The Designer
Enikanosaye Gbenga Emmanuel is the founder and creative director of Gee Royale, a luxury fashion house built at the intersection of African heritage and material innovation.
Trained in fashion design and driven by an obsessive curiosity for textiles, Gbenga's work moves fluidly between the runway and the research bench. His collections — from the debut Ekplisso to the flagship Syncretism — have established a design language rooted in craftsmanship, culture and sustainability.
Beyond the atelier, he leads the development of Minayo Textile, an original textile innovation that reinterprets African motifs through experimental process. His practice treats fashion as both art and research, and his ambition is unambiguous: to build an internationally recognised African luxury house on the strength of original ideas.
“ Human creativity is limitless but it needs to be refined else it will remain in its crude state.”
— Design Philosophy
Awards
- First Runner-up Dress Fela Fashion Competition
- MVAA Fashion Designer of the year
Achievements
- Founded Gee Royale and built its signature design language
- Developed Minayo Textile as an original material innovation
- Presented multiple runway and editorial collections
- Built media credibility across television and national press
- Trained Multiple trainees with Mentorship
International Showcases
- International fashion exhibition — group showcase
- Runway presentation, Ekplisso SS23
- Runway and campaign, Syncretism SS25
- Virtual Runway Showcase - Adelaide, South Austrailia
- Physical runway Showcase - Spintex, Acccra Ghana
Professional Memberships
- Contributor — African textile research community
- Member - Christian Designers Association
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