Who Made Kai Collective?
Fisayo Longe founded Kai Collective with the aim to make women feel confident in their clothing. Initially a fashion and travel blogger, Longe branched out to create her own collection in 2016.
In 6 short years Kai Collective has become a brand seen all over top influencers’ social media and featured in the most popular magazines worldwide; we’re talking Cosmopolitan, Forbes, Elle and Vogue Japan (Kai Collective’s About Us).
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Kai Collective’s worldwide acclaim is no surprise considering the roots of the company’s founder. Longe is a Nigerian-raised entrepreneur who attributes women’s financial independence to a lot of her mission. She explains this further in an interview with Forbes where she was named #1 in their “30 Under 30 Europe Art & Culture” list.
The clothes are really a love letter to women who grew up the way I grew up, which was very much going through life in a standard way: coming up in school, getting married and deferring to a man,” says Longe. “I wanted to build something that would show Nigerian women that we can actually prioritize making money, not just relying on a man.”
Not only can women prioritizing making money, they look like money in Kai Collective’s pieces!
Her collections use the finest silks, satins and viscoses for beautifully formed items. It’s clear every piece lives up to Kai Collective’s mission of making every woman feel confident in the clothes she wears.
Part of that confidence comes from each garment’s history and story. Not only does Longe prioritize ethical production with reputable manufacturers; she also includes an anecdote for each design’s inspiration and background.
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Kai Collective is a brand about connection and confidence. A Nigerian-raised designer based in the U.K. Connecting to her sisters all over the world with the same message: you are worthy.
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