Year in Review: 7 Best Nigerian Celebrity Dress Recreations of 2021

Year in Review: 7 Best Nigerian Celebrity Dress Recreations of 2021

The year 2021 has witnessed numerous style trends, some of which have been accepted on the fashion scene while others were basically dead on arrival.

However, the trend of celebrity style recreations has stood the test of time with the advent of even more talented designers and willing clients ready to take risks.

Photos of style recreations.
Some celebrity looks were recreated. Photo credit: @nengiofficial, @asoebi_styles, @lillyafe, @iamcardib
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In the past months of the second year of the pandemic, Nigerian celebrities rocked some buzzworthy styles, some of which were reported on by Legit.ng, and caught the attention of many people.

With the buzz came the need for fans to jump on style recreations. While some were major fails, there are those who left fashion lovers impressed.

As we look back on the fashion events of 2021, we spotlight some of these celebrity style recreations that rocked the internet.

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Check them out below:

1. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

A beautiful lady replicated the Nollywood star's look down to a T and the attempt earned her applause on social media.

2. Nengi

The Lockdown star wowed her fans when she rocked a black dress to the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reunion show and it didn't take long before a fan hopped on the look.

3. Dorathy

The BBNaija star also had her reunion gold dress look recreated by a gorgeous fan for her birthday shoot and the result was amazing!

4. Lilian Afegbai

The Nollywood actress shared some gorgeous photos from her birthday shoot and one of her looks was inspired by American rapper, Cardi B.

The recreation was so impressive, it caused a buzz on social media and eventually caught the attention of the WAP rapper.

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5. Tiwa Savage

Weeks after the Somebody Son crooner set the internet ablaze with her gorgeous look for her father's burial, a designer jumped on it, earning her applause from ankara fashion lovers.

6. Shaffy Bello

The film star was among the asoebi ladies who attended the high-profile wedding of Debola of Lagos. Her style was replicated by a fan a few weeks later, only hers was in the colour blue.

7. Osas Ighodaro

The actress and show host wowed her fans and followers when she stepped out for the premiere of the movie, Bad Comment, rocking a white and gold outfit.

This was a recreation of Cardi B's look for her birthday.

While there were some major fashion fails regarding recreations, quite a lot of these replications have shown that Nigeria is home to some of the best fashion designers.

Most stylish male BBNaija star

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The year 2021 witnessed new sets of Big Brother Naija ex-housemates coming into the limelight and with these, a fresh new set of fashion-forward celebrities were born.

There is a general belief that women are more into fashion especially in Nigeria.

However, while it is common to see mostly ladies rocking the fashion scene in Nigeria, there are some gentlemen who are very intentional about their personal sense of style.

And with how often some of these male ex-housemates cause a buzz online, Legit.ng decided to carry out a poll to find out from readers whom they believed was the most stylish male BBNaija housemate.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
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Kumashe Yaakugh Kumashe Yaakugh is a lifestyle journalist with over five years of working experience at Legit.ng. She graduated from Benue State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication in 2013. In 2022, she received the award for' Excellence in Fashion Reporting'. Kumashe Yaakugh is the author of 'While She Slept'. Email: caroline.yaakugh@corp.legit.ng