Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Rachel Ojuromi Takes Lagos Street Style to Chanel Runway
Rachel Ojuromi is a 22-year-old fashion creator from Lagos, Nigeria.
She and her friend Debby Fasingha make fashion videos using second-hand clothes and places around their city.
One video recreated Chanel looks and caught the attention of Chanel creative director Matthieu Blazy.
A few months later, Rachel walked in a Chanel show in Paris.
The show was part of the Spring/Summer 2027 collection.
Reports differ on the exact outfit details, but describe a tweed look with yellow.
Rachel also helps The Process Africa share the work of young artists.
She wants creative work in Africa to be noticed and valued.
The 22-year-old Lagos creator made her Chanel runway debut at Paris Fashion Week on October 5.
She walked in Matthieu Blazy’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection at the Grand Palais.
Reports describe her outfit as a tweed look with yellow elements and a red Chanel bag; one account specifies a grey-and-yellow tweed shirt and matching midi skirt.
Ojuromi and stylist-designer Debby Fasingha drew attention by recreating Chanel’s 2026 Métiers d’Art collection with thrifted pieces and filming around Lagos.
Ojuromi’s work also includes The Process Africa, which documents emerging African creative talent.
- Who
- Rachel Ojuromi, a 22-year-old fashion creator from Lagos, and her collaborator Debby Fasingha.
- What
- Ojuromi made her Chanel runway debut in the Spring/Summer 2027 collection.
- When
- October 5; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- The Grand Palais in Paris; her fashion videos were made in Lagos.
- Why
- Her runway appearance followed attention for fashion videos, including a thrifted Chanel collection recreation that drew a comment from creative director Matthieu Blazy.
Account one
Account two
Runway outfit details
Account one
One article says Ojuromi wore a tweed blazer, lemon-yellow skirt and cherry-red Chanel bag.
Account two
Another describes a grey-and-yellow tweed shirt with a matching midi skirt and does not mention a bag.
- Age
- 22
- Runway debut
- Chanel at Paris Fashion Week on October 5
- Collection
- Spring/Summer 2027, titled “La Conversation—Part Three—Different Faces of the Same Coin” in one account
- Venue
- Grand Palais, Paris
- Viral project
- Ojuromi and Debby Fasingha recreated Chanel’s 2026 Métiers d’Art collection using thrifted pieces
- Creative platform
- The Process Africa documents emerging talent in fashion, film and visual arts
- Outfit descriptions
- Accounts differ: one describes a tweed blazer, lemon-yellow skirt and cherry-red Chanel bag; another describes a grey-and-yellow tweed shirt and matching midi skirt.
