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Alumnus Brings Clothing Line NaSo to Banana Republic

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When Uyi Omorogbe โ€™19, founder of the clothing line NaSo, finished speaking about his experience in Nigeria at a summer funding event last year, Ann Doyle Pโ€™22 handed him her business card. Doyle is the executive vice president and chief product officer at Banana Republic, and with her help, Omorogbe held a pop-up event for NaSo at the retailerโ€™s Rockefeller Center location in February. 

Omorogbe developed his Nigerian-influenced collection of shirts, dresses, and more though พรพรสำฦตโ€™s Thought Into Action (TIA) incubator. Learn more about .

 

White shirts hanging up at a clothing store
For the Banana Republic event, Omorogbe updated the popular Mandarin Collar shirt, โ€œThe Edo,โ€ removing some of the prints to simplify and modernize the style. โ€œIt's very similar to how Apple updates their products by actually taking things away,โ€ he says.
Mannequin wearing a jacket at a clothing store
โ€œThe pop-up actually blended really well with the merchandise of Banana Republic's store,โ€ Omorogbe says.

 

Following the pop-up event, Omorogbe told his story on Cheddar: