Lanre Da Silva Ajayi

Lanre Da Silva Ajayi is a Nigerian fashion designer and founder of the Lagos-based Lanre Da Silva, or LDA, label, established in 2005. Known for couture and ready-to-wear designs drawing on African patterns and vintage references, she has presented work in Nigerian and international fashion settings.

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About Lanre Da Silva Ajayi

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Fashion designer · 1 affiliation

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Known for: Nigerian fashion design; Couture and ready-to-wear fashion; International fashion presentations featuring African designers
Country: Nigeria

Fashion designer

At a glance

Da Silva Ajayi established her namesake fashion label in Lagos in 2005.
Her fashion practice encompasses couture, ready-to-wear and made-to-measure clothing, with the label also associated with jewelry and hairpieces.
Her work has appeared in fashion presentations in New York, Florence and Milan.
In 2025, she marked 20 years in fashion with an anniversary showcase.

Label and design practice

Da Silva Ajayi founded the Lanre Da Silva label in Lagos in 2005. The fashion house describes its work as ready-to-wear and made-to-measure, while Lagos Fashion Week presents its scope as extending across couture, ready-to-wear, jewelry and hairpieces. Her designs have been characterized by couture construction, African patterns, metallic fabrics, lace and references to historical or vintage fashion.

International fashion presentations

LDA's spring/summer 2012 collection appeared in the Arise Magazine: Made in Africa presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York in 2011. Vogue Italia featured Da Silva Ajayi through its Made in Africa and Yoox initiative in 2012, and her label presented a capsule collection at Pitti Immagine W in Florence that year. Retrospective coverage also reports that the label's “Butterfly Kisses” collection debuted at Dolce & Gabbana's Spiga 2 Concept Store in Milan in 2013.

Education and career longevity

In interviews, Da Silva Ajayi said she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Coventry University and a master's degree in finance from the University of Leicester, although university-issued verification was not located in the research underlying this profile. In 2025, The Punch reported that she was marking two decades in fashion with an anniversary showcase.

Affiliations

Lanre Da Silva (LDA) Founder 2005–present

Timeline

2005 Da Silva Ajayi established her namesake fashion label in Lagos.
2011-09 Her LDA spring/summer 2012 collection appeared in the Arise Magazine: Made in Africa presentation at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.
2012-05 Vogue Italia featured Da Silva Ajayi in connection with its Made in Africa and Yoox initiative.
2012-06 Her label presented a capsule collection at Pitti Immagine W in Florence.
2013 Retrospective coverage states that the LDA “Butterfly Kisses” collection debuted at Dolce & Gabbana's Spiga 2 Concept Store in Milan.
2025-11-16 The Punch reported that Da Silva Ajayi was marking 20 years in fashion with an anniversary showcase.

Additional verified details

Current context

The official Lanre Da Silva website presents the house as operating from a Lagos atelier and offering ready-to-wear and made-to-measure work. This is a first-party website representation; the research underlying this profile did not locate independent business-registration or operational verification.

Biographical facts

The Lanre Da Silva house describes its offerings as ready-to-wear and made-to-measure garments; Lagos Fashion Week also describes the label as spanning couture, ready-to-wear, jewelry and hairpieces.
Her work has been characterized by couture construction, African patterns, metallic fabrics and lace, with references to historical or vintage fashion.
In interviews, Da Silva Ajayi said she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Coventry University and a master's degree in finance from the University of Leicester.