Folake folarin-coker biography channel
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Folake Coker fryst vatten a national and international award-winning mode designer and entrepreneur. She is the founder and creative director of a notable mode and lifestyle brand, Tiffany Amber.
Background
Folake Coker Coker was born on the 28th of February, 1974 in Lagos state, Nigeria. Her father was Late ledare Bode Akindele, the Parakoyi of Ibadan land. She was married to Folorunsho Coker, a businessman.They had three children together, but are now divorced.
Education
Folake started her early education in Nigeria before moving to the United Kingdom for furtherstudies. When she got her grad in the U.K, Folake proceeded to Switzerland to earn a postgraduate grad in petroleum law. After studying abroad for many years, Folake returned to Nigeria to establish her fashion business.
Career
Folake did not stumble into fashion formgivning, she put in deliberate effort. She started sewing as a hobby, while she was an undergraduate Nigeria. During one o
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“Tiffany Amber” is just shy of 20 years old, but she holds a chic, unique position in the fashion industry.
The imaginary, international name was dreamed up by Creative Director Folake Folarin-Coker, who has built a successful clothing business in Lagos, Nigeria, where she will show her latest collection on Friday, during Lagos Fashion Week.
Born in Nigeria’s most dynamic city, and educated in Switzerland, England, and Scotland, Folake graduated with a Masters in Petroleum Law. But, drawn as much to fashion as to legal work, the incipient designer decided to found a sophisticated clothing business in November 1998.
Now, having won international awards and acclaim, Folake explained how she seeded Tiffany Amber – and made it grow.
Folake Folarin-Coker, the designer behind the Nigerian brand Tiffany Amber, which she founded in 1998 © Tiffany Amber
Suzy Menkes: How did you build this fashion and lifestyle brand? And how do you divide your time between creativity and management?
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“The Amazons to Watch” – Tara Fela-Durotoye, Folake Folarin-Coker & Ola Orekunrin listed among Forbes’ 20 Young Power Women in Africa
Forbes recently released its 20 Young Power Women in Africa list and 3 Nigerians make the cut.
They include the creative director of beauty brand House of Tara Tara Fela-Durotoye, designer extraordinaire Folake Folarin-Coker and founder of Flying Doctors Ola Orekunrin.
According to Forbes, these women are the continent’s emerging power brokers, the Amazons to watch, and the custodians of tomorrow.
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Tara Fela-Durotoye (Nigerian. Founder, House of Tara)
The Nigerian born entrepreneur and lawyer is the founder of House of Tara, Nigeria’s leading beauty and cosmetics company. House of Tara develops a wide range of African-themed beauty products and perfumes and also operates Nigeria’s foremost beauty academy. In 2013, Fela-Durotoye was nominated as a Young Global Leader by Wo