These African Illustrators are Making their Mark in the Fashion Industry

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Fashion is such a big industry that we have a whole lot of careers that can be found there. We have fashion designers, fashion stylists, pattern makers, fashion models, fashion bloggers, fashion illustrators, and so on.

One of the careers we admire in the fashion industry is that of fashion illustration. We love how illustrations materialize into real designs and how beautiful it is to see a sketch and them see the real outfit.

Illustrators are coming up and some of them are making their mark industries such as fashion, beauty, health, and so on.

There are so many African fashion illustrators we admire, and here are some of them:

  1. Peniel Enchill: she is one of one favourite fashion illustrators in Africa. Her illustrations her beautiful and they most time depict the times and situations of the society in relation to women and their attitudes, dressing, and etc. Peniel Enchill is a Ghanian fashion illustrator who specializes in fashion and lifestyle illustrations.

Photo Credit: http://www.penielenchill.com

2. Nicholle Kobi: this is another fashion illustrator we love her designs! Her designs her sophisticated, contemporary and classy! Nicholle Kobi is a Congolese-French fashion illustrator based in Paris. Her illustrations beautifully portray women empowerment.

Photo Credit: https://www.instagram.com/nichollekobi/?hl=en

3. Claire Idera: she is another talented fashion illustrator we love. She is a Nigerian fashion illustrator, and her designs are inspiring, stylish, and classy. Some of her works are mostly mixed media using watercolours, acrylic, pencils and ink.

 

Photo Credit: http://claireidera.tumblr.com/

4. Kwabena Asamoah Brako- Adu: his designs are unique and stylish. He is a Ghanian fashion illustrator making a mark in the fashion industry. 

Photo Credit: https://www.instagram.com/wearkaba/

 

Who are some of your favourite African fashion illustrators? Kindly drop your comments below.

Ayishat Amoo
Ayishat Amoo
Ayishat Amoo is a Christ follower who is passionate about encouraging people, and motivating people to be better. She is a voracious reader, researcher, as well as a fashion enthusiast.

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