NAME: Frank Osodi Richard

LABEL: Bunor Creazioni

EST DATE: 1989

EDUCATION: HND, VISUAL AND GENERAL ART, COLLEGE OF TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY, LAGOS, NIGERIA
DIPLOMA IN MAKEUP ARTISTRY, PHILLIP COLE CAREER COLLEGE, LONDON

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY (from official Bunor Creazioni brochure)
Nigerian Fashion mogul Frank Osodi Richard, the owner and designer for the Bunor Creazioni and a former professional and West African top model has won for himself several awards over the years as a fashion designer, most notable among them are Intercontinental Designer of the Year (1991-1992) and Fashion Person of the Year 2003. Frank is also the brains behind the highly successful annual international fashion show Black, Bold and Jazzy, and the organizer of the West African Fashion Week, which debuted in October 2008.

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Frank, tagged the king of bustier in Nigeria, is known for his creative and well-finished ceremonial gowns, evening dresses and bridals. He captures and expresses the sentiments of a generation and expands his horizon to make an impact on the African society and the Diaspora by creating a harmony between fashion and life. Frank Osodi is beyond doubt one of the most talented in the fashion society today. He enjoys working with African prints, Duchess satin, French laces, chiffon and a lot of other natural fibres.

Nigerian top celebrities, actresses, beauty queens, entertainers, socialites, and an appreciable percentage of State First Ladies are adorned by designs from the House of Bunor. He also dressed the very first black African to win the Miss World crown, Agbani Darego.
He engages in fashion design and consultancy, model management, media events and makeup artistry.

He is currently the vice-president of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN). Frank has over the years shown his creations at fashion events such as the South Africa Fashion Week, Vukani Fashion Awards, Mozambique Fashion Week, PAHBA Awards and several others.

Frank’s hobbies are travelling, dancing, eating good meals, chatting with family and friends, and keeping fit.