and unity — but also i like the idea of creating clothing for people who don't necessarily fit into the stereotype — into the norm — people who are looking for clothes that add more — that are more exciting, more adventurous — that have a story to tell. but talent alone doesn't guarantee his excess. adebayo believes that resilience and a clear vision has put him and his peers centre stage. so many of us, myself, all these artists, we've been nominated for awards internationally, we've shown in different countries, we've spoken about what we do, about our country — in a positive way, despite the fact that maybe things are not 100. we're still pushing to build something here for ourselves. and i think that's where you can see the resilience of a nigerian — we always find a way to push. even just around quality, people are always so "africans, their clothes are terrible, they're badly made, oh, it's slow fashion, they cannot be good, they cannot scale up" — and now a lot of us are selling in different places around the world. people are buying our clothes. people are selling our clothes everywhere. so even that perception, as well, is something that me and other designers like myself are trying to change — we're producing locally but we're still able to sell to people. it might not be, you know, the way it is in different countries because they have all the facilities, but with the small we have,
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