Stylists continued

Veronica Ebie Odeka is an international stylist with a ten year background in runway modelling, print and commercial modelling as well as a travelling model/spokesperson for notable brands like General Motors and OTC. Her successful modelling career had her working for big US fashion names like Betsey Johnson, Armani, Just Cavalli, BCBG, Donna Karan and a host of others. She’s worked alongside the famous Cassandra Walker, who styles most of the Houston’s and Los Angeles’ bourgeoisie wives and socialites.

Under Ms Walker’s tutelage and guidance, Veronica practiced the fine art of styling for events, dinners, luncheons, vacations and more. Armed with the experience, know-how and an actual passion for dressing women of all ages, shapes and sizes, she has been helping the Nigerian social class to look and dress right since 2008.

She recently launched her Styling Brand in the United States, which also berthed in Nigeria in the middle of the year (2010). Her styling trend fuses cosmopolitan with chic look; spiced with a blend of the African touch that creates her unique signature. In her own words, “you may know a lot about the latest trends but it’s incorporating it, into your signature style that shows that you know what time it is!”

Her brand VANE STYLE caters for creation of signature style, personal shopping, wardrobe consultations, makeovers and other styling work.

Already she has been featured on prominent local TV fashion shows to showcase how the everyday woman can achieve a trendy look with the contents of her wardrobe, she contributes to the prestigious ThisDay style magazine, writing on fashion and styling trends, and she runs an interactive blog called v-fab.blogspot.com that engages women in the secrets of styling right off the runway.

In addition she runs workshops to educate women on managing closets & wardrobes and is currently writing a style secrets’ guide on tips on how to achieve a great look & recently organised alongside some of Nigeria’s best internationally the First Fashion and Styling camp in Nigeria, which featured the likes of Arieta Mujay, Biki John, Deola Sagoe, Bella Naija, Fatima Wadami and Host of others.