Chief Design Officer's
Corner

David Oyakhilome

Chief Design Officer, Xavimoore

What does your brand stand for beyond just clothing?

Exclusivity and engineered class.

We craft our pieces with exclusivity of fabrics, design and intentionality in mind, tailored to elevate the working man.

Our philosophy is simple—we don’t just make clothes; we make you perform.

Everything we design speaks class, intention, and presence. That’s why we call it “The Distinguished Man.” You will standout, we cut and craft to ensure your ability to look the path at work and to deliver at a top level

From the beginning, the vision was to build a suit-focused brand with a unique identity.

We took inspiration from how traditional wear like kaftans evolved—especially during the era of Goodluck Jonathan—and reimagined them with the precision of suit tailoring. We always envisioned what the appropriate Nigerian sui will look like and our kaftan gave us the ability to play with, structure then the xavi moore kaftan was born. With amazing wool fabric and suit that fits the functionality of corporate

Our approach has always been about structure, clean cuts, and detail. Even our trousers are intentionally fitted to reflect a refined silhouette.

At the core, we are giving an African context to global corporate fashion.

We design for:

  • Entrepreneurs, the on-the-go business individual and dream builder.
  • Business owners and Leaders, Decision-makers.
  • Men who carry responsibility and purpose.


Our focus is not trends—it’s functionality, confidence, and comfort.

One major turning points was the introduction of our two-piece sets WMT pieces and NATHAN Tops.

This pulled a different niche of audience our way, especially people who had only identified us with serios pieces

What sets us apart is simple:

We pay attention to detail, everyone has a method to their body and specificities

We listen to our customers; we don’t give whiskey to person who want champagne.

We deliver consistently, if you want it in 48 hours, we simply do, if you want it 72 hours, we simply do so

For us, it’s not just fashion—it’s service, experience, and trust.

Our approach is to:

  • Identify a clear market
  • Understand their needs
  • Find the gap [ how better can we give them what they want, how can we find expression thereof]
  • Build solutions around that gap

We don’t design blindly—we design with intention.

We’re expanding across west Africa, east Africa and south, targeting key markets like:

Kenya, ivory coast , ghana, south Africa etc

Our goal is to embed fashion into culture—creating pieces that are easy to wear, yet deeply expressive of identity and suits in working man in the regions

We are building something that feels both local and global at the same time.

Don’t wait until you’re ready, excellence is in motion so just move and you wil get better at it will on the dream

Figure it out along the way.

Work hard, stay consistent, and never settle for being average.

You can be anything—but average should never be an option.

We are open to:

  • Collaborations, joint markets, partnerships
  • Interviews
  • Training & mentorship
  • Investment opportunities
  • NGO partnerships

We believe in building, sharing, and growing together.