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JEFFREY ODONKOR Even though i study fashion design I don’t consider myself as a fashion designer because I’m kind of a mixture of everything art related so I consider myself as a creative.

Creativity means everything to me.

THE WORLD OF FASHIONAFETY Fashion is a means to express one’s ideas, culture and values, interests and personality.

EMMANUELLA ODORSAFETY

She creates ready to wear pieces for clients both locally and internationally. She is also a freelance digital artist specialized in creating illustrated images for books (e-books and prints) and online promotional content.

QUATRE HOMME The idea was birth from the founder’s passion in fashion and a strong desire to transform the fashion patterns of young individuals at the time, helping them to embrace corporate outfits as an upgraded representation of their unique personalities.

BOYEDOE BOYEDOE is a costume designing house, ready to usher the fashion world forward with collections that crossed the borderlines of art and fashion that represents the refinement of a craft and the persistence of an idea about what is chic and dandyish

Jeffrey Odonkor

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aking certain decisions personally while growing up was a difficult task, but determination they say is the key to success. Jeffrey Odonkor is my name. The only boy in a family of four girls which automatically made me the only boy child of my parents. A fashion student at the Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design (JACCD).

Even though i study fashion design I don’t consider myself as a fashion designer because I’m kind of a mixture of everything art related so I consider myself as a creative.

Creativity means everything to me. I’m committed and broad minded about everything I do.

Most of my friends say I’m multi talented. I usually say creativity is a thing of the mind and heart.

I really love to make new things with extraordinary looks and features. I had always wanted to be different and that’s one thing about the creative industry, one has to be different to be able to succeed because there is nothing new under the sun.

My main focus is fashion designing and photography.

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I fell in love with fashion just at once watching a fashion show on fashiononetv and from that day I knew this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. As time went on I also had a thing for photography and started practicing and learning anything I had to know about it.

What inspires me to learn more is the fact that sometimes I pay people to do things for me or buying things myself but looking at how creative I can be i would rather sit down learn and do it myself.

Because if I can do it why do I have to get someone to do it for me. One thing that inspires me in life is my family. Another thing that inspires me in this creative industry is nature and everything i see around me.

My dreams and aspirations in life is to be known for what I do and not forgotten, to be the first known African couture designer. And also to help other creatives and artists in Africa especially my home land Ghana.

Jeffrey Odonkor Creative Director

THE WORLD OF FASHION “

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, in the way we live and what is happening around us.

- Coco Chanel

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ashion is a means to express one’s ideas, culture and values, interests and personality.Indeed, even individuals who state they couldn’t care less what they wear pick garments each morning that say a great deal regarding them and how they feel that day.

One certain thing in the fashion world is change. We are continually being shelled with new fashion thoughts from music, recordings, books, and TV. Motion pictures additionally bigly affect what individuals wear.

Beam Ban sold more shades after the film Men In Black. Now and again a pattern is around the world. Harking back to the 1950s, youngsters wherever dressed like Elvis Presley.

Fashion is revealing. Garments uncover what gatherings individuals are in. In secondary school, bunches have names: “goths, skaters, prepares, spices.” Styles show what your identity is, yet they likewise make generalizations and separation between gatherings. For example, a businessperson may take a gander at a kid with green hair and numerous piercings as a monstrosity and untouchable. In any case, to someone else, the kid is an exacting traditionalist.

He dresses a specific method to convey the message of resistance and division, however inside that gathering, the look is uniform.

Acknowledgment or dismissal of a style is a response to the general public we live in.

Fashion is a language which recounts to an anecdote about the individual who wears it.

“Garments make a silent methods for correspondence that we as a whole comprehend,” as indicated

by Katherine Hamnett, a top British fashion architect. Hamnett became famous when her shirts with huge messages like “Pick Life” were worn by a few musical gangs.

There are numerous reasons we wear what we wear.

-Security from cold, downpour and day off: climbers wear cutting edge outerwear to stay away from frostbite and over-introduction.

-Physical fascination: numerous styles are worn to move “science.”

-Feelings: we dress “up” when we’re glad and “down” when we’re

vexed.

Strict articulation: Orthodox Jewish men wear long dark suits and Islamic ladies spread all aspects of their body with the exception of their eyes.

Recognizable proof and convention: makes a decision about wear robes, individuals in the military wear outfits, ladies wear long white dresses.

Fashion is enormous business.

More individuals are engaged with the purchasing, selling and creation of attire than some other business on the planet. Ordinary, a large number of laborers configuration, sew, paste, color, and transport dress to stores.

