Von Ray
Hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana by way of NYC, VonRay has over 10 years of Fashion Styling, Design, Film, Mentoring and Production experience. The Dynamic Duo comprising of Dennis R. & Latasha H. has worked with several celebrities & industry officials. Their past Accessory & Apparel Designs and Style work have been featured in publications such as Heed Magazine, Marie Claire, Urban Ink, Beyond Classically Beautiful, Stylish Curves, Lane Bryant’s Blog, Just Jared, Eclec Magazine, Huffington Post (Style) and more.
VonRay Designs have hit the runway of several Fashion Shows in America and internationally such as PFWAfrica 2017, Lagos Style & Fashion Week, FashionsFinestAfrica, Into The Woods, The Eleventh Fashion Show, Project Reunited, Fall Into the Winter Fashion Show, Sisters In Power Fashion Show.
They have produced several Fashion Show productions, appeared on many television shows showing Style and Fashion tips, and more. VonRay started a Mission Makoko Project where they will be giving back to Makoko, Nigeria in October 2018, partnering with Clare Cares Foundation.
JPKouture by Hadassah
JPKouture’s ethos is that every plus size lady is beautiful and their clothes should complement and enhance this beauty, hence they build the confidence of a curvy lady. This motivated the birth of JPKOUTURE by Hadassah in 2013, a brand dedicated to designing and producing fabulous pieces using Exotic fabrics with a Modern and Sultry twist.
JPKouture specializes in creating beautiful couture pieces with a blend of Ankara, sequin, lace, etc. Each piece is carefully designed to enhance the curves and creates an elegant silhouette for full figured ladies. JPKouture by Hadassah the pioneer of the Plussize movement in Africa and also the founder of PLUSSIZE FASHION WEEK AFRICA, JPKouture has done more than 20 fashion runways starting from 2013 to date and has won several awards since 2015.
O’Saunders
O’Saunders is a fashion brand which completely represents the ideology of the modern-day woman’s taste in fashion. The brand started in 2010 by Olabisi Saunders, a fashion graduate with the aim of providing uniquely crafted garments and accessories which gives a sense of confidence, luxury, modernity and functionality to women of different sizes and colour.
The O’Saunders brand provides both ready to wear and High-end dresses to complement the modern day woman.
SGTC Clothing
SGTC Clothing is a contemporary Afrocentric, ready-to-wear Fashion Brand that celebrates women of all Figures.
“In just 2 Years, over 250 designs under our belt, Our journey has been that of intense hard work and firm consistency. From a little tribe to building a culture of presenting our African prints especially Ankara in a unique way thousands of people globally want to be a part of. An SGTC WOMAN is Bold, Confident and not afraid to stand out and make a Statement with Fashion.”
Modavi Couture
Modavi Couture is a Nigerian Ready-to-wear fashion brand that caters to women with different fashion styles, dress sizes and shapes. Modavi Couture has been in business for approximately two years.
“At Modavi Couture we believe in self-confidence; every woman is beautiful in her own unique way.”
Ashanti Swimwear
Ashanti Swimwear is a Ghanaian owned unique African print swimwear line. “We designed this line to tell the story of African culture & fashion. Our mission is to see women in all shades and sizes around the world embrace and celebrate the true meaning of traditional African culture. African fashion and culture is evolving around the world and the swimwear industry must evolve with this change and increasing demand because beauty is beyond shade and size. Our prints and patterns represent timeless African royal culture. Every pattern and colour represents a unique meaning of life.”
Ashanti Swimwear launched in November 2016 and in just over a year the brand has built a very strong social media presence due to creative promotional videos and images.
Ashanti Swimwear has been worn by Hollywood celebrities like Gabrielle Union and Kelly Rowland and has been featured in ELLE Magazine, Huffington Posts, Daily Mail, Yahoo News, Cosmopolitan, CNN, BuzzFeed, Essence, Pop Sugar, Madame Noire, E-News, Bravo TV and many more.
Scarlett & Jo
Scarlett & Jo was founded by Gifi Fields the veteran; a designer whose career started in the 1960’s. Gifi has always been an innovator and is credited with designing and producing the first ra-ra skirts amongst many other iconic designs and shapes.
Also well known for producing beautiful prints, and soft flowing fabrics, with Scarlett & Jo he has set about designing new fun and feminine cuts and shapes that enhance the full figured woman.
There is a consistent illusion of the hourglass that Scarlett & Jo produces that work with women of all shapes. Some say Gifi has invented cuts and shapes that have made all women curvy. Scarlett & Jo has reinvented the 40’s Tea dress as the ultimate dress of wear, style and comfort.
“We have developed distinctive unique prom dresses that somehow transcend their 1950’s heritage to become a present-day dress of occasion.”
Perlicious
Falling in love very early with African fashion, and the miscegenation of cultures, Sarah Codjo, native Beninese decided to put her pearl talent in the heart of her life.
After a diversified professional life, she decided to embark on entrepreneurship and put her creativity into her professional life in 2008 in Dakar. She returned to base in Benin in 2009 and since then, she has realized seven (7) collections with a minimum of one hundred (100) unique pieces made entirely by hand, under the name Perlicious Accessories.
Since 2012, she has represented Benin, her country of origin, at fashion shows, exhibitions and cultural meetings, in Benin, France, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Malawi. Perlicious proposes a creative, personalized, inclusive ( all sizes matter) and rich fashion.
Areke by Juliet
Areke by Juliet is a jewellery line founded by Juliet Atieno Ochieng, miss world Kenya 2004, TV producer, Musician, Actor and mother of two beautiful girls.
“We are inspired by the bold unapologetic African woman we mainly use locally available materials like Brass, Leather, Beads, sisal and cow horn to create our one of a kind pieces,” she said “Our workshop is based in the biggest slum in Africa – KIBERA – where we engage the talented youth to help carefully handcraft each piece.”
Morin.O
Morin.O is a contemporary leather accessories brand inspired by artistic Innovation and ethnic designs for the sassy, confident and fashionable individual. We pride ourselves in the production of exclusive handcrafted leather accessories to accentuate your style, giving you a platform for personal expression.
Founded by the savvy and contemporary African art collector Maureen (Morin) Obaweya, our core strength lies in our commitment and ethos of being the best in the leather goods industry through service, attention to detail and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction.
Using the finest of leather, all Morin.O handbags and accessories are handmade at our workshops in Nigeria and are sold at exhibitions, boutiques and stores locally and internationally.”