Lisiida is a fashion brand rooted in exploration, intention, and cultural preservation. Founded by Nigerian-born designer and architect Demilade Fasoranti, Lisiida approaches fashion as a form of research — translating memory, material, and heritage into contemporary design.The brand is part of Studio Lisiida, a multidisciplinary design house where each project — from fashion & design to architecture — contributes to what Demilade calls a living archive: an ongoing record of thought, identity, and experimentation.Guided by the Yoruba principle of “Ṣawari” — to seek, to explore, to know more — Líṣìídà is less about trend, more about inquiry. Each collection unfolds as a study, carefully crafted to preserve and evolve culture through form and storytelling.The debut series, ŞAWARI 0001, begins with silk: chosen for its fluidity, tactility, and ability to carry visual language. But silk is only the first material in the archive. Líṣìídà will continue to explore fashion through new mediums, systems, and structures — one study at a time.

Demilade Fasoranti is a Nigerian-born designer and aspiring architect based in Washington, D.C. She is the founder and creative director of Líṣìídà, a fashion brand shaped by her multidisciplinary design house and cultural heritage.Her work is deeply informed by memory, place, and material. With a background in architecture and a commitment to storytelling through form, she explores how design can preserve identity while creating space for new ways of seeing and being.Demilade created Líṣìídà to expand this inquiry — using fashion as a medium for reflection, collaboration, and cultural continuity. Her approach is not driven by nostalgia, but by the belief that design can move us forward by honoring what matters and reimagining what’s possible.