THE TRENDS OF PILLZ ‘N POIZN
Tosin Clegg
African fashion in recent years has always been at the top of magazines in most parts of the world because of the unique inventions with fabric that are born by fashion brands within the continent. It is this innovative spirit in the designers and brands that has engendered a symphony in fashion.
These designers have assembled diverse portrayals of what it means to be fashionable in their peculiar designs at various fashion events and one of these events is the Lagos Fashion Week 2023 where clothing brands and designers interact using designs that represent their individual perspectives on what true designs should be.
One of these design brands is Piillz ‘n Poizn (Ppoizn) Atelier, a brand that radiates femininity in a different light with a special focus on individuality and empowerment of not only the body but also the mind. The collections are designed to evoke the unique essence of every woman through an omnibus of innovative styles with flawless and artistic craftsmanship. What Piillz ‘n Poizn (Ppoizn) Atelier does is create designs that imbue confidence and a sense of wholesomeness in people, especially to ensure that femininity is duly celebrated.
At the Lagos Fashion Week where brands and designers like Pepperow, Orire, Oshobor, Kadiju and others converged to exhibit their unique fashion spirit, the visionary leadership of Eberechukwu Chioma George andIfeoma Umenyiora, brought encomiums to Piillz ‘n Poizn(Ppoizn) Atelier through a display of vibrant designs for women of all shapes and sizes. These designs and fashion styles showed not only the depth and perspective of modern fashion but also enshrined the quality of continuity from traditional African dress patterns.
One of the stylish designs displayed at the Lagos Fashion Week 2023 by Piillz ‘n Poizn (Ppoizn) Atelier, as displayed,was a multi-coloured flowery design of light cotton with dotted patterns of red and white streaks for a skirt with a bikini top for the covering of the torso, in a way that provides the perfect comfort for beach time. This clothing design is perfect for vacation strolls and other leisurely reclining. This design is a portrayal of feminine unashamed elegance.
Another very vocal design exhibited by the dexterous fashion house Piillz ‘n Poizn (Ppoizn) Atelier was a jumpsuit with a high neckline to cover the clavicle and sleeves quartered just beyond the elbow, leaving a generous space for fashion accessories like bracelets and wristwatches to complement any manner of individual touch intended by the wearer. Attached to the sleeves are seemingly fluffy wing-like appendages which give the entire desire a butterfly outlook. This is further adorned with artificial feathers and quills that give off a touch of originality and inventiveness. While the fabric looks satiny and thick, it appears to be just light enough to accord it the perfect classy appearance. The turban headgear with its braided edges retains in this very stylish design the African feminine warmth (a unique quality of the African woman).
From the stitching rooms of Piillz ‘n Poizn is a very magnificent mini-dress design of blue satiny design that hangs above the knee and a turquoise-blue woven turban. This dress is made to portray the imaginative spirit of Piillz ‘n Poizn. The baggy design of the dress gives a sense of nighttime and indoor splendour. The stitches hold the airy designs together in seamless unity. This dress in a nutshell carries an air of artistic intent in fashion making.
Designs from the brand, Piillz ‘n Poizn, speak of African designs that are focused on promoting the indispensable beauty of the African woman. This dress is a medley of satin and lace with straps that anchor on the shoulders to give the African woman her due modest appearance in a way that highlights her outstanding feminine physique. The lace is deployed in a stylish pattern to both aerate the body and blend with the satin gown which makes the whole of the frontal and dorsal exteriors. The lacey design in the bust region also contributes to the beauty of this dress. The combination of simple and lightweight satin and lace showcases Piillz ‘n Poizn’s ambition to make the African woman beautiful in designs that are seemingly facile without eroding her beauty in any case. The intricate crafting of this dress into shapes and curves with patterns of lace and satin heightens the innate essence of African feminine beauty.
