Nigerian multidisciplinary artist and social justice activist, Chinyemugo Jacqueline Obiekwugo-Charles, has said patriarchy is one of the major challenges that plagues the society and this is heavily showcased in dressing expectations of men for women.
  
The creative designer of ‘Mugo Mugo’ who deploys design as a medium of expression noted that clothing designed by a lot of men in the past were not really made with women in mind, but in a mindset for women to fit in and be projected towards the male gaze as opposed to the female gaze.

“So, the idea behind Mugo Mugo is to change this narrative. Fashion shouldn’t be something that can be worn but something that can be adored. A piece that has an element of fantasy, for  people to escape because we are living in a hard enough world and fashion always creates the opportunity for people to have some sense of escapism,” she said.
  
Speaking on how Mugo Mugo was birthed, the Valedictorian of Parsons School of Design New York, whose graduate collection/designs have been published in Vogue Magazine, said, “as a designer I draw a lot of inspiration form the opulence surrounding the Catholic church; and also, from post-colonial Africa and its relationship with its colonial masters. I have a broad perspective on the art world in general and what makes me unique as an artist is my ability to question how our society works and the things that plague our society. I’d like to say I am charting a course through my designs to make the world a better place one day.”
  
On what inspires her designs, Obiekwugo-Charles said: “I am mainly inspired by military shapes, I am also inspired by the effects of war and the effects of war in fashion and how it has led to certain changes such as the movement of women and the rise of feminism.”