Akpos Okudu spring/summer 2011.

---Cocktail Hour ----

Putting together this collection was exhilarating; lots of fun, crazy and sometimes, not SO fun moments, with my friend/ brand manager (i know, fancy.lol) saze.

There was a lot of hard work and stress involved in putting together this collection, but the passion for my work however surpasses any downside it brings my way.

With this collection , I've definitely grown as a designer and business woman. I have a keen sense who the Akpos Okudu woman is and what she is about. we're really not about avante garde pieces, its more about clothes women LOVE to wear, WANT to wear and CAN wear.

This collection is inspired by everything from my favourite cocktails, to the colorful lorry's i see all around port Harcourt ( where i live) to even the colours of my rusty generator.

cocktail hour, is a mix of vibrant colours, ( cause i think colour really looks beautiful on women) and textures, which i have combined to create clothes that are fun, feminine and chic.

A lot of love and laughter, was put in the making of these pieces, i hope you enjoy wearing them as much as we enjoyed making them.

For spring/summer 2011, we decided to try our hands at something different, so we shot not one, but two look books. one for the out-Dorsey girl and one for the girl who will rather sit in a pretty bar and have a cocktail.
hope you like.

xx
Akpos

For the out-door girl.

l-r. 'ms sylva' ' eki'

'ms sylva'

' Mimi'

' Mimi'

Eniye gold tank, Eniye mulit coloured tank,Taiye pencil mini,
Kehinde full skirt.

'Folake'(comes in two prints)

'Layla'

l-r.'june','layla'


l-r.' oroma' jacket and shorts, ' eniye' tank(muted version),
' wunmi' pants

l-r.'Tayo', 'Bella'

l-r. 'Emma', 'Eva'

'Elohor' (comes in long and short)

l-r. 'April' , 'lola'

l-r. 'Tariye' , 'Tarela'

'Gbemi'

'Zara'

'Sade' (Akpos okudu belt sold seperately)

'Saze' (belt sold seperately)



Photography- Victor udoh
Photo Editing-Owhonda Nwokekoro
models-Omotola, Chito
make up- Omoye Osayande
styling-Saze Osayande
shoot location-Bishops cottage,Lagos



For the indoor girl.

'Ms sylva'

'Ms sylva'

'Eki'

'Eniye tank' 'Nicole pants'



'April'

'Lola'

'Emma'

'Eva'

'Eniye tank' 'Wunmi pants'

'Eniye gold tank' 'Elohor'

'Gbemi'


'June'

'Bella'

'Tayo'


l-r.'Mimi' 'Zara' 'Seun'

'Seun'

'Nahla' purse, 'Mimi Dress'

'Mimi'

'Folake'

'Folake'

l-r.'Saze' 'Folake' 'Folake'

'Saze'

'Sade'

'Saze'

'Oroma'





Photography- Victor udoh
Photo Editing-Owhonda Nwokekoro
models-Faith Ogei,Ivy Okoronkwo,Dora Alieze
make up-Grace Duke
styling-Akpos Okudu
shoot location-Novotel Port Harcourt.

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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.