Omoyemi Akerele

"More than ever before, we have to realise that it is important to come together as a community."

"There are so many opportunities available right now for African designers to access funds. But the no one is taking advantage of these opportunities."

"Life is a journey. Once you understand that some of the most important things are purpose and passion driven, combined with a deeper need to make a difference beyond self as well as contribute in some way to what is happening around you, it certainly makes waking up daily an easier task for me. When you earn a living this way, it is certainly more fulfilling."

"You never know who you are going to meet, what doors could be opened, or what opportunity awaits you."

"Understanding that some of the most important things in life are purpose and passion driven, combined with a deeper need to make a difference beyond myself and make an impact."

"For us as a company, it’s always been beyond Lagos fashion week. I’m more inspired by the work that we do that people don’t see and they don’t even know about."

"To see where we’ve been and coming back to Earth, it’s almost impossible to deny that there is the existence of a higher being, it surely can’t just be science."

"Only the dead have seen the end of the world."