Tolu Poyigi who scored major points for styling Wizkid for his Fader feature and Baba Nla video shoot, also spoke about the downsides of being a stylist.
Read excerpts below:
What's the story behind styling Wizkid? How did it all happen?
I was introduced to Wizkid by Dotstar who happens to be my friend on set of Ice prince's video shoot in London which I was styling and he told me he was having a shoot the next day and asked me to come along. It was the music video for Lax- Ginger featuring Wizkid and directed by Moe Musa, and that's how it all started.
To you, any difference between styling and designing? We've come across instances where stylists refer to themselves as designers and people confuse one for the other.
Styling and Designing are two different things; styling involves pulling outfits from different designers and showroom and putting them together for a client, while designing like the term applies is creating a garment from scratch, it is not uncommon for stylist to become designers hence the mix-up.
Many Nigerian men do not see fashion as a career or as something a man should be pursuing abroad. So what informed your decision to go into the industry?
I've always know I had a fashion sense, but in 2012 I took a break from studies and I literally spent all my money buying the latest designer sneakers and wears, I would then watch music videos and analyse what the artist was wearing and it somehow occurred to me I could do the same for a living, then I took an online course with a popular LA stylist Swank Olori and then several short courses at the London college of Fashion which helped me understand the styling industry.
Does fashion have its down sides? A lot of people will look at your Instagram and website and assume your work is always fun. Any disappointing moments?
Of course Fashion has it's down sides like every other profession, but one has to keep his/her head high in the low times. I've had a lot of disappointing moments as most artist/clients don't really understand what it takes to pull clothes for a shoot, and sometimes just want them for free which doesn't work that way.
Does sexuality play a major role with men succeeding in the Fashion and Styling industry? Will it bother you if people refer to you as gay because of your line of work?
I don't think sexuality has anything to do with men succeeding in the fashion and styling industry, you don't get hired based on your sexuality but rather your work portfolio. No it won't bother me if people refer to me as gay because I'm not, there are quite a lot of straight people in the fashion and styling Industry.
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