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although otegha uwagba doesn’t class herself as a ‘loyalist’ when it comes to brands, the one she keeps repeatedly ‘ogling over’ is Rejina Pyo. She remembers calling store after store to track down a belted camel coat a few years ago – ‘I was like, “I have to have it”’ – and has a particular fondness for the designer’s colour palette. ‘The shades she picks are really specific,’ she says. ‘You feel like you can wear them for several seasons because they’re not the trending colour.’ Rejina’s classic-with-a-twist aesthetic also appeals. ‘I don’t like buying “It” items,’ says Otegha. ‘I kind of want things to slip into my wardrobe quietly.’ The final reason why she always gravitates towards Rejina? ‘I think she makes clothes that women wear for the benefit of other women. She might disagree, but that is how I feel about her clothes and is definitely how I dress.’