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“Being a Nigerian was no limitation for me because I just thought, well you haven’t seen me and there’s loads more like me”.

— Deola Sagoe

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I just had this can-do spirit. I was just so convinced that my product was so genuine and would no doubt conquer the world

African designers need to celebrate their cultural roots and fashion history in order to become globally competitive

“West has taken and borrowed a lot from Africa…now it’s a renaissance: we’re claiming back what is ours and we’re adding value to what is ours, making it globally acceptable and globally appealing”.

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