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Hello Everyone! It gives me pleasure to present to you this third edition themed ‘’Fashion Statement’’ and I hope you’d find it as enjoyable as it was putting it together with you in mind. Yes, I mean You! Compiling it was so much fun as I thought of the joy and the benefits you would derive turning every page, and I hope we continue bringing out more interesting editions. Of course without my remarkably amiable team members this edition will not be a reality. They love you just as much and their contribution is seen in every word.
Hello Everyone!
It gives me pleasure to present to you this third edition themed ‘’Fashion Statement’’ and I hope you’d
find it as enjoyable as it was putting it together with you in mind. Yes, I mean You! Compiling it was so
much fun as I thought of the joy and the benefits you would derive turning every page, and I hope we
continue bringing out more interesting editions. Of course without my remarkably amiable team
members this edition will not be a reality. They love you just as much and their contribution is seen in
every word.
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Exhibition Area at GFDW Movenpick Hotel<br />
Exhibition by SO Aesthetic Make up Official MUA<br />
Guests purchasing items on display at Exhibition<br />
DESIGNERS IN DIASPORA<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Oswald Boateng born 1967 is an<br />
english fashion designer of Ghanaian<br />
descent, known for his trademark twist on<br />
classic British tailoring style. Inspired by his<br />
father's suits Boateng opened his first shop<br />
on Savile Row at the age of 28. In 1994<br />
Oswald Boateng staged his first catwalk<br />
presntation during Paris Fashion Week, the<br />
first tailor to stage a catwalk show in paris. In<br />
2005, Boateng was honoured with a major 20<br />
year retrospective event at the Victoria and<br />
Albert Museum. The exhibition recognized<br />
that Boateng had by combining the highest<br />
standards of execution with a fresh vibrant<br />
design philosophy, successfully capturing the<br />
imagination of both media and the public.<br />
In 2003 he launched his fragrance for women<br />
"Bespoke"<br />
In 2008 Oswald Boateng's new flagship store<br />
and headquarters was launched at No. 30<br />
Savile Row, on the corner of Savile Row and<br />
Clifford Street. The signage and interior were<br />
co-designed with British-Ghananian<br />
Architect David Adjaye.<br />
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