Are you an Ankara Freak just like me? This is for you!!!

By Kemi Mobuse - Thursday, March 03, 2016

Ankara is a material that has been widely used all around, mostly for sewing clothes, so it is refreshing, seeing it being used in making other gorgeous things as well, i was really impressed when i saw Ankara dining chairs and trust me, i couldn't let the chance to getting to know the lady behind the hand work pass me by.

She is everything, all youths of nowadays should aspire to be, Talented, passionate and knows what she wants and go after it.

i sat her down for a chat and she wowed me all through....

Kemi Mobuse blog: Good Morning, Can we meet you?

Ankara Freak: Good Morning, My name is Opeyemi Adeniji.

Kemi Mobuse blog: What do you do?

Ankara Freak: Am a fashion designer

Kemi Mobuse blog: In what line of fashion please?

Ankara Freak: In African prints

Kemi Mobuse blog: African prints as in Ankara, right?

Ankara Freak: Yes, as in Ankara adire etc

Kemi Mobuse blog: What is the name of your business? And what inspired the business itself?

Ankara Freak: The name of my brand is Ankara freak.

African print really inspired me a lot.

Kemi Mobuse blog: How so?

Ankara Freak: Am always imaging how we could promote out fabrics. By using them to make pillow case, cotton,bags clothes etc

Kemi Mobuse blog: Ankara Freak is a very lovely and unique name, how did you come about it?

Ankara Freak: How I came about the name ANKARAFREAK was that, every day I wear Ankara prints and when people see me they call me Ankara instead of Opeyemi so i just thought of it one day, that it’s high time I come up with a business name, So I decided to add Freak.
Since then I have my brand name ANKARAFREAK and I registered it immediately.

Kemi Mobuse blog: Hahaha @ call you Ankara, very lovely, you are a sharp babe, quickly monetizing your passion,lol

Kemi Mobuse blog: By the way,When you said promote "out", you mean to foreigners?

Ankara Freak: Yess ooo. Not only foreigners and here in Nigeria. I see alot of people get crazy about foreign designs. Please, they should #buy made in Nigeria products

Kemi Mobuse blog: That's a great idea,
How old is your business and how has the market reception been?

Ankara Freak: My business is 4 years and it has been awesome though facing challenges but thank God. The response has been awesome and I imagine at times how these people knew about me

Kemi Mobuse blog: Thank God for you, it can only get better.so, you make Ankara and adire from scratch? Or how exactly does your business work?

Ankara Freak: No I only use Ankara or adire to provide something out of it. I work on line

Kemi Mobuse blog: I saw some Ankara chairs on your IG page, you made that. I presume?

Ankara Freak: Yes I made them, they were actually old chairs, So I had to rebrand them

Kemi Mobuse blog: They are beautiful, well-done

Ankara Freak: Thank youuu

Kemi Mobuse blog: What was the worst advice you have been given since inception of your business

Ankara Freak: The worst advice i have been is to get a white collar job

Kemi Mobuse blog: Hahaha. Why didn't you take the advice? Or did you?

Ankara Freak: I did not.I wanted to be an entrepreneur

Kemi Mobuse blog: Thank You!!! That's the spirit.
Any advice for upcoming entrepreneurs?

Ankara Freak: Yes, They should believe in their dream, No one can decide for them, Except them

Kemi Mobuse blog: How can your future customers reach you?