The KIKI Journal, from Accra
KIKI Clothing blurs the lines between continents, and between traditional dress and modern style. Vivid West African mixed prints, cut into clean contemporary silhouettes, made in-house in Accra.
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KIKI started life as KIKI for Kids, an African-inspired childrenswear label. Mothers kept asking for grown-up versions of the girlswear, so KIKI Clothing was born to answer them. A small childrenswear line still lives in the Accra store.
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Bespoke tailoring has long been the heart of fashion in Ghana. KIKI keeps that spirit, with every piece produced in-house in Accra, and still offers custom sizing. The collections are ready-to-wear, with a strong focus on quality.
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The KIKI Jaga Jaga Dress was worn by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o and photographed by Mario Testino for US Vogue. The Daily Telegraph and ELLE Italia followed.
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KIKI has worked with the International Trade Centre's Ethical Fashion Initiative, and gives a share of profits to partners like OIC Ghana, which helps young adults reach their full potential through education.
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KIKI's press told as stories, each one linking to the original feature.
The dress that took KIKI's prints from Accra to the pages of Vogue.
Read the featureKIKI showed in Rome with the Ethical Fashion Initiative.
Read the featureKIKI among the Telegraph's picks of African design.
Read the featureKIKI was part of the exhibition that toured art and design museums across the United States, and appears in the book of the same name.
Exhibition and bookAlso featured in Glamour, on the BBC and on CNN.
I was disheartened with the gloom-ridden representations of Africa portrayed by the international media, and passionate about showcasing a more positive, progressive and vibrant side of my part of Africa, through fashion.Titi Ademola-Perez, founder and designer
Born in London to Ghanaian and Nigerian heritage, Titi studied at the London College of Fashion and graduated from the American InterContinental University in Atlanta before moving home to West Africa.
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