A new chapter for Nigeria’s ingenious fabrics unfolds

At Allen Avenue, colours glittered from every corner as friends, loyal customers, and curious passers-by gathered to witness the opening of a new fabric store, Lagos Price.
For many who attended, it was a homecoming to a craft of indigenous fabrics that has dressed Nigerian identity for generations.
The beaded laces and damasks demonstrate that Nigerian fabrics are more than materials. They speak a language. They announce status at ceremonies and turn ordinary Sundays into fashion moments in churches. Fabric is memory, pride, and economy all at once.
That is the legacy Temitope Ottun, CEO of Lagos Price, grew up with. She said, “I didn’t learn business in a classroom. I learned it w...