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Fashion and ApparelNigeria

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NKWO is a bold, artisanal sustainable fashion house rooted in Nigeria, where environmental care meets elegant design. With a deep commitment to “less is more,” NKWO creates limited-edition, low-impact garments by upcycling textile waste—including denim and dead-stock cotton and weaving it into luxurious new pieces using their signature Dakala™ Cloth. Their product categories range from outerwear, tops, dresses, and bottoms to accessories. At the heart of their business is their Transformables initiative: customers can send in old denim or cotton shirts to be refashioned into bespoke items like maxi dresses, double jeans, and shirts, keeping clothing in circulation and inspiring responsible consumption. Beyond fashion, NKWO’s social innovation project, the NKWO Transform Project, empowers vulnerable women by training them to turn post-consumer waste into beautiful, usable pieces, blending sustainability, community upliftment, and high design

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