Tochukwu Ugafor is a Nigerian designer
who knows how to do his job very well and puts smile on his client faces. The
Creative Head of Asandrea Collections in Festac, Lagos, started at a young age
with his aunt who is a fashion designer. To groom himself on the job, the
Economics graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University and native of Anambra State
went to School Of Fashion, Aba to study fashion designing. The uniqueness of
his designs speaks volume and this has made clients to yearn for more.
On what triggered his interest in fashion
designing, he says, “Well… I grew up
seeing my aunty make outfits and I used to help in her then. I would like to say my passion for fashion
and God inspired me to take it up as a career. I have been designing for a very
long time however I decided to go into it full time in 2010 after my NYSC.”
I have attended fashion shows in
different parts of the country but the most recent show was the Fashion Meet
Beauty Enugu & Explicit Fashion show that was held in Abuja around July
last year. I have a lot of invitations from different parts of the world one of
which is an invitation to showcase my outfit in African cultural display in
Paris and Afro Irish Business Connect & Trade show Dublin etc.
Commenting on his designs, he
simply describes it as unique and classy. “I make elegant wears and put proper
finishing touches to my outfits. At Asandrea Collections, we put smile on our
clients faces.”
As a designer, I want the best for
my clients, so I consider different factors like the type of fabric to be used,
the client's preferences and other things before I make an outfit. My clients
ranges from ordinary citizens to celebrities, companies, politicians and a lot
of others.
Tochukwu, believes the fashion
industry is growing tremendously and designers are doing Nigeria proud in the
African continent and the world at large. “Nigerian designer are performing
well and I give them kudos for that. He says.
His role model in fashion industry
is ‘MUDI’ who he calls a silent achiever because he has made a mark in fashion.
This year 2014, the CEO of Asandrea Collections promises to give his client the
very best of his creative and bespoke designs.
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