Fashion designer and the Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director of Lisa Folawiyo Studio, Lisa Folawiyo, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about walking away from a career in law to build a fashion empire, and other issues
Growing up in Lagos, what memories stand out the most for you from your childhood?
When I think back to my early years, I remember growing up on Victoria Island. My father worked at the Federal Palace Hotel, and we lived in the hotel’s residential quarters.
It was a wonderful environment filled with families who also worked at the hotel. This was in the early to mid-1980s, and many of them had young children. Some of my fondest childhood memories were formed during those years.
Living in that environment was quite special. We ate food from the hotel, had access to its facilities, and I had so many friends because there were children everywhere. I also attended Adrao International School on Victoria Island, which was close to the hotel. I spent all my nursery school years there, and I still have vivid memories of that period.
