Tiffany Amber Gets WIE Award In South Africa.

Folake Folarin-Coker, Artistic Director of premier African fashion label, Tiffany Amber Nigeria has scooped the WIE Enterprise Award at the 2013 Women, Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Symposium in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Enterprise Award honours trailblazing businesswoman who has broken barriers and brought innovation and change to the corporate world.
Previous winners of this and other prestigious WIE awards include: Iman, Dame Vivian Westwood; Supermodel Christy Turlington; Dr Jill Biden and Melinda Gates among many others.
Speaking about the award, Folake folarin-Coker said; “It is always an honour to receive an accolade for something I love doing, but it gives me even more pleasure to be recognised by such an amazing Network such as WIE, who’s mission is to empower women, bring them together and in doing so, inspire our future female leaders.”

In 1998, Folake Folarin-Coker launched Tiffany Amber, revolutionizing the Nigerian fashion industry. Born in Lagos, Folake schooled in Switzerland, England and Scotland; then relocated to Nigeria in 1998 to become a lawyer. Despite holding a masters degree in Petroleum Law, her love for fashion reigned supreme over all. Having spent most of her childhood in Europe exploring different cultures, she successfully translated her passion to the foremost fashion brand in Africa with outstanding global recognition.

In 2008, in addition to her main line, Folake extended her creative borders by adding two more lines under Tiffany Amber Nigeria; TAN by Tiffany Amber (Diffusion Line) and Folake Folarin (Couture Line). Each line is distinctive but together represents the designer's iconic style.

In 2008, Folake for the first time, showcased at the Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week in New York. The collection was heralded by such rave review that Folake was invited to showcase for the second time making her the first African-based designer to showcase for two consecutive seasons at the New York Fashion Week.

Folake Folarin-Coker won designer of the year at the African Fashion International (AFI) in 2009 in Johannesburg. The AW 2011 Fearless Luxury collection won "Fashion Brand of the year" at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week. The brand is, without a doubt, fast becoming the premier African lifestyle brand.

Thirteen years after launching her label, Folake has become a mainstay in the fashion industry as she continues to develop a strong design philosophy by staying true to her vision of a true woman.