Two cultures.
One story.
No boxes.
Born from Nigerian and Italian roots, ITALO9JA is about carrying your culture with you without letting it decide how far you can go.
We call it ROOTED NOT STUCK.
DISCOVER OUR STORYThe Rooted Drop
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MEET THE FOUNDERS
Built by sisters.
ITALO9JA started with two sisters, two cultures and one idea: you shouldn't have to choose between where you come from and where you're going.
They're building the brand while being homeschooled — learning business by actually building one. Every design, customer, mistake and sale becomes part of the journey.
THE 100 CUSTOMER CHALLENGE
The first 100.
Every brand starts somewhere. We're building ITALO9JA one real customer at a time.
- EARLY SALES
- £200+
- NEXT MILESTONE
- 20 customers beyond friends & family
- THE MISSION
- 100 customers
ROOTED STORIES
Where are you rooted?
Everyone has somewhere, someone or something that shaped them. ROOTED STORIES is where the ITALO9JA community shares theirs.
SHARE YOUR STORYShop the look
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Made for you.
Rather than producing mountains of unwanted stock, selected ITALO9JA pieces are produced after you order.
01
YOU CHOOSE
Pick your piece, colour and size.
02
YOUR PIECE IS CREATED
It's produced for your order.
03
IT'S SENT TO YOU
Shipped straight to you, with tracking where the carrier provides it.
Building ITALO9JA
THE JOURNEYBehind the scenes, first customers, samples, mistakes and milestones — curated, not auto-embedded, so the site stays fast.
