Og Okonkwo

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Ogugua Okonkwo, popularly known as Og Okonkwo, [1] is a Nigerian womenswear designer, [2] [3] [4] fashionista, [5] [6] [7] and the founder and creative director of the fashion brand Style Temple. [8] [9]

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Biography

Okonkwo was raised in Enugu, Nigeria, and she studied laboratory science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka before delving into fashion design. Okonkwo launched Style Temple in 2012, after long stints training as a fashion assistant and junior designer at a few Abuja-based fashion labels.

Fashion

Style Temple, under Okonkwo's leadership, showcases its collection annually at the Lagos Fashion and Design Week. The brand has been hailed by Vogue, [10] Fashion Bomb Daily, [11] Elle, [12] Glamour, [13] and CNN [14] for its visionary take on womenswear.

Awards and nominations

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  2. ↑ "Og Okonkwo | Creative minds in Fashion & Fabrics". Vlisco. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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  4. ↑ "Fashion Designer, Og Okonkwo Slays The Gram In Her Latest Look". onobello.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  5. ↑ "OG Okonkwo is lifestyle goals in her Style Temple designs". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Og Okonkwo Is A Modern Nigerian Style Icon". FAB L' STYLE. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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  8. ↑ "Style Temple's OG Okonkwo Shared A Message For Nigerian Designers in a Powerful Instagram Post". BN Style. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  9. ↑ "Style Temple - Nigeria | Industrie Africa". www.industrieafrica.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  10. ↑ "Lagos Fashion and Design week 2016". Vogue.it. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  11. ↑ "Fashion Bomb Africa: Designer Spotlight "Style Temple's" Ogugua Okonkwo – Fashion Bomb Daily Style Magazine: Celebrity Fashion, Fashion News, What To Wear, Runway Show Reviews". fashionbombdaily.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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  13. ↑ "Today I'm wearing…". www.glamour.co.za. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  14. ↑ Idowu, Torera (25 October 2017). "10 designers to watch out for at Lagos Fashion and Design Week". CNN. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  15. ↑ "The Future Awards Africa 2016 Nominees Profiles". The Future Awards Africa. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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