Our story

Where creativity is mastered

Elegant Style is a Bayelsa-based house that was founded in 2018 by our CEO Mrs Esther Patrick working across three disciplines that share one workroom: ready-to-wear, bespoke tailoring, and a fashion school that trains the next generation of designers on the same techniques we use in our own organization.

Organizations we have worked with

Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND)

We partnered with PIND to train 75 Students in a 6 months fashion and design Course in 2026 and two months Internship and job placement in anticipation.

Industrial Training Fund (ITF)

Elegant Style has been an Implementing Partner with ITF since 2021 and have trained well over 250 students in fashion and designing. We have been active in the ITF SUPA-Skill-up programme till date.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

We currently have approval from TVET as their verified training Centre in fashion and design/shoe making, and will be allocated students in the next cohort.

Africa's Hub for Skills & Enterprise Development (AHSED)

Recently in May 2026, AHSED engaged us in a training with over 200 persons, male and female, in fashion and designing, Pattern drafting and Fashion Illustration.

Transforming Nigerian Youth program (TNY)

From 2021-2025, we were in the Transforming Nigerian Youth program sponsored by MasterCard Foundation and implemented by Enterprise Development Center (EDC) Lagos, as a certified National Business Development Service Provider (NBDSP) we were paired with MSMEs to impact positively in there businesses by providing advisory support and mentorship

Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Mfb)

Between 2019-2023 we partnered with NIRSAL Microfinance Bank to facilitate SME Loans to over 1000 applicants in the Niger Delta as an Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI).

N° 01

Ready-to-wear

Limited-run collections cut in small batches, so a piece you buy off the rail never feels mass-produced.

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N° 02

Bespoke couture

Garments drafted from your own measurements and hand-finished, from first muslin to final stitch.

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N° 03

Fashion school

A practical, mentor-led path into the industry — pattern-making, construction, and portfolio work.

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How we work

Cut by hand, not by trend

Every pattern is drafted and adjusted individually before a single cut is made.

Small runs, on purpose

We limit production so pieces stay distinctive rather than disposable.

Skills that transfer

Our school trains for real studio work — the same techniques used in our own organization.

Rooted in Bayelsa

Built and staffed locally, from the workroom to the classroom.

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