Established in 2017 as House of Irawo, Irawo Studio was incorporated in 2021 as an Afro-Fusion womenswear brand founded by a family of women for women. We understand the power of communicating individuality through clothing. Clothes are one of the most intimate items next to our skin and as a result, are an extension of our multifaceted and diverse identities.
Inspired by everything Nigerian, we blend traditional techniques and fabrics with a contemporary design approach. At Irawo Studio we design top quality investment pieces that feature an array of colors and textures that cater to women who are unapologetically blazing their own trail. We believe in making clothes that you can wear for years. Irawo Studio consistently deliver beautiful African pieces to the doors of women all around the world. We love our Tribe.
MEET THE TEAM: A FAMILY OF AFRICAN WOMEN
You know the saying that it’s never too late to chase your dreams? Abby Ikomi, Creative Director of Irawo Studio is the perfect embodiment of this mindset. From a young age, she was always interested in the Fashion Industry. At the height of 5’11, she was born to walk the runway, however, due to strict parents she wasn’t able to pursue a modeling career. Fast forward 30 years and 4 kids later with an LLB from University of London, Abby along with her three daughters Anire, Ama, and Dola launched Irawo Studio.
Dola is an experienced digital marketer with a BSc in Business and Marketing from Northeastern University, is the Head of Marketing. She oversees the planning, development and execution of of all marketing and advertising initiatives as well as ongoing business operations within the company.
Ama is a trained accountant with BSc and MSc in Accounting degrees from NYU Stern, is the Chief Financial Advisor. She oversees financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management.
Anire is a recent graduate from Parsons School of Design with a Strategic Design and Management BBA is the Brand Consultant. She works alongside Dola to enhance the public image of Irawo Studio as a brand.
OUR JOURNEY TO SUSTAINABILITY
With development, production and distribution taken care of by Irawo Studio, the quality of every garment is guaranteed. The majority of our sourcing and production takes place in Lagos, Nigeria. We work hard to utilize the sources in Nigeria to support our talented local artisans. Please note that all our recent collections are made to an order, this is our increased efforts to minimize the waste of fabric.
Safe working conditions
Alongside our Production Manager we ensure that Irawo Studio's investment pieces are produced in healthy and positive working environments, adhering to decent labor standards and health and safety conditions
Local manufacturing
We pay special attention to our social impact by supporting our local artisans. All all production is made with integrity and kindness by our skilled artisans.
FULL TRANSPARENCY: WE CARE!
We are passionate about doing business in an ethical and transparent way.
Recently we started creating our own exclusive batik fabrics. Batik is the process of creating designs using wax in order to create beautiful colors and textures. In our Yoruba culture, this is called adire. Adire is a traditional Yoruba textile dyeing technique that began in Southwest Nigeria at the turn of the 20th century.
As a Yoruba family, we've always been interested in this technique because of its flexibility to create unique fabrics. We look forward to creating more unique fabrics that embody our rich and vibrant Yoruba culture.
Irawo Studio custom batik fabric drying
Please stay in touch with us. You can email us at info@irawostudio.com
