Meet Ashley Okoli, the face behind Nigeria's small but influential indie scene
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Nigeria’s creative scene burst onto the global stage in 2016, when Drake’s song “One Dance,” featuring British singer Kyla and Nigerian afrobeats artist Wizkid was eventually named the “song of summer” by Billboard. Since then, the community has thrived: Burna Boy has won a Grammy, Wizkid has received multiple global nominations, and Tiwa Savage has worked with Beyoncé, Brandy and more.
Okoli began sharing her outfits of the day on Instagram in 2016. She quickly garnered a following for her grungy, gothic style, which stood out against the more conservative fashion dominant in Nigeria. “My sense of style is almost impossible to pin down,” she says. “I'm a risk-taker when it comes to clothes, I could literally rock anything and look good, so my personal style really depends on my mood as well as the season.
“I got a lot of enquiries about styling,” she says. “I have always loved styling and putting clothes together, mostly because of my mum and my upbringing. My mum would always put together outfits for my sister and I whenever we would go out, and I fell in love with it. So when I had the opportunity to do it professionally, I took it.
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