A K W I Y A H

| Kente Dress designed by me | Cuffs from Forever21 (old) | Shoes from Go Jane | Body Chain from Asos (old)

| Cuffs from Forever21 |

| Kente Dress designed by me | Cuffs from Forever21 (old) | Shoes from Go Jane | Body Chain from Asos (old)

Kente will forever be one of my absolute favorite fabrics. The fabric has rich history and the amount of work and creativity that goes into weaving just a strip of this fabric makes me proud to call it one of Ghana's nationals treasures.

This blazer dress was made with two different patterns of Kente. My seamstress did an amazing job sewing this just as I explained. Sewing Kente is no small feat. The fabric is woven in strips. It is up to the seamstress to deconstruct these strips and match up the geometric pattern all while making sure it makes sense with the silhouette of the dress.

The large gold buttons give it an '80s feel. By far one of my absolute favorite pieces. So proud to be the owner of this piece!

xx Akwiyah

Top and Pants Designed me || Made by a seamstress in Ghana || Necklace from Forever21 || Sandals from GoJane (old)

Top and Pants Designed me || Made by a seamstress in Ghana || Necklace from Forever21 || Sandals from GoJane (old)

Once upon a time I had a seamstress make culottes for me ... and I was left slightly disappointed. The cut of the pants almost looked mermaid shaped :\

I have a new AMAZING seamstress now and we just clicked from day one. She made this pair of culottes - just as I instructed. It's such a happy feeling to see something you designed in your head come to fruition.

These culottes were made with Woodin fabric. This fabric is from their Jeans de Woodin line. I can pair this outfit flats or strappy heels. The sexiness exuded when I'm in this outfit is cool, understated and casual kind of sexiness!

Crop Top designed by me // Shorts from Zara (old) // Shoes - Love Culture (old)

Crop Top designed by me // Shorts from Zara (old) // Shoes - Love Culture (old)

Dashiki Skirt custom made in Ghana || Crop Top custom made with Woodin Fabric

Being from Ghana it makes me happy to see the Dashiki print (also referred to as Angelina print) appreciated on a world wide scale. In the beginning I resisted - so hard - at making a dashiki fashion post. Especially a maxi skirt post. It's all over the place nowadays.

I wear Dashiki printed clothes at home all the time. They are basically by lounging/weekend outfits. I just felt like making a fashion post would seem like I was jumping on the Dashiki maxi skirt bang wagon.

Upon second thought - I said "why the heck not?"  So what if everyone owns (or at least wants to own) a Dashiki maxi skirt? That's a beautiful thing! It makes me so proud to be an African when I spot people in different countries wearing the Dashiki print. When I think about it - this is what I wish would happen with African prints in general. I want people all over the world to appreciate African prints and wear them with the same ease as an aztec print you would purchase from Forever21.

I purchased this vibrant yellow Dashiki skirt in Ghana and my seamstress made the perfect maxi skirt to show off the print. The pockets make me fall even more in love with it!

xx Akwiyah