Sunday, December 23, 2007

Early Ozwald Boateng



Extraordinary fashion presentation by Ozwald Boateng in mid 90's. Love the theatrics and colors.
Trailblazer.
More info:

Ozwald Boateng is a modern bespoke tailors at 12a Savile Row founded by Ozwald Boateng (OBE) who sees himself as both tailor and a designer, so coining the term 'bespoke couturier'.[28] There is also a ready-to-wear outlet on Vigo Lane.

Born in Ghana in the late 1960s and brought up in north London, Boateng started tailoring at age 16, selling his mother's designs on Portobello Road; by twenty three he had set himself up full-time in business. He began making bespoke suits in 1990, and is credited with introducing Savile Row tailoring to a new generation. The first tailor to stage a catwalk show in Paris, Boateng's many clients include Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Russell Crowe, Keanu Reeves, and Mick Jagger.[29]

He was appointed creative director of Givenchy menswear in 2003.[30]

On June 22, 2006, the Sundance Channel began airing a reality television series called House of Boateng which follows Boateng's efforts to launch his Bespoke Couture line in the United States.

Boateng lives with his wife and two children in central London, and was recently named one of the 100 Great Black Britons by The Voice and the Greater London Authority.

website: ozwaldboateng.co.uk

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