AKPOS OKUDU. SPRING/SUMMER 2009.

 I Really enjoyed working on this collection.Although there was a lot of rush involved; as my(original) photographer was constantly bugging me to round up.But i had loads of fun making these dresses. This collection called 'WHIMSICAL DREAMS' consists of lots of bright and fun colours,with touches of lace,frills,bows and ruffles ; which were my major inspiration.

 All the dresses have been named after strong ijaw women, afterall AKPOS OKUDU dresses are for women who are strong,elegant and confident; but still maintain their soft feminine side.  hope you like. xoxo Akpos.                                 l-r.the bibi,the serena,the ayi,which can be tied in 2 ways,as shown by the fourth model.

the alaere.




l-r the iniebi, the alali.







the alaere,short.



the gesi.



the gesi,short.


the powei.










the doubra.



the ayi,in blue.





 
the oviri,comes in a tube or a monostrap.And is named after my beautiful grandma; who passed on her sewing skills to me.lol










the layefa, comes in different colours and lenghts.
the powei in a different print.
the layefa in red.
and in pink.



the tariye.





the miebi, named after the cousin who inspired it. 

the ebi. named after my mum.




the tombra.


the eniye, named after one of my favourite cousin's/ my muse.





l-r-the preye,the ebika,the peres,the tare.










the bina.


l-r.the tarela,the timi.








the seri comes in long and short.

  All dresses available upon order. send requests to nylla17@hotmail.com

photographer- Alex allaputa and miebi charles( my 13 yr old cousin)

models-Akpos Okudu, kelechi Nkanginieme, Queen Esang and Ada Mbachu.

Hey, people.
sorry for the long absence. I've been super busy working on my spring/summer 2010 collection; can't wait to share. so WATCH OUT!!!!



WHEN IN DOUBT; BLACK OUT.(omg. that sounds so chessy.lol)
Black. There's something just so amazing about this colour; Apart from the fact that it hides a multitude of sins, it's just so easy to rock and always keeps the wearer looking effortlessly chic. A quick and easy way to keep this look fresh and updated is by keeping your outfit simple and throwing on fabulous, eye catching accessories.This colour is dissected by fashionistas, the world over and you know my Nigerian fashionistas never fail to represent.
Below are some stylish Nigerian ladies,doing justice to the colour.









images from Thisday style.

Hey, I'm back.
so sorry I've been away for this long. i deeply apologize. My Internet is really shitty, so it usually takes forever for me to upload pictures; the past few weeks have been quite interesting.
while in Lagos for le petite marche (May market) i meet this really nice lady who bought a dress from me. she loved it so much she called back saying she was opening a boutique in Lagos,(which would basically stock beach dresses and accessories its called beach living) anyway the point of this story is that i was asked to design a line of dresses for the shop.
so in my absence from blogs ville I've making pretty dresses. its going to be called Akpos Okudu for beach living. Hopefully my Internet behaves so i can put up the pictures of the dresses.
OK now back to Nigerian style.

lace.
I Have a penchant for dresses; long,short ,pencil,flare,tulip,bubble,origami, be it in dreamy chiffon ,whimsical organza,tulle,satin buy especially lace.
Full on lace frocks or just dresses with bits and pieces of lace.As much as i love this fabric i have to admit its not the easiest for me to work with; however I'm going to be incorporating (not sure about that word,couldn't think of something else.) bits and pieces of lace into my next collection.
I'm in love with all kinds of lace from french,Chantilly to dry lace, Bali lace and even crochet which i consider the cousin of lace.Below are some beautiful Nigerian ladies rocking some REALLY pretty lace outfits.

Reni Folawiyo.This dress is sooo beautiful.

Zara Okpara in Jbl top.





model wearing Tiffany amber and Tundun Peterside rocking same dress.

images-this day style.

LABEL LOVE- JEWEL BY LISA.
JBL is undoubtedly one of my favorite designers.And i don't mean favorite ''Nigerian'' designer, i mean favorite like 'favorite, favorite'. I absolutely heart how she interprets Ankara; mixing it with bits and pieces of silk and of course her signature embellishment.
In my opinion Lisa Folawiyo, the amazing lady behind JBL is (partly) responsible for all the love Ankara is receiving in Nigeria and the rest of the world; perhaps that's a huge statement to make but i don't remember any other person that worked Ankara like she has. She took Ankara from your traditional Nigerian up and down and totally made it FABULOUS.
What i think is really amazing about her label is that you can see constant improvements. It used to be all about cute jackets, dresses and shorts now its pretty much everything from pants, bad ass blazers and the likes.
Lisa folawiyo's latest collection for arise Africa fashion week was definitely my favorite.
here are some pretty outfits by JBL.



















images-Thisday style, bellanaija, truelove w.a, fashionafrica .

le petit marche

Hey. Just thought I'd post the pictures from the may market (le petit marche). I did sell loads of my dresses, but boy did i buy a lot. Hope I'm wiser next time; next time being 28th of June. So if your anywhere around Lagos,Nigeria please stop by and shop; lots of pretty AKPOS OKUDU dresses available. *wink wink*
For more info on LPM please checkout the face book group.


Me, next to my dresses.

My close up.lol (If i look kinda tired, its because i stayed up till 3 a.m trying to finish those dresses.)

Some buyers.

some more buyers.

right- Didi Ocheja of eden. she makes the most beautiful bags and leather accessories. Scroll down to see for yourself.

Negotiations.lol

some more negotiations.

zebra. Lots of cute tee's.

pretty bags on display.

shoppers.

more shopping.

l-r Didi and ...

Accessories by Eden. how amazing!

Gorgeous dresses by Grey.I loved them so much i got the blue and yellow dress.

The girl and guy behind Grey.

Shoppers.

outfits by Obsidian. Nice; right?

ugoma ebilah, lady behind zebra. And some cute zebra dresses.

images- fashionafrica.com

Hello! dear fab. readers; sorry I've been away for SO long.For a girl who considers her life kinda boring, the past few weeks have been rather interesting.There's constantly been one event after the other, I've had lots of dress orders to deal with, my final year project and just a bunch of other stuff; however I'm back to blogs ville.
My label AKPOS OKUDU,got featured on a couple of blogs that you really need to check out
-www.blog.sylandroc.com
-www.africanainatlanta.blogspot.com

Also, i was at le petite marche( a monthly flee market, which creates an avenue for new and established independent designers and entrepreneurs to network and get recognised) It was quite nice, to be able to sell so many dresses in like 6hours, and off course shop. You can read more about le petite marche on the face book group.




HEAD TO TOE PERFECT.
Nigerian women are super fabulous; i know, i know.i could say that a million times. Your probably sick of hearing it; but come on this is a blog that generally celebrates fabulous Nigerian fashion and pretty much anything fashion related.
As amazing as i consider Nigerian women stylewise, there are lots who generally go over the top with their outfits;so when i find pictures of Nigerian women that look on point you know I'm drawn to them like a complete magpie and i get super excited.The ladies below all look head to toe perfect, without going overboard. thots?

images- thisday style

- shopliquorice

EYE CANDY: VLISCO

Do i really need to say anything???
An Ankara outfit is definitely a must in every fashionistas closet .If you don't own one, go get one.here are a few that piqued my interest.