datina designs

Dr. Tinu Smith is a multiple award-winning Nigerian fashion designer, CEO of Datina Designs Fashion House and Fashion School, with over 30 years of experience managing her unique clothing lines and retail outlets in Ibadan and Lagos. She is an alumna of Cornell University’s Women’s Entrepreneurship program and a Goldmansach scholar from Lagos Business School, with an MBA from the International School of Management, Lagos. A passionate advocate for women and youth empowerment, she has trained and mentored over 10,000 women through initiatives like Women Achievers Africa, She Grows Africa, and She Tech Alliance Africa. Datina Designs is an Afrocentric ready to wear brand that celebrates African heritage through bold, stylish, and contemporary fashion. Datina Designs Afrocentric ready to wear brand fuses African heritage with modern style, offering bold contemporary fashion, for confident self expression. We manufacture eco friendly handmade unique clothing pieces, which blends tradition with modern trends, empowering individuals to express their cultural pride with confidence. Datina Designs vision is to become a global fashion brand sought after for African inspired clothing. Datina Designs mission is to create a fashion brand that meets the unique clothing needs of men and women both locally and internationally while promoting the African indigenous fabrics which is our major medium of expression, for recognition and global acceptance. Datina Designs goal is to create an affordable Afrocentric fashion line that meets everyday clothing needs of men and women both locally and internationally.