Meeena has released their SS16 collection lookbook and it is called ‘Ochiagha’. The collection was first debuted at LFDW 2015 and it was one of the best shows of the season.
Meena was influenced by”‘NSIBIDI’. Nsibidi is a pre-colonial symbolic means of communication among the Ibos, in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. The symbols were arranged in clusters to tell a story of victory, resilience, love & hate, peace & unity of a Nigerian“.
The details are influenced by strips (ropes) to create a bound effect of unity and peace amidst the challenges & insurgencies ( in the Northern part of Nigeria) we are faced with as a nation. Further details are flap layerings of shapes- trapeziums, triangles and rhombus. Hand embroidered Nsibidi symbols also run through the collection.Architectonic undertones which is our core is visible in origami details and sophisticated cuts.
View the full collection below:
Photography: Lakin Ogunbanwo | @lakinogunbanwo
Art Direction: Lakin Ogunbanwo & Uju Offiah
Make Up: Stella | @stellasaddiction
Hair: Bernard | @bernardsmiless
