Native and Vogue Port Harcourt, The Designers

The Native Vogue International Fashion Week and its related events is meant to serve as a platform for designers and aspiring designers to showcase the great wealth of local talents that abound in Nigeria.

The Native Vogue project is a three day fashion week that primarily brings together already established fashion designers from Nigeria and beyond. This will serve as a springboard for upcoming designers to undergo short tutelage under the established designers. The entire 3-day period will be filled with lots of fanfare and other activities to draw attention and bring goodwill to River state.

PREMIUM TIMES presents to you brief profiles of the established designers displaying at the event.

	Frank Osodi Nigerian fashion mogul, Frank Osodi Richard. is the proprietor of the house of Bunor Creazioni. Frank, a former professional model, has won for himself several awards in his years as a fashion designer, most notable among them are International designer of the year 1991-1992, fashion person of the year 2003. Full Profile and Works.
	Adebayo Jones Femi Adebayo Jones always comes to mind when talking about exquisite fashion. The London – based fashion designer and style consultant has long been associated with glamour, elegance and brilliant styling and he has continued to build an international following for his fashion label over the last two decades. Full Profile and Works
	Ituen Basi Ituen Bassey is a graduate of the department of Theatre Arts, from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. She designed and tailored costumes for stage productions and beauty pageants during her undergraduate years. Full Profile and Works.
	Mai Atafo Ohimai Atafo, commonly known as Mai Atafo, was born in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Though an indigene of Edo State, he spent most of his childhood in Benin City, Lagos and London. He holds a 2nd Class Upper degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension from Edo State University Ekpoma and then obtained a Post graduate degree in Information Systems and Technology, from City University London, England. Full Profile and Data.
	Sunny Rose Designer Maureen Ikem Okogwu-Ikokwu descends from the Igbo tribe from Delta region of Nigeria. She discovered her passion for accessories as a child while rummaging through her mother’s wardrobe and trinket cases. Her talent for creating imaginative drawings and love of flamboyant treasures was also evident from an early age. Full Profile and Works.
	Davida Davida Okpara, the creative Director for the brand “DAVIDA SHIRTS”, is a law graduate from the Rivers State University of Science & Technology, and also an indigene of Ahoada in Rivers State. The brand which first made its mark in 1998 with a fresh take on shirts, has won fashion awards as Most Creative Designer from the British American Tobacco ” St Moritz” and City People Fashion and Style. Full Profile and Works.
	Alvince At the tender age of four, Olatunde Alade Vincent fell in love with the art of drawing on scraps of papers using pens but little did he know that this irresistible urge to draw would bring him fame, wealth and more importantly, a professional sense of fulfillment. Today, he is popularly known as ‘Alvince’ in fashion circles has clothed celebrities including Osaze and D’Banj. Full Profile and Works.
	Paul Van Zyl Paul van Zyl grew up in Postmasburg in the Northern Cape on a farm and went on to graduate with a Bachelors of Arts from the University of Port Elizabeth . After completing his National Service he started teaching in Cape Town and after thirteen years of teaching he finished his teaching career as Head of the Mathematics Department at Sea Point High School. Biography>>>