Hour Detroit Best Dressed List 2025: Abimbola Fernandez

Abimbola Fernandez is the owner of the Collection EU and Executive Producer of the reality series ’African Royale.’
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The daughter of the late Baron and Baroness of Dudley in England, Detroit resident Abimbola Fernandez’s look is heavy on the vintage, with a Valentino suit, Femme shoes, Chanel belt, and a choker. The hoop earrings are by Panconesi.
The daughter of the late Baron and Baroness of Dudley in England, Detroit resident Abimbola Fernandez’s look is heavy on the vintage, with a Valentino suit, Femme shoes, Chanel belt, and a choker. The hoop earrings are by Panconesi. // Photograph by Laur Nash

If Detroit is the Motor City, then when it comes to fashion, our Best Dressed honorees are driving in the fast lane – with no turn signals and plenty of flair. From boardroom boldness to brunch-ready brilliance, this year’s list proves that style in the D isn’t just worn – it’s wielded. These fashion phenoms don’t follow trends; they bend them into origami swans and then wear them to diner. Here is one of the 11 metro Detroiters on Hour Detroit’s Best Dressed list, class of 2025, who were all shot on location at Detroit Foundation Hotel.

Getting to know the style of Abimbola Fernandez

Fashion style: My style is a blend of Old World opulence and edge. Think luxe but lived-in, couture at a rock show. I love the deliberate clash between classic elegance and a hint of irreverence.

The one piece in my closet I can’t live without: My little black Alaïa dress. She feels like armor — flattering, powerful, and always shifting the energy in whatever room I walk into.

If my wardrobe had a theme song, it would be … “Million Dollar Baby” by Tommy Richman.

Favorite places to shop locally: I love Coup D’état. Their edits are always unexpected and curated with a sharp eye. I, of course, love my own legacy couture archive, The Collection EU, as well.

Favorite designers/brands: My favorite designers will always be the classics: Chanel and Valentino have dressed the women in my family for generations. At the same time, I’m inspired by the wave of designers redefining fashion across Africa: Dimeji Ilori from Nigeria, Hanifa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kwame Adusei from Ghana are all creating work that feels boundary-pushing and deeply rooted in heritage.

Style icon: First, I must say that my late mother, the Baroness of Dudley, Aduke Fernandez, was always my ultimate style icon. Second, Naomi Campbell. She embodies power, elegance, and fearlessness. She can wear the most extravagant couture or the simplest slip dress and make it unforgettable. Her presence is the style.

A look that always gets compliments: A black latex bodysuit and trousers set under a sweeping Valentino couture red trench, paired with towering mules. It’s equal parts sexy and dramatic — guaranteed to always get a reaction.

Fashion advice: Don’t dress for trends — dress for memory. Wear the thing that’ll be talked about 10 years later. Clothes should feel like mythology, not merchandise.

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This story originally appeared in the November 2025 issue of Hour Detroit magazine. To read more, pick up a copy of Hour Detroit at a local retail outlet. Click here to get our digital edition.

 
 




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