On Stage Design Indaba 2019: Adebayo Oke-Lawal

At Design Indaba Conference 2019, fashion designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal inspired the audience with the story of how he went from a young boy who was bullied and misunderstood to one of Africa’s most celebrated fashion designers.

For a long time Oke-Lawal dreamt of working in the fashion industry and designing his own clothes. However, coming from a traditional home, being a fashion designer was not exactly the most favoured option.

Oke-Lawal explains that growing up in Nigeria there weren’t many fashion education opportunities available to him. But he wouldn’t let that get in his way. Adebayo Oke-Lawal is the founder of Orange Culture, a clothing line movement that covers universal silhouettes with an African aesthetic.