JEWEL BY LISA

 Lisa Folawiyo is Nigerian Fashion Designer who is best known for incorporating traditional West African textiles with modern tailoring techniques with an emphasis on beading and sequin trim. She is also known for modernizing and embellishing Ankara, a West African fabric, using her own custom prints and embellishments

Lisa Folawiyo is a multi-faceted global womenswear and accessories collection.

 Designer, Lisa Folawiyo perfected the art of wearing Ankara (local West African cloth) through the use of ornate embellishment. By incorporating texture with this culturally established traditional textile, Lisa Folawiyo transformed the textile and created a globally coveted print. This conceptual and global design hybrid has been the key to Lisa Folawiyo ʼs success.


She started her label "Jewel by Lisa" in 2005 from her home, after which she became an internationally recognised name and brand, having showrooms in Nigeria as well as New York. Celebrities such as Issa Rae have worn her pieces. Rae wore a cummerbund dress to the BET Presents the American Black Film Festival Honors. 

 Her collections are also showcased in the US, the UK, Nigeria and South Africa. She won the Africa Fashion Award in 2012, nominated alongside Maki Oh and Kofi Ansah. In 2012 she was also featured in Vogue Italia. In 2014, WWD: Women's Wear Daily named her one of eight emerging talents.In 2015 she was featured in the prestigious BOF500, which is a list of fashion brands that are shaping the international fashion scene. She was one of a few Nigerians who made it on the list.  Lisa Folawiyo has a background in law, which she studied at the University of Lagos.

 

SPOTTED: Thandie Newton rocks Jewel by Lisa;   Award-winning actress Thandie Newton, was spotted rocking a jumpsuit, by Nigerian label Jewel by Lisa, while attending the Hope Rising Benefit Concert in Toronto. The actress finished the outfit off with minimal makeup, Jimmy Choo “Anouk” metallic silver pumps, a metallic box clutch and an up-do.