Africa and Everywhere: Conversations with Oge

← Africa and Everywhere: Conversations with Oge23 févr. · 25 min

Africa and Everywhere Season 2 Episode 7 featuring Lisa Folawiyo

Africa and Everywhere Season 2 Episode 7 featuring Lisa Folawiyo23 févr.25 min

<p>Host Oge Elumelu sits down with the iconic Lisa Folawiyo, founder of Lisa Folawiyo Studios, for an honest and insightful conversation about building and sustaining a leading African fashion brand.She reflects on her transition from Law into fashion, and how discipline, structure, and creative conviction helped her turn a passion into a globally recognized label. Lisa shares how each collection begins with inspiration — often rooted in culture, storytelling, femininity, and modern African identity — and how ideas evolve from sketch to fabric selection, embellishment, sampling, and final production.Listen now and be inspired by a story of creativity, structure, resilience, and a vision to keep building.</p>