Piillz ‘n Poizn holds an essential position in the fashion industry with impactful and highly inventive dress patterns. The styles are all intentionally made to tell stories on their own. With a flowery lace fabric that tellsthe story of the young African woman who is unfazed by surrounding misdemeanour, Ifeoma Umenyiora and Eberechukwu George capture in this design the fighting spirit of the African female who is not scared to flaunt her dark beauty. This dress comprises multiple layers of lace which are placed over each other to serve the dual purposes of providing a considerable covering to the African women as well as giving off the aesthetics in the craftsmanship of the designers. This wet look one-shoulder mini dress is built with a wide asymmetrical neck and hemline that extends from the left shoulder below the right shoulder with the left serving as an anchor to this great work of artistry. This couture is intricately handcrafted with a flowing cape that drapes from the back to foreshadow an ethereal illusion of water flowing across the body. With shorts made of lace and labyrinths of the same fabric in use, Piillz ‘n Poizn presents that fashion and arts can coexist and enrich each other to produce fashion trends that evoke awe. With the precise flowery patterns, the entire design suggests feminine brilliance in clothing.
Piillz ‘n Poizn as a fashion brand is intentional about revolutionising preconceived notions of fashion and arts in not only Nigeria but the world as well. This is reflected in its bubble girl pink dress which exemplifies luxury in every part. With the puffy short sleeves and a lace attachment to recline on the clavicle, this dress projects rare beauty and an air of confidence in its feminine candour. This portrayal is consistent with Piillz ‘n Poizn’s vision to imbue pulchritude in every woman. The human qualities that are synchronous with this dress pattern which this brand intends to showcase are flexibility, openness, class and optimism. This design is also characterised by a puffy and voluminous skirt with the hemline held in place by firm stitches which make it look bubbly yet classy.
The waistline takes a funnel shape extending downwards to provide accurate comfort for the hips and thighs to accommodate reflexes without wear and tear. With the firm waistline which holds the many folds of the bubble skirt together, this dress typifies the immense time and artistic professionalism with which it was crafted to heighten the feminine contours of the African woman.
The red satin colour confers artistic brilliance on this design by highlighting the firm stitches that keep the bubble folds together in continuous unity. The lace and satin ruched shoulder fabrication makes for comfortableand adaptable wearing. This prefigures that design in fashion making is a continuous process of creativity and endless possibilities streamlined from imagination. This mini-dress gown is made of lightweight and posh yet modest fabric. It is the perfect fit for dinners and other nightly outings.
Creativity is the divide that tells fashion brands apart. Piillz ‘n Poizn, the brainchild of Eberechukwu George andIfeoma Umenyiora, keeps raising the bar about what modern African fashion should epitomise. The Lagos Fashion Week 2023 provided the perfect storm for this fantastic and innovative fashion brand to flaunt its many iconic designs to unravel the novel clothing fads that African fashion holds for the world. A fern green satin jumpsuit is another mind-blowing design from Piillz ‘n Poizn Atelier. With a high collar neckline, balloon sleeves,and puffy trousers glued above the waistline by a band of firm satin of-like fabric, this piece of fashion captivates and injects the essence of royalty into this work of brilliant artistry. The baggy sleeves are expertly stitched and held in place by a neat tack at the glenohumeral joint to allow sufficient movement of the shoulders in cases of swinging and lifting.
The colour combination of this design is quite appealing as it matches the skin colour of the model.
This jumpsuit is a product of classic elegance and artistic creativity. The trousers combine a simple and plain design with puffy fabric fenders to give it a voluminous look. On the whole, this dress exhibits modest yet posh elegance. When paired with stilettos, earrings, and a mini gilded purse, the look is perfect for grand occasions.
Through their fashion work Eberechukwu Chioma Georgeand Ifeoma Umenyiora have shown that culture and fashion exist in mutual interaction with each other as one informs and is in turn edified by the other. Piillz ‘n Poiznas a fashion brand advocates arts that evoke feminine beauty.
