Your Imagination,
Cut & Sewn into Couture.
Describe your dream outfit, from an aso-oke iro and buba to a stoned lace owambe gown. We turn your words into hand-drawn sketches, source aso-oke from Iseyin weavers, adire from Abeokuta and lace from Lagos Island, then sew it in our Lagos workroom to your exact measurements.
The 'Aura' Folded Column
Worn to a 50th birthday owambe, Victoria Island • Hand-pleated in 38 workroom hours
100% Exact Swatch Match
Matched to her aso-ebi colour card
The Tolaposh Method
From a WhatsApp voice note to your final fitting in Lekki, every outfit goes through four stages with you.
1. Describe & Muse
Share Instagram screenshots, your aso-ebi fabric and the event dress code, or send a WhatsApp voice note describing what you see.
2. Sketch & Refine
Our illustrators draw your outfit in colour within 48 hours. Drop pins on the sketch wherever you want a change.
3. Measure & Swatch
Visit our Lekki studio, book a home fitting in Lagos or Abuja, or follow our 3-minute video tape guide from anywhere.
4. Handcraft & Unveil
Get progress photos from the cutting and stoning table on WhatsApp. Delivered by dispatch rider in Lagos, GIG Logistics nationwide or DHL abroad.
Sketch to Finished Silhouette
See the raw draft alongside the completed creation. Every dart, pleat and hand-placed stone, from owambe to Igba Nkwu.
The Terracotta Draped Reception Gown
Crafted in 14-momme silk chiffon and boned satin bodice. Required 4 drape trials to achieve weightless movement.
"When I walked into my reception, my aunties stood up. I danced till the last song and the fit was like a second skin."
— Temitope B., Lekki
Aso-Ebi Modern Velvet & Silk Corset
Featuring hand-loomed gold metallic thread Aso-Oke fused with Italian cotton velvet and hand-strung glass seed crystals.
"The blend of our Yoruba aso-oke with sharp tailoring gave me tears at the first fitting mirror."
— Dr. Folashade A., Lagos
Architectural Silk Crepe Two-Piece
Sharp pagoda shoulders balanced with floating wide-leg trousers, with Sanyan aso-oke facing inside the lapels.
"It commands every boardroom in Abuja and still feels like home. I have never felt more confident or more comfortable."
— Amina S., Abuja
The Fabric Library
We buy aso-oke from Iseyin weavers, adire from Abeokuta dyers and lace from trusted Lagos Island merchants, alongside fine silks from Como and Lyon.
Bring Your Own Aso-Ebi
We'll confirm the yardage before we cut
Raw Dupioni Silk
Lyon, France
Crisp structured hand with natural slub texture.
Italian Velvet
Como, Italy
Dense, lustrous velvet tailored for sculpting corsetry.
Swiss & Chantilly Lace
Lagos Island Merchants
Corded and voile lace, hand-stoned for aso-ebi blouses.
Hand-Loomed Aso-Oke
Iseyin, Oyo State
Etu, Sanyan and Alaari, strip-woven and laced with gold lurex.
Duchess Satin
Nagoya, Japan
Heavy body and low gleam for architectural ballgowns.
Moments In Tolaposh
Hear from clients who trusted us with their weddings, owambes and traditional ceremonies. (Sample reviews, to be replaced before launch.)
"I wanted a reception look that bridged my husband's Scottish heritage with my Yoruba roots. Tolaposh took my chaotic Pinterest board and distilled it into an absolute masterpiece of corsetry and tartan silk lining. I felt invincible."
Oluwaseun & Callum A.
Edinburgh & Lagos Nuptials
"The home fitting in Ikeja was so easy, and when the outfit arrived it needed zero adjustments. The sculptural collar held its shape through eight hours of dancing at my 60th. Simply unmatched."
Bisola Adeyemi-Cole
60th Birthday Owambe, Ikeja
"Getting WhatsApp updates from the master tailor cutting my Isiagu and my wife's George wrapper was magical. I will never buy off-the-rack for a major ceremony again."
Chukwuemeka O.
Igba Nkwu, Enugu
Ready to wear something that exists nowhere else in the world?
Start your commission in 5 minutes. Share reference photos, a written description or a WhatsApp voice note. Our head designer replies with concept sketches within 48 hours.