High Fashion Streetwear
Orange Culture
Founded by Adebayo Oke-Lawal at 23, Orange Culture is the menswear label that taught Lagos to talk about boys in florals. Tulle layered under suiting, beaded bib collars, gele-inspired headwraps for the runway — the brand is unapologetically queer, unapologetically Yoruba, unapologetically luxurious. An LVMH Prize finalist in 2014 and a Woolmark Prize Africa winner, the house has dressed Burna Boy, Wizkid and most of Lagos's creative class.
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Timeline5
2011—2021·10 yrs
- 2011
Founded in Lagos
Adebayo Oke-Lawal launches Orange Culture as a gender-fluid menswear label.
- 2014
LVMH Prize Semi-Finalist
Selected as a semi-finalist for the inaugural LVMH Prize for Young Designers.
- 2015
Pitti Uomo Showcase
Presents at Pitti Uomo in Florence, one of the first Nigerian menswear labels to do so.
- 2019
International Woolmark Prize Africa
Wins the International Woolmark Prize regional Africa award.
- 2021
Continued Activism
Continues advocacy for masculinity expression and Nigerian queer visibility through collections.
