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Nigeria

Amaka Osakwe

  • Adire dyeing
  • Body-conscious silhouettes
  • Draped separates

Amaka Osakwe launched Maki Oh in 2010 after studying at Arts University Bournemouth. Her ready-to-wear combines indigenous textiles and motifs with Western silhouettes, with Nigerian adire dyeing central to its identity.

Portrait of Amaka Osakwe
LVMH Prize; photographer not specified · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Maki Oh — Look 1 — Amaka Osakwe, Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Maki Oh — Look 1

Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Paolo Lanzi / Gorunway.com
Maki Oh — Look 9 — Amaka Osakwe, Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Maki Oh — Look 9

Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Paolo Lanzi / Gorunway.com
Maki Oh — Look 16 — Amaka Osakwe, Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Maki Oh — Look 16

Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Paolo Lanzi / Gorunway.com
Maki Oh — Look 23 — Amaka Osakwe, Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Maki Oh — Look 23

Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Paolo Lanzi / Gorunway.com
Maki Oh — Look 26 — Amaka Osakwe, Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Maki Oh — Look 26

Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Paolo Lanzi / Gorunway.com

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Spring 2020

1 piece

About Amaka Osakwe

Slow production, cultural preservation and attention to the female form shape collections that include draped skirts, fitted pieces and fluid trousers.