Advertisements on transports, bulletins and magazines give us thoughts regarding what to wear, intentionally, or subliminally.

Garments can be utilized as a political weapon. In nineteenth century England, laws precluded individuals from wearing garments created in France. During twentieth century socialist transformations, outfits were utilized to annul class and race differentiations.

Compiled from: pbs.org

EMMANUELLA ODOR

Fashion Designer/ Illustrator

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mmanuella Odor is a passionate, creative and certified fashion designer. She creates ready to wear pieces for clients both locally and internationally. She is also a freelance digital artist specialized in creating illustrated images for books (e-books and prints) and online promotional content. She has worked on numerous fashion pieces and also a number of book covers, characters and materials among other distinct in the field.

She helps authors and individuals meet their creative needs with respect to fashion and art.

Emmanuella Odor is a lover of make-up artistry and singing. As a champion of environmental issues she was part of a trio selected to create innovative recycled garments to promote sustainable practices in the industry.

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uatre Homme is an urban clothing line that fuses innovative designs and authentic fabrics to make high quality clothing for our clientele.

We are a fashion house that specializes in bespoke men’s suits, jackets, trousers, shirts and kaftan outfits. A key strategic component to differentiating the firm and to optimize productivity and efficiency is our price and customer service.

The mission of Quatre Homme is to be a holistic men grooming solution provider.

Quatre was founded in 2014

by Jeremiah Hiamadey. The

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idea was birth from the founder’s passion in fashion and a strong desire to transform the fashion patterns of young individuals at the time, helping them to embrace corporate outfits as an upgraded representation of their unique personalities. Quatre Homme commenced operations in 2015 with a monthly run rate of 5 suits.

The brand quickly rose to become a household name amongst the founder’s sphere of contact. The enterprise focused solely on making men suits, jackets and trousers. The founder mainly served as a middleman between end-customers and the tailors. In 2020 a decision was reached to expand our output and coverage in a bid to become a significant fashion brand in the Ghanaian market.

Quatre Homme aims at satisfying the fashion needs of young Ghanaians men in the ever growing middleclass. This range consists of students, corporate workers and entrepreneurs. We specialize in the design and creation of bespoke suits, shirts, jackets, trousers and kaftans at optimal prices.

The business is run by the founder Jeremiah Hiamadey and assisted by Wisdom Sylvester. We also have permanent and temporal tailors which are responsible for converting the fabrics to final outfits. We work alongside a digital marketer and a photographer that assists in brand building activities.

Quatre homme is a limited by Liability Company.

Quatre Homme store is located at No.9 Parakou Estate Junction , West Legon.

Jeremiah Hiamadey Founder,Quatre Homme

Wisdom Sylvester Partner, Quatre Homme

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AVID KUSI BOY-DOE Is the creative director of a Ghanaian based costume designing house BOYEDOE. A stylist turned a designer was schooled at the JOYCE ABABIO College of creative Design and graduate as the MOST OUTSTANDING & MOST CREATIVE STUDENT. Boye-Doe was the first runnerup of the VLISCO FASHION FUND 2019 BOYEDOE (BRAND) BOYEDOE is a costume designing house, ready to usher the fashion world forward with collections that crossed the borderlines of art and fashion that represents the refinement of a craft and the persistence of an idea about what is chic and dandyish. BOYEDOE look can be whimsical, feminine, masculine, daring, provocative and glamorous expression of ethical fashion.

BOYEDOE makes high-end fun with an - edge sustainable clothing. I love the female form and see my work as a way to enhance the body without restricting it. I design for real people. I think of our clients all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.�

Vision: To do the unseen, unforgettable pieces of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.

CLIENTELE BOYEDOE has styled celebrities across Africa and beyond in the likes of ; 1. CHANTEL RILEY (JAMAICAN-CANADIAN actress and musician) 2. MOYO LAWAL (NIGERIAN Actress) 3. NANA AKUA ADDO (GHANAIAN Actress and Fashionista.)

4. BISA KDEI (GHANAIAN musician highlife Legend) 5. TWINSDNTBEG (GHANAIANS Presidential and Celebrities photographers and bloggers).

COLLABORATION: We have collaborated with Photographers and Bloggers in the likes of ; 1. @nanakduah (photographer and creative director of @oxygenghana).

2. @sackiteytesa (Photographer Vogue Italy) 3. @twinsdntbeg & @swagofafricanews (photographers and Bloggers).

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Boye-Doe

DAVID KUSI BOY-DOE , Creative Director BOYEDOE