Patience Torlowei
STYLE WITH A STORY From her hand-painted Esther dress – which became the first modern fashion piece to become part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African Art in the US – to the timeless designs of her Torlowei label, Patience Torlowei has married her own life and personality with concerns on sustainability in her powerful, but always beautiful work. Here the Nigerian designer tells FLYafrica why her clothes are an antidote to fast fashion, how she has fostered home-grown talent since returning to Lagos and how she is building a new appreciation of luxury lingerie in Africa.
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