01/10/2026
ROOTED IN NIGERIA ๐ณ๐ฌ๐
On Independence Day, I am reminded that a nation is more than a name on a map. ๐บ๏ธ
It is the soil beneath our beginnings, the stories that shaped us, the people who came before us, and the dreams we carry into tomorrow. ๐ฑ
Nigeria is my root. ๐ณ๐ฌ
I carry her in my identity, in the richness of our culture, the rhythm of our people, our resilience, and the creativity that continues to rise from our soil. ๐จ๐ชโค๏ธ
To me, independence is more than remembering the day we became a sovereign nation. It is the freedom to imagine, create, become, and contribute to the story of our people. ๐๏ธโจ
We inherit a nation, but we also inherit the responsibility to shape what comes next.๐ฑ
For me, that responsibility finds expression in what I create. ๐ชก๐ฅปโจ
Esthy Gold was born from the meeting of my roots and my imagination; a space where culture, art, lifestyle, and contemporary expression come together. ๐จ๐๐ Through it, I have found a way to carry a piece of Nigeria beyond her borders, allowing where I come from to meet the wider world. ๐
Esthy Gold is not separate from my roots.
It is one way I carry them. ๐ฟ
I do not leave Nigeria behind when I reach for the world.
I take her with me. ๐ณ๐ฌ๐
Today, I stand proudly as a Nigerian, honouring our journey, our complexity, our resilience, our culture, and the possibility of what we can still become. โค๏ธ๐ณ๐ฌ
And wherever this journey takes me, I want what I create to remember where it began. โจ
My roots are Nigerian. ๐ณ๐ฌ
My vision reaches beyond borders. ๐
Esthy Gold is an expression of that journey. ๐
๐ณ๐ฌ Happy Independence Day, Nigeria. ๐
May we honour where we came from, create boldly from where we stand, and leave something greater for those who come after us.๐๐๏ธโค๏ธ๐ณ๐ฌ
Model and writer Esthy Gold Fashion Collection onuigbo Esther