# IAMISIGO

> IAMISIGO is a textile heritage label based in Lagos, Nairobi and Accra, Nigeria, started in 2009. Behind the label: Bubu Ogisi. Known for wearable art made with artisan communities across Africa, from hand-woven wool to recycled fishing net.

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- Country guide: https://thecastindex.com/houses/nigerian-designers
- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Bubu Ogisi
- Based: Lagos, Nairobi and Accra, Nigeria
- Since: 2009
- Focus: Textile heritage
- Makes: Womenswear and menswear conceived as wearable art, plus installations
- Official site: https://iamisigo.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamisigo/

## Who is behind IAMISIGO?

Bubu Ogisi, who is Nigerian, runs IAMISIGO between Lagos, Nairobi and Accra, working with small artisan communities across the continent on heritage textile techniques and unconventional, often recycled, materials. The V&A dates the label to 2009; Lagos Fashion Week’s directory gives 2013. The museum holds an ensemble from Gods of the Wilderness (Spring/Summer 2019): a hand-woven wool dress with yarn dyed in Kano State, and a veil of recycled fishing net made with the artist Chioma Ebenema. IAMISIGO won the Zalando Visionary Award in January 2025 and in August showed Dual Mandate at Copenhagen Fashion Week, using cotton from Uganda and Kenya, sisal from Tanzania and raffia and jute from Nigeria. It was an LVMH Prize semi-finalist in 2026 and presented digitally on the official Milan calendar that March.

## Timeline

- 2009: Bubu Ogisi founds IAMISIGO, by the V&A’s dating. (source: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1643875/)
- 29 January 2025: Wins the Zalando Visionary Award at Copenhagen Fashion Week. (source: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/node/10731)
- 6 August 2025: Shows its SS26 collection, Dual Mandate, at Copenhagen Fashion Week. (source: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/node/10812)
- 31 October 2025: Shows off-site, by invitation, at Lagos Fashion Week. (source: https://lagosfashionweek.ng/event-schedule/fashion-week-2025)
- 2026: Named a semi-finalist for the LVMH Prize. (source: https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/derrick-and-ponte-among-20-semifinalists-for-13th-lvmh-prize/2026021386297)
- 2 March 2026: Presents digitally on the official Milan Fashion Week calendar. (source: https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/206/)

## Sources

- [LVMH Prize — IAMISIGO designer page](https://www.lvmhprize.com/en/iamisigo) — checked 2026-10-22
- [V&A — IAMISIGO Gods of the Wilderness ensemble, Spring/Summer 2019, T.2337-2021](https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1643875/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Lagos Fashion Week — IAMISIGO designer profile](https://lagosfashionweek.ng/designers/iamisigo) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Zalando — IAMISIGO wins the Zalando Visionary Award 2025 (30 January 2025)](https://corporate.zalando.com/en/node/10731) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Zalando — IAMISIGO’s SS26 show at Copenhagen Fashion Week (7 August 2025)](https://corporate.zalando.com/en/node/10812) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FashionUnited — Nigerian brand Iamisigo wins Zalando Visionary Award 2025](https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/nigerian-brand-iamisigo-wins-zalando-visionary-award-2025/2025013079888) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FashionUnited — the 20 semi-finalists for the 13th LVMH Prize (February 2026)](https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/derrick-and-ponte-among-20-semifinalists-for-13th-lvmh-prize/2026021386297) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Lagos Fashion Week — 2025 event guide (29 October–2 November 2025)](https://lagosfashionweek.ng/event-schedule/fashion-week-2025) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana — Milan womenswear calendar, FW26 (24 February–2 March 2026)](https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/206/) — checked 2026-10-22