Folake Folarin-Coker

Folake Folarin-Coker is a Nigerian fashion designer and the founder of Tiffany Amber, a womenswear brand established in 1998. She is known for her contribution to Nigerian ready-to-wear fashion and for presenting the brand to international audiences.

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About Folake Folarin-Coker

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Nigeria · Fashion designer · 1 affiliation

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Also known as: Folake Akindele Coker, Folake Coker
Known for: Nigerian fashion design; Ready-to-wear fashion
Country: Nigeria

Fashion designer

At a glance

She founded Tiffany Amber in Nigeria in November 1998.
Her work through Tiffany Amber has been associated with the development of Nigerian-made ready-to-wear fashion.
Fashion-industry sources describe her as the first African-based designer to show at New York Fashion Week in two consecutive seasons.
Her industry recognition includes African fashion awards and inclusion in Forbes' 2013 list of 20 Young Power Women in Africa.

Education and entry into fashion

Fashion-industry profiles report that Folarin-Coker was educated in Switzerland, England, and Scotland and earned a master's degree in petroleum law before entering fashion. She founded Tiffany Amber in Nigeria in November 1998, describing the venture as a response to a perceived gap in Nigerian-made ready-to-wear clothing.

Tiffany Amber and international reach

Tiffany Amber became the principal platform for her work in womenswear. Lagos Fashion Week describes it as Nigeria's first ready-to-wear label, although the supplied evidence does not independently establish that historical claim. Sources also describe Folarin-Coker as the first African-based designer to present at New York Fashion Week in two consecutive seasons.

Industry recognition and public contribution

Folarin-Coker received Designer of the Year recognition at an ARISE/African Fashion International event in Johannesburg in 2009, while Tiffany Amber won Fashion Brand of the Year at the 2011 ARISE Magazine Fashion Week awards. Forbes included her in its 2013 Young Power Women in Africa list, and Tiffany Amber later reported that she received an African Luxury Heritage Brand of the Year prize in Paris in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she said the company redirected fabric and staff capacity toward producing supplies for hospitals and medical facilities.

Affiliations

Tiffany Amber Founder 1998-11–present

Timeline

1998-11 Founded Tiffany Amber in Nigeria.
2008 Sources describe her as the first African-based designer to show at New York Fashion Week in two consecutive seasons.
2009 Received Designer of the Year recognition at an ARISE/African Fashion International event in Johannesburg.
2011 Tiffany Amber won Fashion Brand of the Year at the ARISE Magazine Fashion Week awards in Lagos, according to Forbes and contemporary award coverage.
2013 Included in Forbes' list, "The 20 Young Power Women In Africa 2013."
2019 Tiffany Amber reported that she received the inaugural African Luxury Heritage Brand of the Year prize at Luxury Connect Africa in Paris.

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Current context

Tiffany Amber's website identifies the company as a Nigerian womenswear brand founded in 1998 by Folake Akindele Coker. This website observation supports founder attribution but does not establish her present-day executive title or operational responsibilities.

Biographical facts

Fashion-industry sources report that she was educated in Switzerland, England, and Scotland and earned a master's degree in petroleum law before pursuing fashion.
Lagos Fashion Week describes Tiffany Amber as Nigeria's first ready-to-wear label, while Vogue reports Folarin-Coker's account that she established the brand to address a gap in Nigerian-made ready-to-wear fashion.
In an April 2020 interview, Folarin-Coker said Tiffany Amber redirected fabric and staff capacity toward producing supplies for hospitals and medical facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.