Style isnāt just what you wearāitās how you speak without saying a word.
For Solomon Uka, styling started with a deep pull toward storytelling through fashion. Every look is intentional. Every detail is a message. Itās about shaping identity, translating emotion, and helping artists visually become who they are.
His process?
It starts with understanding the artistātheir world, their comfort zone. Then comes the moodboard. The vision. The hunt for pieces. And finally, the fittingāwhere everything comes together before the camera ever clicks.
But behind the scenes in Lagos, itās not always seamless.
Pulling outfits can feel like a battleāconstant calls, endless negotiations, proving your vision just to bring it to life. Still, the work speaks louder than the struggle.
And if thereās one person heād style?
Kendrick Lamar.
Not just for the musicābut for the intention, the precision, the artistry. A collaboration that just makes sense.
Because at the end of the dayā
style is more than clothes.
Itās identity. Itās emotion. Itās power. āØ
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Styling and Creative direction
@_.stylelab_
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Talent
@ajike.awelewa
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Photography
@planetsbb
Edit
@thedanielidoko
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Wardrobe
@_.stylelab_ ,
@_thelab_0
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Press shoot for
@joeboyofficial
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Fitted in
@orangecultureng ,
@wear.slty
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Accessories by the bold
@unrefyned_
Cc:
@bohofunk
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Styling by
@the.bamidele
Asst. Styling
@_.stylelab_
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Photographer
@lumigraphy__
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Model
@grizzly.ol
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Photography
@peeko.hd
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Styling
@_.stylelab_
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Wardrobe
@asos ,
@drmartensofficial ,
@poloralphlauren ,
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