Fashion Designers in Ghana: Top 10 in 2020

Fashion Designers in Ghana: Top 10 in 2020

In Ghana, the fashion industry is generally more desirable than ever before. Brands are opening small productions or boutiques shops to market and sell their pieces. They hire workers and pay them very fair wages, which will automatically reduce unemployment in the country.

Top Fashion Designers in Ghana

Top 10 Fashion designers in Ghana in 2020

The top fashion designers in Ghana, we all can agree that they are perfecting the fashion industry. They always there to invest their creativity to make traditional accessories and fabrics into a well-crafted modern piece. This article is meant to recognize the names of fashion designers in Ghana that have contributed to the growth of the fashion industry.

Nana & Afua Dabanka

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Nana & Afua Dabanka, founders of MONAA (Ghana)

Nana & Afua Dabanka are great real sisters that combine their efforts to brand their name. They got inspirations from their father who used to make handmade traditional leather slippers and beautiful Kente styles mother’s silk. They have lived on 3 continents and the overall inspiration made the creative sisters come up with the sandal line that is really in demand.

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Kristin & Kofi Essel

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Kristin & Kofi Essel are workmates with a lifetime courtship. They get their inspirations from architecture and the couple created the jewelry brand. They trendy designs have placed them among the best fashion designers in Ghana. La La Anthony, Beyoncé, and Solange have tasted the brand and they have a piece of her designs in the wardrobe.

Leslie Wiredu

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Kofi Gyedu & Leslie Wiredu working on their collection in Ghana © ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative

Leslie is among the top male fashion designers in Ghana. He is best in designing stage and movie costumes. Leslie is a very creative designer and the majority of famous Ghana artists are dressed by him when they are shooting a music video or maybe a stage performance. Renowned top clients of Leslie are Guru, Eden, 4×4, Sarkodie and he recently dressed the billionaire Davido.

Kofi Okyere Darko

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Kofi Okyere is among those designers who left their careers for their love for fashion. He was once a radio broadcaster, but now his a very famous and ranked fashion designer who launched his nineteen 57 line clothing. Kofi's designs have been showcased in quite a number of fashion shows. Politicians and those fashion lovers with high personalities are good promoters of his pieces.

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Kweku Bediako

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Kweku is a successful designer who is famous for dressing the whole Black Star team before the world cup. He created the chocolate clothing and his pieces are showcased in various fashion runways. Most male celebrities have his pieces in their wardrobe.

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Elikem Kumordzie Da Tailor

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Elikem and Pokello

Elikem is renowned as once a participator in Big Brother Show. He projected his pieces and that's where his journey to the fashion world started. His clothes are showcased in various fashion shows and platforms in Africa.

Elisha Boie

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Ellie is the youngest of all the Ghana designers. He is popular for his creativity for his graphic shirts and jerseys pieces. Elisha created the BOIE clothing and his pieces were once showcased in France.

Aisha Ayensu

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Christie Brown Collection

Aisha is a successful designer for her classy and trendy designs. She created the Christie Brown Label with stage costumes pieces. Her designs are showcased across the Africa continent. She is popular for designing one the most famous and international musician, Beyoncé and her dancers' stage costumes.

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Ophelia Crossland

Ophelia Akweley Okyere-Darko is a Ghanaian fashion designer and the Creative Director of Ophelia Crossland Designs Ltd and Ohemaa Kids who has been in the business for the past 18 years.

Fashion Designers in Ghana: Top 10 in 2020
Ophelia Crossland
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She started the brand in 2004 after graduating top of her class at the prestigious Vogue Style School Of Fashion and Design.

She’s made clothes for Samira Bawumia, Mrs Joy Otabil, Nana Aba Anamoah, Nicole Ari-Parker, Gifty Anti & Doreen Andoh and represented Ghana at Swarovski World Exhibition in Dubai.

Tonyi Senayah

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Tony is a successful fashion designer who created the horseman shoes. The president of Ghana and a list of high profile persons owns a pair of his designs.

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Chris Ndetei (Lifestyle writer) Christopher Ndetei is a junior reporter writer who joined the Yen team in May 2021. He graduated from the Machakos Technical College in 2009 with a diploma in ICT. Chris has over two years of experience in content creation and more than ten working in the hospitality industry. He covers lifestyle/entertainment, focusing on biographies, life hacks, gaming and guides. In 2023, Christopher finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques. You can reach him at chrisndetei@gmail.com