LOOKBOOK: THE GENESIS COLLECTION BY KOSHIE O.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

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Photo : Jeric Pio/ Koshie O.

Koshie O. is a brand of clothing which integrates African themes and aesthetics with modern designs. The fashion line blends an African focus on luxuriant fabric and earthy symbolism with more fluid and practical modern designs required by a contemporary lifestyle. In some sense, Koshie O. is an echo of many of the globalizing currents that are simultaneously shaping Africa and introducing her kaleidoscope to the modern world. The founder and CEO Nina Baksmaty is herself an embodiment of these transformations. She lives and was educated in the United States but was raised in Ghana along a line of traditional Ghanaian dressmakers and artisans who have served their local communities for several generations. They use top quality fabrics which are globally selected to exacting standards and processed in many places including Ghana and New York city.

There are 3 pieces in this collection that were designed by R&B singer Mya , Model Eva Marcille, and Gospel singer Michelle williams. The genesis collection is very edgy and chic and the prints are lovely. I particularly love the dress designed by Mya it looks almost like a dress I wore a few months ago here. Check out the full collection below and tell me which look is your favorite.