Toyin Lawani
Entrepreneurship
Toyin Lawani is a serial entrepreneur and multi-millionaire popular fashion designer/stylist in Nigeria who runs “Tiannah’s Place Empire” as its Creative Director and CEO.
At age 16, as an undergraduate studying English at the University of Lagos, she already owned her boutique and a mini supermarket.
She started giving fashion advice and styling her friends for events - this developed into her own styling outfit and she has grown to become one of the most sought after stylists in the Nigerian Fashion Industry. As a stylist, she has worked with almost all the top celebrities in Nigeria and other foreign superstars like Keri Hilson, Natalie Nunn, Ciara and many more.
Toyin Lawani
She runs numerous ventures in her empire which she calls Tiannah’s Place Empire. Just under 40, she is the CEO of 27 businesses. She is, among others, a Music Video Director, Skin Care specialist, Salon owner, Proprietor of a Nail, Fashion, Modelling, Beauty and Make-Up school, Owner of a food venture - Amala Dot Com, Owner of a Photo Studio, Author and Reality TV star producing the reality show - ‘Tiannah’s Empire’.
In 2016, she made the headlines as the first Nigerian Designer to organise a celebrity and kids runway show simultaneously.
She was a guest judge on The first Nigeria’s Next Top Designer show which was held in Lagos and was one of the three main judges on the season II of the same show.
Her work ethic got her a leading role as the only stylist for the Love Like A Movie show in 2016, an event which was headlined by Ciara. Toyin Lawani had the task to create outfits within 5 hours to style the songstress and her dancers for the street dance off in Lagos and she delivered.
Her designs and styling skills have graced editorials for major Nigerian magazines, the likes of Complete Fashion and more. Toyin Lawani is also the creative director of Exquisite Magazine.
She is the first to create the Denim Agbada designs and also infused the designs in different ways. Some of her other notable collections include: The Transformer Collection, Dream Collection, Asiko Collection, Face Collection, Ready to wear Collection and more.
In October 2018, she organised a successful Masterclass in Lagos featuring Celebrity stars and she sponsored 10 less privileged students into fashion academy with a scholarship worth 5 million naira.
She is a Recipient of the City People Entertainment Special Recognition Award and the Stylist of the Year at ELOY Awards 2015.