Big love always, The Mkparus xx

Hello 👋 Instagram…. After 4 years and a journey full of love, winging it, raising baby chaos and ultimately failure, it’s with sadness that we announce we are closing Akwa Baby down this month. We’ll create a video soon with the whole family to say our goodbyes, but in the meantime THANK YOU SO MUCH for being a part of Akwa Baby ❤️

It’s About The Journey - growing up, parenthood, running a business, all of it 🌴😍 Print designed in Lagos 🇳🇬 . . . #dopaminedressingforkids #colourfulclothing #storytellingprints #sustainablekidsfashion #africanprints #igbo

Our original Akwa Baby then and now ❤️ As a friend said yesterday, there was life before Motherhood and then there is the person we become. Happy Mother’s Day 🙏 . . . #happymothersday❤️ #mixedfamilies #becomingamum #purposeled #smallbusinesses #raisinggirls

JOY 🤩 Unisex prints don’t need to be neutral, we celebrate colour through vibrancy, maximum shades and joyful icons! Dress them in a story 🌴🌍 . . . #africanprints #africanheritage #igbo #kidsdopaminedressing

Ogo: “Going back to my roots. This photo brings back memories, I think I was same age as my son now, 5years old, I think it was a family holiday. We went to connect with where my parents were from. It was first time I had ever been in a place full of people that looked like me. Seeing people speak the language my mum was always speaking to us and eating the foods my mum always cooked at home. Everything was different back in England, the way people lived, spoke walked dressed etc. I was grateful to see from my trip to Nigeria, even at that young age, a different way of self expression. 〰️ . . . #africanheritage #igbo #nigerian #africanfashion #africanfood

Thank you keishadesvignes and King Cairo for this beautiful video!! . . . #africanheritage #celebrateculture #mixedfamily #kidsgiftideas #africantextiles #sustainablefashion

This voiceover is our eldest daughter Chia when she was 3 years old, even at that age she understood the importance of protecting the earth, it’s the reason we: - only use sustainably sourced fabrics - won’t use polyester or other fabrics that take much longer to biodegrade - refrain from using plastics in our packaging preferring to use FSC approved paper packaging and labels - only work with factories that carry certifications and auditing to back up their ethical practices It’s our pinky promise to not take short cuts and cheaper routes at the cost of our values 🌱 . . . #celebratecolour #dopaminedressing #mixedfamily #igbo #africanprints #africanprints #sustainablefashion #kidsgiftideas #organicclothing #africantextiles

Chi jumpsuit - in our signature (and sustainable🌱) bamboo and organic cotton. It’s the perfect holiday outfit, keeping little ones cool in the hot weather, super stretchy and the weight is thick enough to be rolled into a suitcase without having to iron at the other end! 🕶️🌍🌴☀️