21/02/2023
Our spotlight today is on Folake Folarin-Coker (Tiffany Amber)🙌🙌
Folake was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1974. After her education in Switzerland and the United Kingdom, she earned a postgraduate degree in Petroleum Law and returned to Nigeria to pursue her fashion interests.
CAREER
Her fashion brand "Tiffany Amber" was launched in Lagos in 1998.
The brand has four stand alone stores and boutiques in Lagos and Abuja. Wow....
She has staged several fashion shows in Africa, Europe and the United States.👉👉👉
In 2008, she made history as the first African-based fashion designer to stage a show twice,at the New York Fashion Week.😎
AWARDS
She was the first recipient of the "Designer of the year"👑 award at the African fashion week in Johannesburg in 2009.
She was also awarded "Fashion brand of the year" at the ARISE Magazine Fashion week in 2011.👌👌👌
In 2013, she received an Enterprise award at the 2013 Women Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Sympossium and made the Forbes powerful Women list.💪
She unveiled her "Nirvana Spring/Summer Collections at DO11 Design launch.
She's one of the most renowned fashion designers.
A lawyer who followed her passion in fashion.👌
Your profession is not a barrier to your passion.
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