Mariam Afolabi is a law student at Warwick University and also the
CEO/Creative Director of the renowned and upcoming fashion label,
Mademoiselle Aglaia. Born in May 1993, she is a young career oriented
lady. As you may wonder how she moved from law into fashion. Mariam fell
in love with creating designs when she studied art in high school.
There she learnt the concept of imaginative art and abstract art.
Mademoiselle
Aglaia has showcased at various shows such as ; Echo and X&O’s for
teenagers to African Fashion Week London where Toyin Lawani CEO of
TiannahStyling and Creative Director of Elegante by TiannahStyling
helped in creating and bringing her designs to life, an off-schedule
show for London Fashion Week and even the last Sisi-Oge Beauty Pageant
in Lagos. She has also showcased her designs at various universities
like: UCL, Imperial, Southampton, Nottingham, Toronto and Warwick.
Her new collection is called Acanthus and
Renaissance art. “My designs have been inspired by the ceiling of famous
palaces like the palace de Versailles and paintings from artist like
Leonardo da Vinci and others during the renaissance period. The Acanthus
plant has also inspired the embroidery style in the dresses I have
designed to give it that baroque element. Designers like Chanel,
Givenchy and Balmain have also inspired the style and technique i have
adopted in my collection. These designers use beads, embroidery and
prints to express their style, most of the techniques and styles in my
collection will portray this” She explains.
She welcomes us to
her jungle on the 29th of December at the Oriental Hotel Lagos where
she’ll be showcasing in Nigeria for the first time. There is no doubt
that Mademoiselle Aglaia has the potential to become one of the top
designers across the globe.
Artistes performing at the event are
D’Prince, Wande Coal, Dammy Krane, @ADDICTIONDuo, 2Sec, ttwins &
lax. This event is strictly by invitation.
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