Entertainment · Celebrity · 13 hrs ago
Lagos fashion creator Rachel Ojuromi reaches a Chanel show in Paris
Rachel Ojuromi, a 22-year-old Nigerian creator, made Lagos streets her runway with fashion videos filmed around the city.
She and her stylist, childhood friend Debby Fasingha, create looks from secondhand clothes and scraps bought or found locally.
The videos bring global fashion ideas into everyday Lagos settings, including markets, roads and street-side shops.
Ojuromi first dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon, but after difficulties with her college application, she explored filmmaking and chose creativity instead.
A six-month run of daily videos began in March, helping bring attention to her work.
That attention led to a Chanel fashion show in Paris, where she appeared during fashion week in October.
Rachel Ojuromi, a 22-year-old Nigerian fashion creator, went from filming street-style videos in Lagos to appearing at a Chanel show in Paris.
For six months beginning in March 2026, she and her team published a new fashion video every day.
Her videos feature outfits made from secondhand clothes and scraps, often sourced from local markets such as Yaba market.
Ojuromi works with her childhood friend, neighbour and stylist, Debby Fasingha.
The videos draw on everyday scenes and street life in Lagos.
- Who
- Rachel Ojuromi, a 22-year-old Nigerian fashion creator, and her stylist Debby Fasingha.
- What
- Ojuromi reached a Chanel fashion show in Paris after creating street-style fashion videos in Lagos.
- When
- The article was published on 9 November 2026. Ojuromi appeared at Paris fashion week in October.
- Where
- Her videos were filmed in Lagos, including Gbagada and Yaba; the Chanel show was in Paris.
- Why
- Ojuromi uses creativity to reinterpret fashion collections and make meaningful work within her means.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ojuromi and her team began publishing a new fashion video every day.
Ojuromi wore Chanel at Paris fashion week.
- Age
- 22
- Home city
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Stylist
- Debby Fasingha
- Market
- Yaba market
- Daily videos
- Six months, beginning in March 2026
- Paris appearance
- Chanel show during Paris fashion week in October
What people are saying
I wanted to contribute something meaningful and push boundaries
I discovered that I could pursue that ambition through creativity rather than medicine.
There is something meaningful about knowing that a particular image or video exists because of a moment that happened at a specific time and place
One of my mantras is to live within the reality of your situation