Cutting-edge Nigerian fashion designer Bubu Ogisis, the creative force behind IAMISIGO, has been recognised for her culturally driven vision and announced as a semi-finalist for the 13th edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Designers.
The prize confers 3 awards to designers between the ages of - and forty with at least two collections,
The 2026 long-list includes 20 designers from 17 countries selected from 2400 applicants, and Ogisi's inclusion is the second time a Nigerian has made it this far.
In 2014, LVMH selected Adebayo Oke-Lawal’s Orange Culture as a semi-finalist for their Young Fashion Designers Prize and again in 2015.
Ogisi has been producing collections since - and was recently the recipient of the Zalando Visionary Award in 2025
