They say a woman who has survived fire learns how to glow without trying, and that is the first thing you notice about Seyi Elizabeth. She walks into a room and shifts the energy without saying a word. Maybe it is the denim-on-denim look she has transformed into art. Maybe it is the quiet fierceness she carries like a second skin. Or maybe it is simply this: Seyi walks like someone who has rebuilt herself more than once. It is the kind of aura you do not fake. You earn it.
Today, she is a model, stylist, entrepreneur, and founder of two rising brands. SHEBLING and SheStyles have appeared on music sets, fashion runways, and trending visual campaigns. But her story did not begin in illuminated studios or behind racks of sparkly Crocs and rhinestones. It started in a house filled with rules, silence, and a grandmother whose faith was as strict as the environment she provided.
Who Is Seyi Elizabeth? The Lagos Creative You Cannot Ignore
“I always loved the arts. Drama club, dance, fashion,” she tells me during our conversation. “But they did not let me do what I loved. So I forcefully took it.” She laughs, but there is no bitterness. Only courage wrapped in memory. “I used to sneak out for events, sneak out for parties… I just knew something in me needed room.” That need for room, for expression and for selfhood, would become the engine of a life that refused to follow the script society wrote for her.
Teenage Motherhood, Loss, and the Start of Her Modelling Journey
Long before the blinding white lights of African Fashion Week, Seyi faced realities most adults never fully recover from. She lost her mother young. Her home life fractured. Then came motherhood. Twice. All before she turned eighteen.
“Everyone gave up on me,” she says plainly. “‘Her own is finished.’ That is what they said.”
But life has a strange way of rerouting destiny. One day, while interning at a makeup studio, a woman looked at her face, really, and asked if she had ever considered modelling. Her answer then was no. The universe had already whispered yes.
Soon she found herself auditioning for Galaxy Television’s Fashion Show. She arrived late, missed her slot, and ended up working as an usher instead. But that missed opportunity turned into a miracle. A year later, she was being booked for major runway shows and she did not need auditions anymore. It was the kind of breakthrough that makes you believe in timing. The divine kind rather than the human one.
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The Girl Who Picked Her Broken Pieces Up To Create Gold
Today, modelling is only one chapter in the larger story she is writing. Creative styling is the calling she feels most deeply. “It is inborn,” she explains. “My grandma was a designer. My sister is a tailor. Creativity runs in the family.”
Her introduction to fashion did not happen in a glossy studio. It started in her grandmother’s living room where she would upcycle worn out bags with Ankara scraps. She learned makeup. She learned gele. She learned how to turn almost anything into beauty. And now she styles full productions. She handles models, babies, and elderly cast members. She runs through mood boards, concepts, and fabric hunts with a precision that feels instinctive.
Her breakout moment came while styling Spyro’s music video “Beautiful” featuring Oxlade. It was a massive shoot that required sixteen head to toe outfits in just three days. “Madness,” she says laughing. “Pure madness.” A tailor even burnt one of the outfits the night before the shoot. She rebuilt it at dawn and the video became a career defining win.
What mattered most to Seyi was not the success. It was the moment she saw her daughter walking in the same video. The same child who once helped her pack styling kits and imagine designs. “That video means everything to me,” she says. “It is our story inside another story.”
A Style DNA You Cannot Miss
Urban. Street. Fearless. These are the words she uses to describe her aesthetic. A blend she calls “gangster for Christ.” It is unapologetic, bold, and unafraid to take up space. Scroll through her Instagram and it is clear. Seyi does not just dress. She declares.
And Lagos, with its chaotic canvas of youth culture, music, and fashion, is giving her generation room to express that freedom loudly. “I love how young people now own their style,” she says. “People wear what they want and embody it. It is beautiful to see.”
How Seyi Elizabeth Discovered Her Path as a Stylist
With SHEBLING, which focuses on custom rhinestone Crocs and embellished accessories, and SheStyles, she has stepped fully into creative entrepreneurship. SHEBLING started as a moment between mother and daughter. A blinged out Crocs photo. A birthday request. A YouTube tutorial. A class paid for by a friend. Suddenly she was hand placing rhinestones, piece by piece, creating a business built on detail and love.
Her clients today come largely from the diaspora. They appreciate the craftsmanship and they pay for it. But entrepreneurship in Lagos is a different story. “One day your account is full and the next day it is red,” she says with a shrug. “Materials triple overnight. Clients ask you to start work before paying. Lagos alone will humble you.” Still she remains undeterred.
Her Next Big Stage: African Fashion Week 2025
The biggest news she shares during the conversation is almost too poetic to make up. Seyi Elizabeth will showcase her own designs at African Fashion Week 2025. It is the same platform where her runway career began. This time her daughter will walk for her. The collection features denim, bling, art, and attitude. A statement made in fabric and faith.
“I am putting all the creativity in me into this,” she says. “They are going to see something they have never seen.”
Voice for the Girl Child and Advocate for Survivors
Beyond the glamour, Seyi carries another identity. One shaped by pain, resilience, and purpose. She is a survivor of rape and child abuse. Instead of shrinking from those experiences, she speaks loudly for girls who feel unseen. “I want the girl child to know she has a voice,” she says. “I want her to know she can be heard.” Her advocacy work includes school tours, charity outreach, and mentorship. Everything is powered by a desire to make sure no girl ever feels voiceless in the way she once did.
The Woman She Is Becoming and What Comes Next
Ask Seyi today what keeps her going and she will tell you: “A rock of faith.”
Ask her what she wants to be known for and she answers: “For never giving up on myself. For picking my broken pieces and turning them into a beautiful vase.”
Ask what is next and she smiles. It is the confident Lagos girl smile. She says she is just getting started.
For a woman who has rebuilt herself against every odd, the only direction from here is forward.
