Do you know IMADE OGBEWI? If not; well, you should.
DISCOVERED in 2011 at the age of 17, there was no denying that Imade was made for the STARS and had a place in the GALAXY.
Little wonder not many were SURPRISED when she made it as one of the 7 girls WORLDWIDE to represent GUCCI in Milan. Yes, you heard right – GUCCI, making her the first WEST AFRICAN to do GUCCI.
It is the DREAM of every MODEL worldwide to be a GUCCI GIRL! The EDO STATE born was one of the 7 GIRLS among the total 119 MODELS that represented GUCCI on the RUNWAY at the MILAN FASHION WEEK in the FASHION AND DESIGN capital of the world – ITALY!
With the sky just the beginning, IMADE has modeled for top designers like PHILLIP LIM, BIBHU MOHAPATRA, MONCLER, TOME, KATE SPADE, ADAM SELMAN, BYBLOS, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, ALEXIS MABILLE, MARGARET HOWELL, NAEEM KHAN, BAND OF OUTSIDERS, OHLIN, DESIGUAL, ULLA JOHNSON, MULHIER, A.P.C, JACQUEMUS, AU JOUR LE JOUR, MSGM, AQUILANO RIMONDI, ANTEPRIMA, MARIO DICI, NO 21, EUDON CHOI, to mention but a few.
Imade did the EDUN LOOKBOOK, and the entire FASHION WORLD held her breath! She was on the cover of NEW AFRICA WOMAN and has been a regular at the MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK in Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA. She was RUNNER-UP behind the winner, Favour Lucky at the competition organized to showcase the “NEXT BIG MODEL” out of Africa. ,
Imade has graced some amazing MAGAZINES like VMAGAZINE, Jalousie, THE FACTORY INDIE MAGAZINE EDITORIAL, Street appeal interview magazine, TALE OF CITY PORTRAIT etc.; and just recently shot for W MAGAZINE and WWD MAGAZINE, including the THREE DAYS SHOOT she did in the canary Island for a MEGA BRAND.
Our girl, IMADE OGBEWI is taking the world by STORM and you will agree that this is a girl WORTH KNOWING!