They Call Her Ghana’s ‘Christie Brown’

I am happy to see my school mate from Morning Star succeed in the world fashion. I would be really excited that you leave your foot prints on the streets of Paris, New York and London. I would also encourage you to also include more Western fabrics in your clothing line in order to appeal to the Western societies.

How do we reach Aisha or even place orders?
Is she based in the US or Ghana?

i’m just glad to see africans finally owning an industry to which they’ve contributed so much but never really benefited from. well done to her!

pretty dresses,plus they’re very wearable.thanks Bella.

i think the outfits are really nice and well made and stylish!
there is nothing new under the sun except you want her to design unwearable clothes with futuristic(e.t.c) and overly creative design(like the ones we see on paris and NY runways) then this is as good as it gets! look at miacheal Kors fall ‘08 collection…wearable nice clothes too..nothing out of the ordinary and this is a noted fashion designer!! Except if she is a costume designer then i believe she is on d right track

i concur with Sharone’s comment . The designs are neither innovative nor creative . However they look well made and pretty stylish – albeit looks like she got a Glamour mag and simply replicated the designs in in African print or Ankara. Its kind everywhere now Jewel by Lisa, Sika designs, Peridot and Ruby etc ….all the same – but i applaud the young lady for starting..she can only get better – and for a newbie she did well – plenty plenty room for improvement…with time she’ll find her niche…Good luck my Ghanian sister………for any other ‘wanna b designers’ (myself included) – keep it simple, stylish, creative and cost effective (hey that’s a niche)

Just okay. Nothing spectacular. And I echo earlier comments as well, especially in terms of creativity and pricing. I understand the need to “brand” but I can’t stand that a lot of young, upcoming Nigerian designers charge in the region of $100 – $140 or so for simple dresses. I’m using a rough exchange rate of 120 naira/dollar, so #12,000-#17,000, if not more. I’ll pass, thanks. It makes no damn sense, especially since my tailor charges me a maximum of $20 for my most elaborate designs. And it’s not as if I’ll walk into a room and someone’ll notice I’m wearing so and so designer right away…so what’s their unique selling point? They should carry go jo. I’m all for supporting budding entrepreneurs but I’m not paying ridiculous amounts for no damn ankara dress. In fact, getting me to pay $120 for a well-known established brand (e.g. Marc Jacobs) takes a lot of coaxing…and I usually tend to run to ebay to see if I can get further discounts, lol. Ankara ko, ankara ni. I understand options are limited in terms of affordable ready-to-wear clothes in Lagos. Someone needs to fill that niche, like, yesterday.

P.S. Bella and team, would you be kind enough to do a post on where to shop in Lagos this December + events and designers to be on the lookout for when we’re there? Thanks!

What most “new age fashion designers” do is ‘rip the runway’ and though I see nothing wrong with this,I would appreciate it if they could mention where the inspiration came from especially when they are not the original owners of the design..its like Plagiarising!

No hating on this article though as I appreciate her simplicity in making the fabrics come alive in these beautiful pieces..although my respect still goes to Deola S for creativity, I see a sence of design and style in every woman..how we represent or reflect it is a totally different subject….

i must admit though,the styles are really nice n the models are gorge!very wearable,nothing too over-the-top….

hmm,there’s one of those fabrics up there that i have which i actually made into a similar style-but my own design,of course!does that make me a designer too?lol

anyway,on a more serious note,i dont necessarily have a problem with the whole ‘everyone is a designer-craze’.what actually annoys me is the price-tags they put on their clothes!i mean,i can honestly make exactly the same thing with my tailor @ half or quarter the price!if the whole idea is to make our local fabrics into ready-to-wear outfits,i think they should be more reasonably priced and affordable.