Agbada at the Emmys: British/Nigerian Actor OT Fagbenele Stuns in Ebuka-Inspired Look
It is no news that Nigerian media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is an icon when it comes to all things fashion in the country.
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More often than not, he causes a buzz on social media with every outfit he rocks. One of his iconic and still-talked-about looks is the Ugo Monye-designed agbada he rocked to singer Banky W's wedding in 2017.
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It has been over three years and fashion enthusiasts are still recreating the look with some failing terribly at it.
Well, this is certainly not the case with OT Fagbenle.
The British/Nigerian actor was among those who attended the highly-coveted Emmy Awards night and he turned up in an outfit that was a nod to his Nigerian heritage.
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Fagbenle rocked a red agbada which was interestingly similar to the one Ebuka wore in 2017.
It remains uncertain who replicated the look for him as he gave no credit for the outfit, making it unclear if Ugo Monye - the original creator- was responsible for the outfit.
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Ugo Monye calls out Coming 2 America costume designer
Recall in March, Ugo Monye reacted to some costumes used for the much-talked about movie, Coming 2 America.
Taking to his Instagram page, Monye shared photos from some scenes in the movie in which two characters are seen in dark-brown agbadas.
The designer who shared it with a photo of his own design stated that his - which is patented - was replicated and used for the movie. It appears it was done without his permission as he tagged the costume designer, Ruth Carter, on the post.
7 times female fashion designer replicated Ebuka's look
Like the popular saying goes, what a man can do, a woman can do better. And this is certainly reflected in how impressive fashion designer, Olubunmi Ojo-Adenugba's replications of Ebuka's looks have been.
The designer recently took fans down memory lane with a compilation of all the times she recreated looks rocked by the media personality.
And it doesn't take much to see that she nailed every single look, effortlessly.
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