Esther Teniola is on a wave...
new jaw-dropping piece.
Esther’s favourite subjects were always Science and Mathematics. “Mathematics! I can’t do without it!” she exclaimed. When it comes to her favourite colour to work with, it usually is any white piece but that’s usually only when it comes to creating an outfit for herself. Otherwise she enjoys playing with colours when it comes to her customers.
One of her greatest inspirations is designer Olivia Ogbara. Her work, Esther said, captures the essence of fashion so beautifully that she can do nothing but admire it.
Esther has many things she cherishes including the time she spent with her now deceased grandfather, Abraham Teniola. If she could bring someone back from the dead she said, it would be him. “My grandfather had lived to see 120 years and still was very active. He always dressed nicely and was a very clean person. We were always together; we took evening walks together. He would tell me stories about when he was a boy and African tales. He called me ‘Bukky’, short for Bukola,” Esther smiled as she reminisced. If he were
still alive, she was sure he would have been one of her biggest supporters. She acknowledged her family and friends who are always encouraging her to follow her dreams and added that none of this would be possible without God.
The designer is sure that another decade from now will find her fulltime in the medical field while having a mall that displays all her designer pieces. She excitedly shared that there will be a salon where she will have her braids up for sale, another talent of hers and another section that allows for her very own private practice.
The ambitious Aries has no specific hobby unless it includes taking up a new challenge. Since her arrival in Guyana she has mastered her own cooking challenges and has learnt to prepare cook-up, chicken/beef curry and a mean chicken cabbage stew.
She is currently working on her first collection, which she plans to launch by mid next year. She is also working on some spectacular pieces for a wedding.
To contact Esther or for a look at her designer pieces, check @firstwavedesigns on Instagram or email her at fwavedesigns@gmail.c om