WHY I MOVED INTO INTERIOR DÉCOR BIZ- NIKKY KHIRAN

Nikki Khiran is one of Nigeria’s leading fashion designers and her brand is well loved by a lot of top society women. She specializes in glamorous sophisticated chic day wear and occasion wear. Her stunning collection is a combination of fabrics from all over the world, silks, chantily laces, hand painted fabrics, French laces, cottons, saris and her own ethnic fabrics.
And the effect is gorgeous, irresistible outfits created to fit you like glove. She also has a ready to wear line available and specialize in fuller figured women of all sizes.
The big news is that Nikki Khiran has diversified into Interiors and home stuff. This is in line with her vision of wanting the Nikki Khiran brand to be a lifestyle thing. “Whether it is clothes, food, interiors, there must be the so good factor. We live in a stressful environment. People want to dress up and look good. They want to eat, they want to feel good. They want to go into their houses and feel comfortable. I want the Nikki Khiran brand to be about Lifestyle, not just about clothes. I want it to be about Comfort, Specification and Glamour. That is why I went into Interiors and Accessories. I don’t want people to think I am all about clothes. What I mean is that I want Nikki Khiran brand to be about clothes and interiors. I am about life style. I love comfort. I want to have a comfortable home as well as beautiful clothes. I want people to get their accessories, throw pillows, furniture and artworks”
For a while, I have been doing soft furnishing, cushions, curtains, upholstery, flowers and a lot of people didn’t know. My sister is also into interiors, she is a decorator. I went into it because a lot of my customers seem to like what I like. They always say they love my sense of style and taste. And so half quarter of last year, we went into it fully. So when you walk into the shop now, you will see all the home stuff on display. We are not fully open to the public yet. We just started about 4 months ago. I work with my sister who lives in Abuja. She is an interior decorator. I only retail the items. So if my customers want their house done, she will come in and do that. She is my alter ego. She is like the interior décor of Nikki Khiran style or clothes. She is an extension of what I do. So we work together.”