Rachel Ojuromi Takes Lagos Fashion Moment to Chanel Runway

Hillary Michael · Exclusive · Oct 13, 2026

What started as a fashion recreation in the streets of Lagos has now taken Rachel Ojuromi all the way to one of the world’s most prestigious runways.

What started as a fashion recreation in the streets of Lagos has now taken Rachel Ojuromi all the way to one of the world’s most prestigious runways. Ojuromi has officially made her debut for Chanel, walking in the fashion house’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection after first catching attention with her own interpretation of Chanel looks in Nigeria.

Earlier this year, Ojuromi recreated outfits from Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel collection using pieces from her personal wardrobe.

She did more than simply recreate the looks. Ojuromi filmed herself wearing the outfits as she moved through Lagos, turning the city into her own fashion runway and sharing the results online.

The creative project soon attracted unexpected attention.

Blazy, the designer behind the Chanel looks she had recreated, noticed her posts. That moment created a connection between Ojuromi’s personal fashion experiment and the designer whose work had inspired it.

What began as a simple expression of admiration quickly became something much bigger.

Ojuromi, who is known online as @giverachelashot, has now stepped into the Chanel world herself.

The fashion creator walked in Chanel’s SS27 show, transforming what could have remained an online fashion moment into a real runway opportunity.

Her journey highlights how quickly the fashion landscape is changing.

Social media has increasingly become a space where emerging creatives can showcase their vision without waiting for traditional industry gatekeepers to discover them.

For Ojuromi, a personal styling project filmed in Lagos became the introduction to a global fashion house.

Her Chanel debut is therefore more than a runway appearance. It is the latest chapter in a journey that began with creativity, self-expression and a willingness to put her own interpretation of fashion in front of the world.