http://www.jamati.com/online/style/haute-magazine-exhibiting-a-taste-for-the-culturally-tempered
HauTe Magazine – Exhibiting a Taste for the Culturally Tempered
Fashionista, Wadami, of HauTe Magazine, shares her dream and views on Africa ‘in fashion’.
Interview by Grace Yama
Wadami – HauTe Magazine
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Oluwadamilola Amolegbe, AKA Wadami A. or simply ‘Dammie’, “has garnered a lot of respect amongst her fashion peers in the industry, and is often called the “Anna Wintour of Africa”. At just 21, she has written for various print & online magazines in Africa, and the US. Including, HauTe Magazine, FashionAfrica.com, Bella Naija, GIANT Magazine, True Love (babe) Magazine, and Genevive Magazine“.
Wadami talks to Jamati about having a passion for something, having a true sense of who you are and putting it all into plan.
Jamati: Hello Wadami, can you give us a little background of yourself: Were you born and raised in Nigeria?
Hello, I was born and raised in Nigeria. Did My primary and secondary education in Nigeria, then moved to the States to pursue accounting at Manhattan College where I also realized my passion for magazines.
Jamati: Where do you currently call home?
If you had asked me this three weeks ago, it would be New York! And I wouldn’t have dreamed of saying where I call home now is really my home, Nigeria. Just at the spur of the moment, without any plan, I decided I wanted to move back to Africa, Nigeria.
Jamati: Wow! Good for you! I am sure there is going to be even more exciting things from this move! You must have always been into fashion, do you have a formal background in fashion design?
I am not sure I will say fashion. Fashionable? Yes I have always been particularly ‘stylish”. My formal background is in print and online publications.
Jamati: You have definitely achieved a lot for someone of your age. Where do you get your drive and motivation from?
The fear of not living my life on my own terms motivates me and keeps me focused.
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Amolegbe, Oluwadamilola AKA Wadami, or ‘Dammie’ (MC????)
[JR: I'd usually skip this 'fashion' person but she did say 'MC' and accounting, so maybe. Hope so. Good people ar eneeded everywhere. Africa is a tragedy. Can anyone confirm?]
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