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Born in Ghana in the late 1960s and brought up in north London, Ozwald Boateng studied computing before dropping out to pursue fashion. He began making bespoke suits in 1990, and is widely 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 Laurence Fishburne, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Keanu Reeves and Mick Jagger.
While studying computing at Southwark College, he was introduced to cutting and designing clothes by his girlfriend at the time. With his mother's help who was an excellent seamstress, he started selling his mother's designs to passerbys along Portobello Road. At twenty-three, disllusioned with a mundane job in IT, he had set himself up full time in business.
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@shani_o BREAKING: @aminatou just told me Ozwald Boateng got a divorce. Now's yr chance, woman!
annfriedman (ann friedman) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:18:14 -0000
@shani_o BREAKING: @aminatou just told me Ozwald Boateng got a divorce. Now's yr chance, woman!
Wats up guy ?I am new here. Anyone know how I can get in touch with Ozwald Boateng???
mastergmc (munyaradzi chitongo) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:34:42 -0000
Wats up guy ?I am new here. Anyone know how I can get in touch with Ozwald Boateng???
..ozwald Boateng's intervieew on CNN....rait bout now
lloydcommon (lloydkikunzu) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:25:30 -0000
..ozwald Boateng's intervieew on CNN....rait bout now
Ozwald Boateng is so talented and so sexy! Wow. http://bit.ly/60gO3G
ReneeJRoss (Renee J. Ross) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:14:18 -0000
Ozwald Boateng is so talented and so sexy! Wow. http://bit.ly/60gO3G
Knowing about Ozwald Boateng is inspiring..
drvivekm (Vivek M) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:10:08 -0000
Knowing about Ozwald Boateng is inspiring..
Ozwald boateng very interesting guy and definitely gotta applaud his work for made in africa
thelifeofsam (Sam Arojo) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:58:39 -0000
Ozwald boateng very interesting guy and definitely gotta applaud his work for made in africa
Ozwald Boateng - Official site with bespoke tailoring information, collections, news, and history.
100 Great Black Britons: Biographies - Profile of the designer provided in addition to his Madison Avenue, New York aspirations.
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New Statesman: Now What? Not Paul, but Ozwald Boateng Has Made Me Want to Fly the Cross of St George - Lauren Booth admires the polish and grace of the designer as an attendee of the opening for his Saville Row location.
Ozwald Boateng - Most current menswear collection gallery and archives listed at firstVIEW.
The Guardian: Boateng for Givenchy - Hadley Freeman reports the changes at the French label, now with Brits heading both the men's and womenswear.
Travel London: Fashion News - Top Tailor with Designs on the World offers a profile of the Saville Row designer.
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