It’s been an uphill ascent for the recognition and nurturing of a streetwear scene in Nigeria, and for Lagos, we gathered some of the city’s finest young streetwear founders for an editorial series. In no particular order, and with no ranking based on skill or success, we took them one after the other, starting with Socarvin, the founder of Deloca.
Read about Deloca [Here]
From there, the series moved through Yusuf Sanni’s affirmation-driven vision at champ., Limat and the reimagining of Adire at BLBrand, Crayvelli’s art-as-weapon philosophy at Triads, Tobi Naiwo’s skate-rooted world at Nine, and the five-person collective behind Clapped Mob.
Read about champ. [Here]
Read about BLBrand [Here]
Read about Triads [Here]
Read about Nine [Here]
Read about Clapped Mob [Here]
Six names, six different entry points into what streetwear in Lagos can look like, with the same attitude running underneath all of them: young creatives building something out of instinct, culture, and whatever they had lying around before anyone was watching.
Today, all six come together for the first time, on your feed and in one frame. Catch their full stories and get better acquainted with these brands on thenotesphere.com.