When after graduation in 2020, youthful Adedamola Moyosore Odedina proceeded to Kwara State for his compulsory National Youth Corps programme; little did he know that fate has completely different plans in stock for him.
Odedina, a Mass Communications graduate of Babcock University, Illisan, Ogun State, had an unusual opportunity on completion of his NYSC programme to proceed for an internship with Nobel Afrik Training School, a dressmaking Academy in Lagos.
It may sound odd that a Mass Communication graduate would get attracted to dressmaking, but a determined Damola was bent on pushing his love for the sewing of casual wears ahead with a determination to turn it into a money making venture. He pushed on with his training and today he is better for it, as he is the brain behind the wave making fashion brand, ‘M Collections’.
Having taking his skills in the sewing of casual wears to a money-spinner, he is today savouring it, as he has taken his passion to a new level after working with many designers and attending exhibitions and fashion shows at different times and climes, especially, Europe.
Only recently, Adedamola Odedina showcased his collections at Fashion Fushion, a pop up show held at Bullring and Grand Central, right in the middle of Birmingham City Centre in the United Kingdom. With this achievement, Odedina may turn out to be one of the designers to look out for in the coming years.
The youthful Nigerian designer stated in an interview: “I’m proud to have come this far. As a Mass Communications graduate, I felt that I could do something more creative outside my field of study, so I opted to take some lessons in cloth designing because of my love for casual wears. I thank God that I went through the leaning process patiently and today, the rest is history.”
Meanwhile, Adedamola Odedina has expressed his determination to take the M Collections brand to a high level of recognition in Nigeria and abroad.