Tolu Coker is a Young British-Nigerian Fashion Designer, Textile Designer and illustrator based in London. Following several successful stints at Maison Margiela, J.W. Anderson and Celine, she recently graduated from London's prestigious Central Saint Martin's Design school with First Class Honours.
Largely inspired by identity and social climates, Tolu's work and collections have since been internationally recognised by publications such as Vogue, Love Magazine, Dazed, Hunger, An0ther, WWD and NME, as well as LVMH teams and even the French News! She boasts a global client base, with her roster including high-profile names such as Rihanna, Jorja Smith, Elton John, Steff London, Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi.
The young designer is now based in London and focusing on building her eponymous label, TOLU COKER.
Projects
- REPLICAREPLICA isn’t a concept, its an experience, real people's feelings. We often internalise others expectations or interpretations of us and I think it’s important to create more dialogue around that. It struck a cord to me that the idea of one’s ‘Blackness’ being measurable or definable is absolutely absurd- I could never really make sense of my ‘Blackness’ because it isn’t a real thing that one’s identity can be measured by or attributed to. Your identity is not only skin deep - it’s so much mor
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Projects credited in
- Masqueraded MemoirsMasqueraded Memoirs project is a multimedia art project documenting the social landscape of London’s diasporic community across different generations through the lives of the Nigerian residents within the North Kensington housing estates. Created for exhibition at the Lagos Biennial 2019.
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Work history
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Womenswear DesignerInditex
- SpainFreelance
Womenswear Designer responsible for research, trend analysis, design and development of Womenswear Collections across all seasons. Responsible for overseeing Womenswear Denim and Outwear categories, with a strong ability to present research, sketches and samples, as well as direct the design process with internal patternmaking and external suppliers, from sampling to commerical production. Additional duties include working closely with buying and merchandising teams to source, present and select commericial ranges.
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Skills
- Ethical Fashion
- Womenswear Design
- Menswear Design
- Fashion Print
- Print Design
- Fashion Textiles
- Illustration
- Couture Sewing