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Adebayo Jones - Nigeria/UK
The name Adebayo Jones is synonymous with exquisite fashion. The London-based Fashion Designer, Style Consultant, and Television Show Host, has long been associated with glamour, elegance, opulence, style; he has continued to build an international following for his fashion label over the last three decades.
During this time, he has dressed celebrities, socialites and some of the most beautiful women in the world, which includes famous singers, European and African royalty, actors, TV and stage stars, beauty Queens, and first Ladies.
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Abrantie TheGentleman - Ghana
Oheneba Yaw Boamah is a Ghanaian born lover of Arts who graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Art who studied Industrial Arts and majored in Textiles. His love of African Art, aim of empowering men to be well groomed and most importantly with an identity. He saw the need to urge men to look well groomed and dapper and not forgetting their african identity. This led to the birth of ·Abrantie movement• which later turned into a menswear fashion line ..ABRANTIE TheGentleman...
Abrantie TheGentleman menswear is associated with unique gentleman looks, quality craftsmanship and countless detail exclusivity created by Oheneba Yaw Boamah targeting people with passion for African culture and taste from all over the world. The brand is noted for its fashion forward designs and clean cut as well as its contemporary touch to classic tailoring.
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Unikutelle - Nigeria
Unikutelle Blessing Mato established her eponymous brand in 2008. She is a Nigerian Fashion Designer, Couturiere and Art Director, native of a small town called Jengre in Plateau State but was born and raised in Kaduna State Nigeria. She bagged a first degree in International studies Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 2005, during which she discovered what she calls “a burning desire for fashion and all things design”, she officially launched the Unikutelle brand in 2010 which became rapidly known for its impeccably tailored dresses across Nigeria and serving quite a number of clients in the UK and the USA.
In 2014 She moved to Milan Italy to study a certificate in Fashion Design, Diploma in Women's wear Fashion Design and a Masters in Art Direction for Fashion Design and Haute Couture Istituto di moda burgo and HFFA respectively. She has interned at Milan Fashion Week with designers such as Stella Jean.
NWOCHA means "FABULOUS WOMAN” a reference to the brand's inherent esthetic. The HON label has been igniting the Nigerian fashion scene since 2010. Led by Ugonna Omeruo, the label offers sustainable, contemporary modern designs for modern forward thinking women who are self assured and ready to take the spotlight anytime they walk into a room. Elegance and Sophistication has proven to be a protable formula for House of Nwocha over the years, netting the label a divers following.
House of Nwocha, has participated in several events and shows and has showcased its creativity on different platforms locally and internationally, most recent being the Arise Fashion Week (AFW) 2019. For each garment we create, we try to capture the female body in it's true essence. The label has grown to include not just garments but also a handmade leather goods line, an accessories line and an Eyewearline launched in 2021