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How Banke Kuku Built Her Eponymous Fashion Brand

Banke Kuku has lived between the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Educated at Central St Martins College and then Chelsea College of Art and Design, Kuku gained a bachelor degree in Textiles. This background would inform her first bout of entrepreneurship: freelancing as a textile designer.

These days, Kuku’s eponymous fashion brand has become one of the leading luxury houses in the country. Building up to the launch of her forthcoming collection, Kuku shares a brief history of her Ijebu heritage, interest in fashion, getting her start in the business, creating a collection with Gabrielle Union and how she stays ahead of trends.

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