Fashion Mogul, Kiki Okewale’s Unusual Birthday Fête

Beloved by customers, fans and friends for her talent, humility, and down-to-earth demeanour, Kiki Okewale is the founder of the House of Plush Exclusive (HOPE) Fashion label, a purpose-driven entrepreneur and a life coach.

On the fashion scene, Kiki is known for unique designs which often come with glittering embellishments. Her clientele boasts of prominent personalities in politics and the business sphere. Within the short period she forayed into the fashion industry, the young woman has carved a niche for herself, stitching her name tightly into the Nigerian fashion landscape.

Kiki is also no stranger to high society. She is the pretty wife of a notable fertility czar, Dr. Babatunde Okewale, who owns the popular St. Ives Hospital Group. The proud mother and wife boasts of a résumé that includes more than one career and continues to chart into new territories that are fashion-related—she recently opened a multi-million naira garment factory in Lagos where she employed scores of young Nigerians.

You can call Kiki a workaholic and you will not be far from the truth. She also runs a blog, and non-governmental organisations and offers mentorship classes on entrepreneurship mostly under the auspices of Women High Achievers Trybe (WHATrybe), a community of female high achievers she led.

It was really a massive landmark celebration for Kiki when she clocked 40 recently.  But the beautiful woman with milk of kindness running in her veins didn’t just hold any lavish 40th birthday celebration, but an empowerment extravaganza.

To mark her arrival on the fourth floor, Kiki threw a ‘Blingers’ Party’ for 100 women she trained on how to transform rhinestones into beautiful crafts and lucrative businesses. She also donated food items and other gifts to the less privileged across Lagos. For her, this is more than a celebration as it’s a stand against poverty, especially among women.

However, the gorgeous woman capped the 40th birthday celebration with a joyful gathering at the foyer of HOPE Plaza, her fashion empire headquarters in Opebi, Lagos, on Saturday, July 13, in the presence of select friends, family members and some VIPs. It was a unique kind of party, dubbed ‘Kiki Okewale’s 40th birthday Sip, Shop, Celebrate.’