For Mrs Chiazo Louis, founder and CEO of iconic fashion house, Loui Chee, fashion designing is not only a career path she has chosen, it’s also ingrained in her body and soul. Chiazo, a wife and mother of two lovely boys, and Mass Communication graduate of National Open University of Nigeria, had made up her mind to become a fashion designer right from childhood. In fact, her interest in the business was triggered 24 years ago when she was just eight.
“I became interested in fashion design as far back as 2000 when I was eight. I learnt sewing from my mom; I always get fascinated watching my mom design clothes. During season and peak periods when my mom had to sew till late at night, I would stay up with her and watch her sew.
It’s either I’m giving her beads or putting thread in the needle or helping her hold the light or just watching her sew,” she said with glint of excitement in her eyes. However, as a secondary school student, Chiazo took a step further by engaging in beading, knitting and hairdressing, thus enhancing her creativity. But then, in as much as she would love to explore and perfect other skills, sewing became the main thing for her and so she decided to stick with it.
Today, her female only fashion brand has become a pacesetter in the industry. And since 2017 that it was officially launched, Loui Chee has designed up to 5,000 clothes for clients within and outside Nigeria. “I think the main reason why I specialise in making only women attires i.
