Due to its success, we were then told we had been selected to participate in the fashion show to be held in Port Harcourt during the Miss World show. The brief we received, was that we were to design 6-8 outfits and all had to be in ethnic fabrics and with an African influence.The show was later cancelled but the collection was made we titled the range the "Damask Collection" 2003. We had looked for fabrics that were evocative of the Nigerian elegance; lace one felt had been over exposed, including brocades and Ankara.As such, we chose Damask, which is again quite popular in Nigeria, having resigned supreme in the late 60's and early 70's.Damask has always been a choice fabric of Kings and Queens. "A figured, lustrous woven fabric with a visible pattern on both sides".At the Ade Bakare couture salon we decided to modernise the material shying away from the visual wrap and tie usage, to a more international appeal.The mood the collection was taken from the lives of Nigeria's fashionable women such as the elegance of Senator Ita Giwa, the extravagance of Princes Abbah Folawiyo, the refinement of Mrs Suboml Balogun, the Elan of Mrs PC Asiodu and the timelessness of Mrs Opral Benson the Iya oge of Lagos.We used other fabrics such as Asho-oke which was teamed with organza and chiffon also using a silk tie and dye Adire. In keeping with our international couture appeal, we accessorised the collection with our signature "turban" headpiece made out of silk gazar with feathers, which we called "Bibesco" named after a Romanian Princess Marthe Bibesco. The jewellery, bags and shoes are also from the Ade Bakare line.

Colour plays a dominate role in the Nigerian fashion scene, we used Damask in a vivid tone of fuchsia, black and gold which gave a royal look which we trimmed with colours such as peach, pale blues and burnt orange with black. Long swept coats, asymmetric short skirts, corsets and busteries give Damask a new dimension. The collection was sadly not worn by the beauty Queens of world but has been hugely successful on both sides of the Atlantic.

All designs are individual
with a special touch to them.