Rachel Ojuromi takes her Lagos energy to the Chanel runway

Rachel Ojuromi’s journey to the Chanel runway feels like the kind of fashion story that could only happen when creativity meets a little bit of audacity.

The Lagos-born creative and model has built her visual identity around fashion that feels playful, expressive and deeply connected to home. Before Paris, Ojuromi was already turning the streets of Lagos into her own runway, experimenting with styling, movement and storytelling alongside her creative collaborators.

fashionNomalanga Shozi stuns in a silver slip dress at Paris Fashion WeekRead moreThat instinct for creating fashion moments wherever she is has now taken her to one of the biggest stages in the industry. Ojuromi walked for Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2027 show in Paris, marking a major moment in a journey that began far from the traditional fashion capitals.

What makes the moment particularly special is how closely it connects to the visual world she has created in Lagos. Her fashion content has long played with the idea of bringing high-fashion references into everyday spaces, proving that you don’t need a Parisian backdrop to make a look feel editorial.

Ojuromi is also the founder of The Process Africa, a platform created to document and spotlight the work and journeys of young African creatives. Her work sits at the intersection of fashion, film and visual storytelling, with Lagos remaining an important part of the perspective she brings to each.

Now, with Chanel added to her growing list of fashion milestones, Ojuromi is taking that Lagos perspective with her, showing that the distance between the streets of Lagos and the runways of Paris might not be as wide as we once thought.

perspective with her, showing that the distance between the streets of Lagos and the runways of Paris might not be as wide as we once thought.

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