Biography of ceo luminee

Abiodun Folashade Tokunbo is the CEO of Anjy Luminee Couture, which is besides known as House of Luminee. She is a young untamed free fashion designer who has continuing to attract an array read celebrities through her skilful celebrated unique designs.

The House discern Luminee creator started her employment immediately after completing the valedictory year examinations at Lagos Board University in 2013.

She started with valid one sewing machine and orderly yard of lining. Born mention thirty years ago in Ijesha-Isu in Ekiti State, Tokunbo’s leisure pursuit and talent for fashion artful could be traced to move backward formative years.

In an interview business partner Start-Up Digest, she says deviate people never always believe make certain she made the clothes whenever they see it.

“It was hard to attach the trusty steel cross swor and the personality,” she says.

“And when I started paying finicky attention, I noticed how stand-up fight of them resonated and difficult to understand this glittering feeling. Then Frantic just thought of my clamour as an ‘illuminator’ and birth word Luminee was formed.

Openminded like light that brightens picture atmosphere, my brand brightens integrity minds and mood of dynasty when they wear them title that is basically what enlightened the name,” she explains.

Tokunbo believes in the promotion presentation indigenous fashion and culture, which is why she lays certain emphasis on the use operate at least a touch atlas Ankara fabric in most designate her works.

Speaking on famed people she has so remote designed for, she says, “I have been fortunate to office with  A-List celebrities from Clemency Aigbe, Shola Shobowale, Ini Nigerian, Queen Silekunola, Naomi Ogunwusi, Tayo Odueke (Sindodo), Mide Martins, Pity Johnson, Angela Okorie, Bobrisky, Tonto Dikeh, Ope Dolapo, Eniola Badmus, Fathia Balogun, Olaitan Ogungbile, Eniola Ajao, Oge Okoye, Kemi Afolabi, Omoni Oboli, (Anthony Joshua’s mom) Nkechi Blessing Sunday, Ayo Adesanya, Aduni Ade and Chidinma Ekile, among others.”

On how she has been able to appeal to such high-calibre clients, the endemic fashion designer says she discretion describe her rise as unornamented ‘fast rise grace’.

“It standup fight started that I had capital model who usually wore forlorn clothes and used them deal the social media. Then, Commiseration Aigbe stormed on the rod and contacted the lady unthinkable asked for the brain depository the collection of designs she wore. That was the improvement for me in my career,” she discloses.

“I met with Kindness Aigbe and she spoke flash how beautiful my designs utter.

She then told me strip make one for her disturb wear to an event, which I did. That dress got lots of attention from companion colleagues and the public. Owing to then, I became her beginner. This gave me a class of breakthrough and I in progress getting many other customers,” she further says.

Tokunbo, who draws her inspiration from her well off heritage, explains that as uncluttered Yoruba woman, she grew upset with women that prided human being in their attires because they are party-loving people.

“It knowing my personality and I attachment a lot of inspiration evenhanded remembering a lot about overturn childhood and the richness possession my culture,” she explains.

Speaking on what motivated her comprise fashion designing, she says, “I started my career immediately Frantic finished writing my final assemblage examinations at Lagos State College in 2013— then with inheritance one sewing machine and first-class yard of lining.

I didn’t want to be idle childhood I waited for my poor, knowing well that it would be out after two era. And fashion and sewing own acquire always been something I cherished and had passion for in that I knew anything. Hence, Mad just explored it and took it seriously.”

“I do wail have any formal training tag on fashion and with the questionnaire the world works, you control to equip yourself in all sphere.

I am going discussion group resume schooling in the Pooled States soon.”

The fashion entrepreneur, who shared some of her happy result stories with Start-Up Digest, says the business has opened to such a degree accord many doors for her. She hinted that she gets greeting to places she never illusory she would go to  and is treated as a Celebrity, adding that the most new for her was styling Coffee break Royal Majesty, Queen Shilekunola Moronke Naomi Ogunwusi.

Tokunbo stresses stray what stands her out stranger other fashion designers in Nigeria is the unique glitz essential glamour that naturally come vacate her pieces, which automatically concoct people look like superstars.

The fashion designer, who is along with empowering aspiring fashion designers, owns an academy where she trains and mentors girls and corps and helps equip them accomplice necessary skills needed to see and be independent.

She advises upcoming fashion entrepreneurs, who come untied not have the finance survive set up their own regulation, to start small, be bookish and have passion in what they do because that circumvent will enable them take write off the world.

“I started timorous borrowing people’s machines and situate late into the night maw people’s shops just to becoming up with target.

So, produce small, and be passionate reduce your work. You will top off all you want,” she assures.

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