{"id":6751,"date":"2024-08-20T15:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T14:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=6751"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T09:29:53","slug":"sruf-fashion-with-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=6751","title":{"rendered":"SRUF: Fashion with Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6751\" class=\"elementor elementor-6751\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc9210 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dc9210\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e71018\" data-id=\"9e71018\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9c4e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a9c4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf-3-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6756\" alt=\"CHIDALU\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf-3-18x24.jpg 18w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf-3-27x36.jpg 27w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf-3-36x48.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf-3.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SRUF<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec9e57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ec9e57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8af043a\" data-id=\"8af043a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc03d56\" data-id=\"cc03d56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732b1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"732b1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The Birth of SRUF<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">On a crisp November day in 2021, while most 15-year-olds were busy with homework and social media, Chidalu Judith Maduko was laying the foundation for something extraordinary. SRUF, short for &#8220;Standing Rules for the Use of Force,&#8221; wasn&#8217;t just another teen&#8217;s passing fancy. It was the beginning of a fashion revolution with a powerful message: stand up for what&#8217;s right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-958a62c\" data-id=\"958a62c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea244a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea244a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9617ae\" data-id=\"e9617ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-581e189\" data-id=\"581e189\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab926e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab926e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">From Doodles to Designs<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Chidalu&#8217;s journey began in the back of her SS2 classroom. Doodles in notebooks quickly transformed into sketches of trendy tees and hoodies. Before long, she was pitching her idea to her bestie, Tobi. Together, they dreamed of conquering the fashion world, one cool design at a time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecb70f6\" data-id=\"ecb70f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8ff96b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8ff96b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8d87b7\" data-id=\"f8d87b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eebf21\" data-id=\"6eebf21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145b65c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"145b65c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Riding Solo and Rising High<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Life had other plans, though. Tobi jetted off to Scotland, leaving Chidalu to steer the SRUF ship alone. But did she give up? No way! This girl boss rolled up her sleeves and got to work. She turned setbacks into comebacks, proving that age is just a number when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplehum.com\/blog\/13-young-entrepreneurs-in-nigeria-to-look-out-for\">entrepreneurship<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20a9f66\" data-id=\"20a9f66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7d6d60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7d6d60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e2df17\" data-id=\"4e2df17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b767b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41b767b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf4-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6776\" alt=\"Chidalu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf4-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf4-24x36.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf4-32x48.jpg 32w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf4.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b8059b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b8059b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ab4866\" data-id=\"4ab4866\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8af2ffb\" data-id=\"8af2ffb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde9767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fde9767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Milestones and Memories<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Fast forward to today, and SRUF is making waves. Chidalu&#8217;s proudest moments? Registering her biz with CAC (like a total pro!) and seeing an entire church rocking SRUF tees. Talk about a fashion statement!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70271b6\" data-id=\"70271b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f66df70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f66df70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-035efc6\" data-id=\"035efc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76db883\" data-id=\"76db883\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba72a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba72a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The Glusion Revolution<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">But wait, there&#8217;s more! Chidalu&#8217;s latest brainchild, &#8220;World of Glusion,&#8221; is all about embracing life&#8217;s twists and turns. It&#8217;s a reminder that every struggle is a stepping stone to <a href=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=6559\">success<\/a>. How cool is that?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1202e00\" data-id=\"1202e00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5316830 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5316830\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-070f275\" data-id=\"070f275\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-078b634\" data-id=\"078b634\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba16913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba16913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Lessons from the Trenches<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Running a business while juggling textbooks isn&#8217;t easy, but Chidalu&#8217;s learned some killer lessons:<\/p><ol class=\"-mt-1 list-decimal space-y-2 pl-8\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Your passion can pay the bills<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Quality beats quick cash any day<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Sometimes, you gotta learn it the hard way (but it&#8217;s totally worth it!)<\/li><\/ol><h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The Future is Bright (and Stylish!)<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">What&#8217;s next for this teen tycoon? Chidalu&#8217;s dreaming big:<\/p><ul class=\"-mt-1 list-disc space-y-2 pl-8\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">A boutique that&#8217;ll be the talk of the town<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Taking SRUF global (watch out, world!)<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Adding a dash of logistics to the SRUF empire<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df1a390\" data-id=\"df1a390\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-030e377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"030e377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee6e051\" data-id=\"ee6e051\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5b7b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c5b7b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf2-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6755\" alt=\"CHIDALU\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf2-19x24.jpg 19w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf2-29x36.jpg 29w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf2-38x48.jpg 38w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sruf2.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-babe247 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"babe247\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdfe359\" data-id=\"cdfe359\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bf2469\" data-id=\"4bf2469\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbd10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fbd10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The Girl Behind the Brand<\/h3><p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">At 17, Chidalu&#8217;s not just about fashion. 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