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A bold motivational design featuring the word “Discover” over textured DR letters, with the inspiring phrase “Your Uncharted Path.” This str
LPM LAGOS HAS A NEW HOME!
Join us this November for our debut at our new home! Its a super versatile event space with lots of great features and can be used for other events during the month!
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DISCOVER DESIGN SPOTLIGHT JULY 2013: TOSEKI VINTAGE
Toseki Vintage – LPM Vendor Spotlight July 2013
Our brand evolution It all started during our NYSC year while trying to pass time at camp lectures during passing out week. Three of us knew we wanted to get involved in the Nigerian fashion industry. We had a number of sketches which we had drawn up for our personal use and initially wanted to bring to life a number of our designs, thereby becoming “designers”. However, our key agenda was to be creative and bring something different to the Industry.
After brainstorming on our intentions to become a fashion brand it wasn’t until the next year we realised that there was a huge market out there for vintage fashion. We individually had our own personal style and loved vintage clothing and accessories. Being able to turn ‘old’ to ‘new’ while expressing individuality in one’s fashion sense seemed to excite us collectively. Having all lived in the UK at some point in our lives and having our individual vintage collections, we felt the need to take our vintage-shopping hobby to a commercial level. We also observed that the notion of vintage fashion was gaining ground here in Nigeria also.
The name Toseki Vintage comes from a combination of our first names – Tolu, Seyi and Kike.
Toseki’s signature or aesthetic Toseki’s signature is all things vintage – prints, dots and more prints. Our aim is to provide affordable, stylish and one-of-a-kind pieces to the working man/woman (Yes, we have had a number of male customers!)
What makes African fashion unique or worth discovering? African fashion is quite popular now even though the industry has been vibrant for a number of years. A few young and veteran players are becoming more and more creative in their output. Season after season, we see new designs and ideas being produced around our continent.
Looking at Nigeria in particular, the talent we have is unbelievable. From the most complex to simplest use of fabric to the detailing involved, the African fashion industry has become a force to be reckoned with.
The recent partnership between Selfridges and a number of Nigerian designers exemplifies this. Ankara has evolved from what some might have perceived as belonging to our parents or grand parents’ generation, to something a twenty-something will freely rock to any social gathering. The modern twist on the common iro and buba is another example. We believe that African fashion now has a place on the map.
Next sale and where to purchase Our next sale will be this Sunday 28th July 2013 at the Le Petit Marche, which is scheduled to hold between 12 Noon and 7 PM at Imperial Place, Plot 274 Ajose Adeogun Street Victoria Island. We occasionally have sales on our blog – www.tosekivintage.blogspot.com . Dates will be announced soon via Twitter and the blog.
Highest point For us, the highest point so far has been the feedback which we continue to receive from our customers. Knowing that they are wearing and loving our pieces encourages us to go even further.
Vision for Toseki Vintage By God’s grace we hope to start designing a vintage inspired line and custom-made pieces to suit our clients. The plan is that each and every piece will be unique so there will be no ‘She stole my look’ moment when our pieces are worn.
Exciting news Yes, we have been apprached by a number of E-commerce sites and we are looking into taking up one of the offers as this will make our pieces readily available to new and existing customers in between blog sales.
We are also about to start offering styling services to our clients through which we advise the client on how to wear vintage i.e. mixing vintage with high end or high street pieces, or wearing vintage from head to toe without looking like you’re stuck in the 60s.
We are currently working on a lookbook but to view past lookbooks and sales here is the link to our blog -www.tosekivintage.blogspot.com
The August edition of LPM, TAGGED #DiscoverLiving is set to take place on Sunday 25th August. To participate sign up at app.lpmnigeria.com to register as a vendor and sign up for an event, if you have any difficulty send an email to [email protected]
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Discover Design 2013: Vendor Spotlight
How did you get into fashion design? Fashion design is something I knew I always wanted to do. When I was younger, I used to make miniature outfits and accessories for my barbie dolls and went on to design my own clothes and “look” as a teenager fast forward to a Degree in International Business from the University of Hull and courses in fashion design from London College of Fashion and Central St Martins and here I am today.
Tell us about your brand evolution The Viv La Resistance brand has really evolved in the past 4years. The signature of the brand has remained true, but the design has progressed. We are focusing more on sustainable luxury, promoting our African heritage through our custom batik prints, and expanding the brand both home and abroad.
What would you say is the VLR signature/aesthetic? Fashion meets Art, 21st century African woman.
LPM has just launched a new initiative called #DiscoverDesign. In your opinion what makes African fashion unique? Worth “discovering”? I think African fashion is unique and worth discovering because the African fashion industry is a new emerging industry, compared to the rest of the world, I believe that we have such an abundance of creative talent in Africa just waiting to be discovered. Despite the many challenges and obstacles faced by African designers, we are resilient, we are growing and we are slowly starting to gain recognition, Africa is coming. Watch out for us.
