ISSUE 14 · JUL 6 2026 · FASHION

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A Lagos skate shop since 2012 that never tried to be a brand first — it raised a scene instead, the one that produced Olaolu Slawn and the Motherlan collective. Community before commerce.

8.3SCORE CROWN FIND HEAT 30 ▲

BENCHMARK IN THE 50 · Corteiz — cult-built, community-first, allergic to logo-as-content.

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