Nollywood Actress Funmi
Fiberesima who is also a movie producer talked on fashion, Style, and challenges in
movie industry during interview session with Punch. Read more about the Actress who is fashion
freak after the cut...
What would you say is the
difference between fashion and style?
To me, fashion is what you wear
and how you put your clothes together to express whatever you want to express.
Style is basically who you are. A lot of famous people have said fashion
goes in and out of style but style is you. It is how you clothe. Fashion is the
cloth you are wearing. Style is the total package. I like to assemble my
fashion pieces in a way that can express my true self at any time.
Would you go into the
fashion industry anytime soon?
Someday, yes. I go to sleep
watching fashion television. I hardly leave that channel. I am just a fashion
freak.
Is it difficult for plus
sized girls to get fashion items they love?
A lot of fashion designers
generally like to follow the trend because they like people dipping their feet
in the water to see that the trend does not carry them away. It is more like a
business man’s mentality. Slimmer people tend to spend more money. They have
been catered for. You find out that teenagers spend a lot on fashion items but
how many 16-year-olds are plus sized? There are a lot more designs for slimmer
people than for plus sized people. Plus sized people also have choices anyway.
You can pick some pieces together and match them. I am plus sized and I have
been trying to work on my figure and my shape. As a plus size, I used to be
depressed any time I went to shop. The things I liked were not my size and the
things I didn’t like could size me. I got a stylist that had her own shop and
over time, she was able to cater for my needs. I found out that when I began to
wear things that I liked, it was easier for me to lose weight. I began to like
myself, I liked what I saw in the mirror and it was easier for it to translate
into strength in the gym.
When you look in the mirror,
what do you see?
I see a successful young lady.
When I look at my body, I like the curves and my whole body figure generally.
What is your fashion
weakness?
I think with the number of shoes
I have, I would say shoes are my weakness. I cannot say how many I have
but I have so many pairs of shoes and I really mean so many pairs.
What is the fashion item
you cannot leave home without?
I am known to leave home
without everything. I don’t have a particular fashion item.
What is the most common
fashion item you get as a gift?
Perfumes. I doubt if I have ever
bought a perfume in my life. Thinking back anyway, I bought one but I gave the
money to my cousin to buy it for me. I did not buy it myself. Before my perfume
finishes, I get another bottle. People just buy perfumes for me.
What is your most
expensive fashion item?
That would be my hand bag. I
have a Roberto Cavalli bag that cost me above 1000 dollars. I cannot say the
amount; some people can even yab me that it is not worth much when they are
talking about Chanel Lego bags that costs so much more. I keep my shopping
within my spending rate. Any bag above 1000 dollars is quite expensive for me.
How was growing up?
Growing up for me was not so
much fun. I had so many challenging experiences that have turned me into who I
am today. First, I was not among the people that formed the popular clique and
I was not with the nerds either. I was in the middle. I was the kind of girl
that had friends that wanted to talk to me only when their real friends were
not around. As soon as their real friends came, they wouldn’t look at my side
again. I could stand up and leave a circle that my friends were and they would
not even notice my exit. I was that kind of girl.
How did that
experience help you in life?
I learnt to be alone in a crowd.
I learnt to create my own entertainment and my own life. Long before I started
producing television and radio programmes, I could watch a TV programme with my
eyes closed. I would just go to my room, lie on the bed, close my eyes and I would
start thinking of a television programme and I would start watching it. Also,
at home, it was too cool for me. I am the first born and there are three boys
after me then my sister, she is the last girl. There wasn’t any girlie gist for
me while growing. It was pretty lonely and tough because we lost our mother. I
would not change anything that happened but it was a hard road to walk on.
When stepping out for an
event what do you bear in mind while dressing?
I stay true to how I feel. If I
don’t feel in the mood to go out, I can change my feelings with music. If I am
going for an award for example, I’d most likely play a Kenny G song. Just to
lift the mood and get in the vibe. It helps me to dress accordingly. Generally,
I stay true to who I am.
What are the challenges
you faced building your brand?
I was favoured by God because I
did not need to go around begging for money to produce my movie. I had good
people around me especially my family. They could have bailed me out of any
terrible situation. I had some tough experiences; people felt that I was new in
the industry and that is why I had no right to tell them what to do on my film.
They say they have been in industry before I was born and would still be there
way after I have left. I did not like the fact that I could not tell somebody
what to do on my movie. I did a Yoruba film, Onikola. It is still a working
title anyway.
Do you buy Nigerian
designer’s clothes?
I like Nigerian designs when I
see them but they are not readily available. You cannot just walk into a shop
and see a Dasilva clothe there. Although there are shops like that, they are
rare. I have not seen any and I wish I could go to one. I like what I see when
I see them. I want to be able to shop their brand; go into a shop and see a Lanre
Dasilva brand there. That hasn’t happened yet. Because of this, I tend to
shop more of foreign brands.
Do you make fashion
errors?
Yes. My fashion error is when I
wear a tight dress when I finish eating a meal. I look really funny when that
happens; I look like a wall gecko. I look at myself and I am shocked.
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