Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 573 Last week it was revealed to the public via social media that Nigeria’s leather factory ‘God’s Little Tannery’ is actually responsible for supplying leather to one of the top European fashion houses ‘Louis Vuitton’. Said Tweet came from The Economist’s correspondent Eleanor Whitehead, whose recent tour around Northern Nigeria included a visit to the city of Kano, where she met the team at the tannery. More Articles You Would Love Awe Lagos Presents The “Nirvana” The Resort 2015 Collection VIDEO: Young Girl Fires At Skin Bleachers Telling Them Why & How To Appreciate Their Skin Ms Whitehead took a few shots of the establishment, which is owned by Igbo businessman Chief Koffy Ndubuisi Udeagha, captioning her Twit-pic; “This is God’s Little Tannery, one of Kano’s last surviving leather tanneries. It supplies Louis Vuitton” Garnering over 1,000 retweets, word of the factory spread fast, with one question arising: How is it that Nigeria can make such wondrous products and supply a global brand like Vuitton, yet struggle to sell such products internationally and create its own brands with the same magnitude? In contrast to news of the tannery’s success, the reporter also shared a shot of Kano’s closed shoe factory, captioning; “Sad sight of a non-operational shoe factory in Kano. It’s had to deal with a litany of problems in the past decade.” It brings the question when some argue that one can not label using waxed print as African fashion because the prints are not from Africa. Would that mean that Louis V is African fashion? #Lol Image source: @Nellwhitehead, Jaruma.net [penci_button link=”https://www.fashionghana.com/category/african-fashion-news/about-nigeria/” icon=”fa fa-address-book” icon_position=”left” radius=”5px” size=”small” text_color=”#ecd29a” text_hover_color=”#ffffff” background=”#111111″ hover_bgcolor=”#000000″]Read More On Nigeria[/penci_button] designersfashionGod's Little Tanneryleatherlouis vuittonmade in nigeriamanufacturersnigerianigeriansproduct Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You February by Serwaa Introduces ‘SƐWAA’ with Ahwenepa Nkasa Transitional Collection VIDEO: VLISCO Unveils the New Collection of “Satin Royal” for the festive Season... VIDEO: Nigeria’s Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina Robbed Off Miss Universe 2024 Title & Receives... After Pushing Out Chidimma, Miss SA’s European Queen Drops Out Of Miss Universe;... #BeautyOfTheWeek: Meet The Gorgeous Doctor & Pageant Queen Of Botswana, Dr. Thanolo C.... Farewell to a Trailblazer: Guinea-Bissau’s Dina Adão Passes Away, Leaving a Legacy On... VIDEOS: Watch Chidimma Vanessa Celebrate At Miss Universe 2024 Whilst Dancing To Ghanaian... Africans Have Proudly Accepted Trick Daddy’S Claim As A Non ‘African American’ –... Stunning Cassandre Jacques Exits Miss World Dominican Rupublic Amid Uproar Over Haitian Heritage... #MODELCRUSH: Senegal’s Rising Star Ndey Touty Sakho Checks All Beauty Boxes & Effortlessly...