A handful of Nigerian designers are on a no-chill habit of copy and paste… Toju Foyeh Copy of Ashi Studio Haute Couture 15

Recently , a blogger called out  popular fashion designer – Toju Foyeh on her lack of creativity . According to him ……  Toju Foyeh was spotted recently at a high society wedding in a dress similar to a piece from Ashi Studio’s, Haute Couture 2015 collection. The only difference was this: while Ashi Studio’s left its fringe detail as Asymmetrical, Toju Foyeh left hers Vertical.
It is shocking that when a Nigerian designer is accused of plagiarism, their immediate defensive response is “imitation is the highest form of flattery” (imitation questions your credibility) and “at least I have clients I sell to”, (which is very essential in a business that is solely client dependent, but that is what I will expect to hear from Suraju or Obioma the roadside tailor).

Toju Foyeh

Such statements are quite repulsive in every sense of the word. I consider it as a complete abuse on fashion as an institution and the very title these designers (especially the high ranking labels) carry as creators of originality even if the concept has no valid tangibility. The concept of originality may not have solid philosophical proof of existence, hence it is fine to be inspired by the works of others while you think outside the box to derive your own version of original.
We hope the idea of originality will gradually resonate in the minds of Nigerian designers, a handful of whom are on a no-chill habit of copy and paste….


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