A K W I Y A H

| Jumpsuit Designed by Me | Necklace purchase in Ghana |

I am slightly obsessed with jumpsuits and just wide leg pants in general. This jumpsuit was made with Woodin fabric purchased in Ghana. The jumpsuit has a denim feel to it.

Bringing my design for this jumpsuit to life was a struggle to say the least. We went through so many alterations due to the stiffness of the fabric. In the end it looks nothing like what I initially had in mind but the more I played around with the fabric - the more I fell in love with my new creation. So unexpected and unorthodox.

Dress Designed by Me | Akwiyah designs

Dress without detachable bow |

Dress designed by me | Custom made |

I designed this dress specifically for a wedding. I recently wore this dress to a wedding and it was perfect for that "I want to slay but people think it is rude to be overdressed at someone else's wedding so I need to slay - politely." Ahahah! Talk about a feeling maself moment. I got the idea for this dress while going through various Ralph and Russo Cannes red carpet and Christian Siriano Spring 2016 offerings.

The tailor who constructed the huge bow made it so that I could detach it. For my first time wearing this dress I decided to leave the bow on for maximum effect and it was perfect! I loved it!


Designed by Akwiyah

Outfit Designed by me | Necklace handmade by a friend | Headwrap - fabric bought in Ghana

I've been so slow with posts due to travelling and work and exams. Just too much going on! But the passion for blogging is still there. I think that's the hardest part about this blogging game. When there's so much going on in life I tend to push it aside - but I refuse to lose momentum.

I love designing clothes and dressing (for no reason other than my imaginary fabulous event heavy life - hah!) - That is why I love using this blog as an outlet.

I've been thinking a lot about this blog and I am happy just keeping it style centered.Whether it's me posting clothes I've designed or just posting pictures of myself - dressed up with no where to go.

If I were to start a life style blog it honestly would not be true to my passion about blogging. At this point if I did that it would only be because other popular bloggers are doing it too - I always need to remind myself to be ... myself. It's enough for me.

And of course to the voyeur out there if you want to take a peak at my designs or my style - you are more than welcome :)

As usual I designed this. It was made by a seamstress in Ghana.
I love this pink on pink with a little Fan'm Djanm inspiration from +Finding Paola  !

xxAkwiyah

| 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