When is your next collection out and where can we purchase it? The next collection will be out in Summer 2013, and would be available to purchase at the VLR store, at L’Espace and we are also working on making the collection available to purchase online.
Which is your favorite piece in your latest collection My latest collection is currently in production, so as at yet I don’t have a favourite piece, so I will pick my favorite piece from my last collection the Kaleidoscope Collection and its a custom print tie-dye dress with Asoke details.
What would you say has been the highest point of your career till date? I have had a few career high points including VLR taking part in Arise Magazine Fashion Week and MTN Lagos Fashion and Design week in 2011, where VLR emerged as one of the finalists for the young designer of the year competition, the opening of the VLR store, Magazine publications and VLR having its first stockist abroad.
But I think my highest career point is still being here, Surviving, there are many times when the pressure and challenges have been overwhelming, both business and personal and I have wanted just to pack it all in, but I am thankful for friends and family who continue to support, encourage and believe in both me and the VLR brand, God bless them all.
What is your vision for VLR in the next few years? Promoting African fashion, Growth, Expansion and Consistency.
Any other exciting news you’d like to share with our readers? Yes! We are really excited to share that VLR pieces are now available to purchase online for our clients worldwide on www.agnesandlola.com and they deliver anywhere in the world. Plus we have a capsule Ccllection coming out this summer and can’t wait to unveil to everyone! Also we have an online sale that should be coming up very soon on Asos marketplace so look out for that.
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The 2013 Discover Design Mentoring Program
AIGA's 6th annual Discover Design program concluded with two presentation sessions on April 27th at the MOCA Jacksonville and May 1 at CoWork during Art Walk. More than 10 local high school students participated in this year's program. Both sessions saw an impressive turnout from the student's parents and friends.
Students, during both presentation sessions, talked about how they chose their non-profit based on their interest. They explained their concepts and the processes they used to create the final project.
The high schoolers worked on a project that required them to create branding for a mock non-profit organization of their choosing. Students were able to choose from an organization that promotes the betterment of local businesses, groups and/or children’s lifestyles. They spent eight weeks with local Jacksonville designers creatively coming up with a solution for their logos and promotional pieces.
Thank you to all of the students, mentors, and parents for their time and efforts towards this program. We hope that next year you will be interested in participating in this rewarding program.
A special thanks to UNF, MOCA, and CoWork for kindly allowing us to use their space every year. Also, a big thank you to our sponsor, Folio-weekly.
~ Natalie Kennedy, Discover Design Co-Director
Discover Design 2013: LPM May - A Design Month
The LPM May edition!! It was fun fun fun!. The event took place at the Imperial Place, Victoria Island, Lagos. There was a variety of items to shop from and a lot of the shoppers couldn’t wait to get their hands on the goodies ranging from designer clothes, shoes, and bags to arts craft, beauty products, sweets and many more. . Vendors and shoppers alike had a blast doing what they did best
Take a look below for pics of the fun:
Statement pieces from Sybil's Jewelry house. Shoppers couldn’t resist!
Virgos Lounge goodness! Amazing embellishment ! (Available @ L'Espace 19a Olosa Street, Karimu Kotun, Lagos)
My Makeupng was one of our faves and they were so awesome giving makeovers to shoppers
Olori’s Place, Fashion On Wheels was at the event providing our shoppers with amazing fashion items, even goodies for kids! We loved it.
Monijo Garnet’s beautiful clutches. Coolest shapes and the texture!!!
BebeGrafiti served us some real Ankara goodness.
Le-Bourget had these amazing shoes. Splurge Alert!!
#LPMSTYLESTARS
All in all, this was an amazing event. See you in June! PS: Its a Beauty Month!
LPM MARCH HIGHLIGHTS The LPM March edition!! It was fun fun fun!. The event took place at the Imperial Place, Victoria Island, Lagos. There was a variety of items to shop from and a lot of the shoppers couldn’t wait to get their hands on loads of goodies ranging from clothes, shoes, and bags to art craft, beauty products, sweets and many more. . Vendors and shoppers alike had a blast doing what they did best. Take a look below for some snaps of the fun! Check out some more photos at
http://www.bellanaija.com/2013/05/15/shopping-extravaganza-in-lagos-photos-scoop-from-the-march-2013-edition-of-lpm/
And don't forget! #DiscoverDesign is THIS Sunday! To pre-register as a vendor, log on to app.lpmnigeria.com or send an email
to [email protected] See you there! Venue: Imperial Place. Plot 274 Ajose Adeogun street. Date: Sunday, May 26th 2013 Time: 12pm-7pm
If you (unfortunately) have to miss out on this SUPER fun event, make sure you stay tuned to all the LPM antics on:
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