KOKOnisto Of The Day: Kelechi Kalu Switches From Politics To Style

Kelechi Kalu has taken quite an windy path to becoming one of Nigeria’s top fashion influencers. He started his career in Washington, D.C, working as a staff assistant to the senator who replaced Barrack Obama in the senate after the latter became president. Although Kalu enjoyed drafting press releases, managing digital messaging and working on policy initiatives for the senator, he could never stop thinking about his first love — fashion.So he switched gears and took up key roles in the menswear department for prominent brands like Macy’s, Gucci Americas and Forever 21. During that process, Kelechi quickly realized Instagram’s power and started taking his own account much more seriously. Now armed with roughly 20,000 followers, he’s a full-fledged style influencer partnering with brands to help them show off their latest looks to his growing audience. See some of his looks below.Photo Credit: Kelechi Kalu

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