Popular celebrity designer, Abiodun Folashade Tokunbo, the CEO of Anjy Luminee Couture, also known as House of Luminee has disclosed that her craft is a gift from God, therefore, she doesn’t owe her skills to anyone.

CEO Luminee in an interview also revealed why many of her A-clients are major actors from the Yoruba movie genre.

She disclosed this in an interview with Seye Kehinde.

CEO Luminee said;

“When God gives you talents from heaven then it makes things easy for you because I didn’t learn this, Nobody can come out and lay claims to the fact that I once learned to tailor from him or her. It was a gift from God.

Most times when I have plans of making a particular design after cutting, I end up getting another masterpiece. I can’t even explain where the inspiration comes from. 

I even get really surprised at some of my designs after adding one or two things together, it always turns out beautiful and they end up looking like clothes designed from abroad.

She also said she used Okrika i.e. fairly used clothes to learn more about clothes are being made abroad.

Most of my clients don’t choose designs for me, they only give me fabric and have trust in what I will make out of those fabrics. So, it is just God’s gift right from when I was little.

My mum had always wanted me to be a Lawyer but she didn’t have any idea of what I have on my head, but I feel more free and comfortable with my dad around, he allows me to exhibit my talent, I pick teddy bears and make clothes with newspaper gradually my interest started growing more from there I moved to Lagos, I use (Okirika) fairly used clothes to learn more about how clothes are been made abroad and that was how I perfected my sewing.

When asked what she did before she set up her fashion house she said;

After my secondary school education, I worked as a Sales Girl in Ado-Ekiti, I lost my mum after my secondary school education, so I refused going back to my village to avoid being deceived by boys and take advantage of me, I saved all the money I made from doing Sales Girl when Ibadan Polytechnic from came out, I obtained the form because I wanted to fulfill my late mother’s dream to become a Lawyer when I finished my ND, I told myself I don’t want to go for HND but rather go to the University, so I took direct entry to Lagos State University (LASU) and finished from Lasu but I still have problem with English Language but there is no hand work you will give me that I won’t deliver perfectly but when it comes to book, I don’t know anything, I don’t even know how I graduated from University, trust me I still graduated with 2.2, I was even wondering who marked my papers and how did I do it, my certificate is inside my house I am not doing anything with it.

I have achieved a lot with scissors, at least I am happy I was able to fulfill my mother’s wish by going to school and I always promise my father that I build a house for him, I vowed that my husband must be educated and my children must go to the best schools and thank God today Angel is making me proud, she is not yet in primary 1 but she can read already she can read things that I could not even read when I was in S.S2, I am happy today that from this my handwork, I have been able to build a house for my dad, I have a building inside my father’s compound whatever your heart desire is, God will grant it, just believe.

Speaking on what birthed the name Anjy Luminee Couture, she said;

It was my dream anytime I make clothes for people they always compliment me saying oh! the dress looks beautiful gorgeous different standard and that they are looking looming,I got interested in the word looming so I checked up in the dictionary for the meaning which means unique and different so I decided to stick to it I started using it but after I had my baby Anjolaoluwa I decided to register the company’s name as Anjy Luminee because of the strong love I have for her, she is just 6 years now but already have attributes of a fashionista she knows how to combine colors and even help me out with some fashion tips.

In conclusion, she advised younger ones in the industry to stay true to their craft and avoid distractions.

I always say this to people if you don’t sow you can’t reap so to grow in the industry you need to stay focus and be discipline don’t get carried away with social media lies if you follow that you will get into trouble, some will a rent house and say they just bought it, some will borrow car and say they just acquired it please don’t follow trend stay true to your crafts and be patient once you know what you are doing and you are hardworking and you put God first in everything you are doing you will definitely be successful.