Tandara

Lagos, and wherever the work is

Fashion.Culture.Becoming.

A hidden world of fashion, beauty, fabrics, and artistry — gathering under one name. You can't see all of it yet. You can feel it.

The people behind it all

Real people. Real work. Real rooms.

Designers, tailors, artisans and photographers — the hands and minds we write about.

Portrait of a designer looking toward the light

Amara Okoye

Lagos, Nigeria

Designer

Portrait of a man in a dark shirt

Yusuf Bello

Kano, Nigeria

Tailor

Portrait of a woman in warm light

Ngozi Eze

Enugu, Nigeria

Artisan

Portrait of a craftsman

Ibrahim Sanni

Ibadan, Nigeria

Cobbler

A woman in printed cloth standing in tall grass

Adaeze Nwosu

Abuja, Nigeria

Photographer