built what you would call a generational empire which started with crochet and sketching at the age of 7 and found her way into the world of millinery about 19 years ago accidentally passed down to her by her older sister. One of her numerous dreams is to collaborate with Designers, craftsmen/women around the world to inspire, train, transfer knowledge, mentor, support and hone the skills of young like minded Designers to impact the global marketplace with their skills whilst reaching their potential.

Bomo Anthony is an avid fashion researcher and consultant, who constantly seeks new technology, trends, best practices and policies in the industry, whilst striving to protect its integrity. After graduating from London College of Fashion with a BA in Fashion Design Technology in 2011 where she had learnt to create quality products/garments and master the skills in pattern drafting and fitting of clothes, she took on interships with some of London’s top designers including Jasmine Di Milo, Goldie London and Bunmi Koko who showcased at London Fashion week and Paris shows. She began her fashion career in retail sector and worked in Selfridges London, Harrods Knightsbridge and Arcadia Group as a sales associate and visual merchandiser, thus perfecting her customer service skills along the way. In 2013, she returned to Nigeria and was immediately selected among 10 finalist to showcase on the biggest fashion platform/runway in Nigeria – GTB Lagos Fashion & Design Week. The success of the show opened doors which led to more job roles in Production Management and Retail Manager with luxury designers in Lagos including House of Maufechi, Iconic Invanity. Currently she is fulfilling her dream of owning a clothing line as well as working with fashion groups and communities which help start-ups in building their business, strategies and networks.

Cynthia Asije is a multi-award winning textile designer and Creative Director of The Adirelounge. The Adirelounge is a hand dyed textile company that creates unique designs on non-conventional fabrics like chiffon, tshirts, scarves and silk. We also train rural women, widows, vulnerable and out of school youth in this Adire skill. Thereby preserving culture and traditions, rich heritage and the textile making skills of Nigeria. And also curbing unemployment and creating job opportunities for these women and youth. She holds a bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Benin in 2007. She worked in a financial institution for two (2) years. Cynthia also has a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the prestigious Fate Foundation and Enterprise Development Center in Lagos. In 2016 she was part of the Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week Campaign “Connecting the dots". She has also won awards like the ACE awards " The best indigenous textile designer 2017 and Fashion Finest Indigenous fabric Maker of the Year 2018. As a result of her work, she was recognized on the Ynaija Power list 2018 for Fashion and Style and 100 Africa’s Next Start up by International Finance Corporation-World Bank Group. 2018 A certificate from Lagos Business School in "Non Profit Leadership Management Program" 2019. She was part of the Diamond Bank BET 6 Building Entrepreneurs. She is also an AYADA LAB Fellow (A Goethe Institut and Institute Francais Accelerator program), and a TEF (Tony Elumelu Foundation) Fellow 2019.