Wp/gpe/Aisha Ayensu

human
Sex or gender	female
Country of citizenship	Ghana
Given name	Aisha
Family name	Ayensu
Date of birth	20. century
Place of birth	Ghana
Languages spoken, written or signed	English
Occupation	fashion designer
Educated at	University of Ghana, Achimota School
Award received	Glitz Style Awards

Aisha Ayensu be Ghanaian award-winning fashion designer wey be known say she designe outfits den stage costumes give Beyonce, Genevieve Nnaji, Jackie Appiah den Sandra "Alexandrina" Don-Arthur.^[1]^[2] She be de founder den Creative Director give Christie Brown, wey be Ghanaian fashion house.^[3]^[4]^[5] Folu Storms interview am wey dem interview am for BBC World Service's radio programme In the Studio wey dem san list am as one of Forbes' Most Promising Entrepreneurs for 2016 insyd.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Ein education

Ayensu get background for psychology den fashion insyd. She get ein secondary school education for Achimota School den ein training for fashion from Joyce Ababio College of Creative Design.

Ein awards

She chop chaw awards, wey dey include:

2009 - Emerging Designer of de Year, Arise Africa fashion event for South Africa insyd^[10]^[11]
2010 - Ghanaian label per dem choose to showcase for de Arise L'Afrique-á-Porter insyd, for Paris insyd during Paris Fashion Week
2018 - Best Fashion Designer, Africa Prestigious Awards^[12]
2018 - African Designer of de Year, Glitz Style Awards^[13]
2019 - African Designer of de Year, Glitz Style Awards^[14]^[15]

References

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20191012093905/https://privilegeamoah.com/top-5-most-influential-ghanaian-fashion-designers-of-all-time/

[2] ttps://www.glitzafrica.com/african-designers-nominated-for-2019-glitz-style-awards/

[3] ttps://foundersafrica.com/creative-africans-how-ghana-based-aisha-anyesu-is-infusing-modernism-into-traditional-african-fabrics/

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20211008111729/https://daughtersofafrica.org/meet-aisha-ayensthe-woman-behind-christie-brown-label/

[5] ttps://debonairafrik.com/christie-brown-fall-winter-2016-collection/

[6] ttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2016/04/25/30-most-promising-young-entrepreneurs-in-africa-2016/?sh=500867b63f72

[7] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csww6q

[8] ttps://alt-africa.com/2018/05/12/bbc-world-service-in-the-studio-with-fashion-designer-aisha-ayensu/

[9] ttps://yen.com.gh/105425-top-fashion-designers-ghana-2020.html

[10] ttps://www.ft.com/content/41802894-002a-11e7-96f8-3700c5664d30

[11] ttps://www.essence.com/fashion/this-ghanaian-woman-designed-tina-knowles-lawsons-power-suit/

[12] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20191012092403/https://news.eadgoc.com/2018/05/21/aisha-ayensu-wins-best-fashion-designer-africa-at-the-african-prestigious-awards-2018/

[13] ttps://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/winners-list-zylofon-signees-juliet-ibrahim-victoria-micheals-and-more-win-at-glitz/7qblgrj

[14] ttps://www.pulse.com.gh/lifestyle/fashion/check-out-the-full-list-of-winners-at-the-2019-glitz-style-awards/gmcnxzy

[15] ttps://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2019/09/15/2019-glitz-style-awards-full-list-of-winners/

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