Fashion Offscript

We are surrounded by objects, but so often these objects are “made to be made”, so how do you create an object? In this episode, Oluwakemi Agbato, a jeweller and jewellery designer, brings us into her world of creating jewellery that’s an extension of Nigerian life. The materiality of the place (in this case, Nigeria) is central to RENIKEJI’s philosophy for making jewellery. From discovering the v...

Is it worth spending millions of naira on a local fashion show if 90% of your buyers are international? In this episode of Fashion Offscript, Felix Inala , founder of fashion brand Anko , shares an honest perspective on the business of building a global-facing brand from Nigeria, from sales strategies to the realities of running a fashion show and why having a predominantly international customer...

As a continuation of the conversation with Khadija Dikko on structuring Nigeria’s artisanal production, this episode of Fashion Offscript focuses on her personal journey. She discusses her evolving practice from aspiring textile designer to in-house designer to her ambition to start a textile design brand, and how demands from brands have accelerated this transition. Khadija also reflects on the s...

For our first episode of Fashion Offscript, we’re in conversation with textile designer Khadija Dikko. Together, we discuss her experience working in Nigeria's fashion industry, building structures that facilitate knowledge exchange and support, and respecting the role of artisans as an in-house textile designer, and how Nigeria can learn from India to structure our largely artisanal textile indus...