Meet 'Sola Oyebade' One of The 7Man Strong Team Behind AFWN2015 (Africa Fashion Week Nigeria)

 Its a new season for the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria for 2015 which is scheduled to hold in May this year and herewith is the unveiling of the team behind the project.

They mean business and their business is to promote African fashion industry to the rest of the world.

The African fashion industry is vast and is starting to take its place in the world market.

We are a platform that will help nurture it and help reduce gaps between African fashion and global fashion trends.

MEET THE TEAM #2:

SOLA OYEBADE -Mr Mahogany - (Creative Director for Africa Fashion Week London and Africa Fashion Week Nigeria)

Sola Oyebade aka Mr Mahogany is the CEO and Creative Director of Mahogany International, a Corporate, Events and Entertainment Management Group of Companies, which was founded in 1996.

Sola Oyebade is the Creative Director for Africa Fashion Week London and Africa Fashion Week Nigeria and has worked on both shows as their show producer and creative director since their inception.

On average he works with over 70 designers and 50 models for each show and working with the Founder Ronke Ademiluyi, takes each show to greater heights each season.

He is a recognised figure within the African & Caribbean entertainment & fashion industry and is used constantly as an events director, choreographer, international judge and show producer as well as a consultant to some of the top shows and events in the UK & Africa as well as being sought after as a celebrity guest for all of the biggest shows and motivational speaker on all issues that affect the fashion and entertainment industry.

He has produced or project managed some of the biggest shows in Europe and Africa including Lagos Jazz Series, Love Like a Movie, Saro The Musical, Britain’s Top Designer, Nigerian Student Fashion & Design Week and London Fashion Week to name just a few.



He received international acclaim and recognition for being the man who was responsible for making the Italian Vogue – All Black Issue the biggest selling edition of Vogue ever and Sola Oyebade and Mahogany International are both multi award winners and SolaOyebade is a recipient of a Nigerian Centnary Award (UK), being recognised as one of one hundred influential Nigerians over the past 100 years.