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Emmy Kasbit
Emmanuel Okoro
Emmy Kasbit is a menswear label based in Lagos, Nigeria, started in 2014. Behind the label: Emmanuel Okoro. It is known for tailoring built around Akwete, the hand-woven cloth of Abia State in eastern Nigeria. Latest milestone on record (30 October 2025): Shows at Lagos Fashion Week.
Quick facts
Emmy Kasbit at a glance
- Behind the label
- Emmanuel Okoro
- Based
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Since
- 2014
- Focus
- Menswear
- Makes
- Menswear, womenswear and bespoke tailoring
- Trained
- Computer science in Calabar; learned pattern-making and cutting on the job
- Official site
- emmykasbit.com ↗
- @emmykasbit ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Emmy Kasbit?
Emmanuel Okoro studied computer science in Calabar and learned pattern-making and cutting while working at production and fashion houses before launching Emmy Kasbit in Lagos in 2014, Industrie Africa reported in 2020; the name grew out of a college nickname. Each collection starts from Akwete, the hand-woven cloth of his home state, Abia, made with artisan weavers, and the label began with menswear before adding womenswear built on the same tailoring. Okoro won Lagos Fashion Week’s Fashion Focus Fund, a grant with a year of business mentoring, in 2018. The week lists him on its runway most years since 2017, including on 25 October 2024 and 30 October 2025, and his site lists collections through Spring/Summer 2026.
Timeline
Emmy Kasbit, dated
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Quick answers
Emmy Kasbit, answered
Who is behind Emmy Kasbit?
- Emmanuel Okoro. Emmy Kasbit is a menswear label based in Lagos.
When was Emmy Kasbit founded?
- 2014, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Emmy Kasbit make?
- Menswear, womenswear and bespoke tailoring. It is known for tailoring built around Akwete, the hand-woven cloth of Abia State in eastern Nigeria.
Where did the designer of Emmy Kasbit train?
- Computer science in Calabar; learned pattern-making and cutting on the job.