Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How A Nigerian Built A Fashion Brand From Scratch In London is a video about Priscilla Okpan, a fashion designer and content creator based in London, United Kingdom, and the CEO of KimDave.

This is a new series called LIVING IN, and in this episode, Priscilla Okpan narrates how she moved from Nigeria to the UK and started her fashion company. She also shares the cost of living in the UK, how much she makes per month, and what business is like in the United Kingdom. Her story is shared to inspire African youths and give insight into how she started and operates her company, so watch this to the end.

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00:00 - Intro
00:38 - How her passion for fashion started
01:42 - The journey so far
02:40 - Moving from Nigeria to UK
03:28 - From microbiologist to fashion designing
04:43 - Quick home tour
05:45 - Her business
07:39 - How she manages her business
08:52 - How much she makes
09:44 - Home tour 2
10:40 - Cost of living
14:37 - How she met her husband
15:23 - Transitioning from Nigeria to the UK
18:32 - The Japa movement
20:50 - The meaning of Kim Dave
21:16 - Personal goals
21:58 - Life lessons
22:54 - What she would change if she started again
23:18 - The future of Kim Dave
24:05 - Outro