Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 2.1K FashionGHANA Awards Honoree, designer and broadcaster, Kofi Okyere Darko popularly known as KOD has made a call to Ghanaians and other African nations to aim towards ownership and control of creativity that comes from the continent in acknowledging that major western fashion brands are ‘biting’ our culture. KOD who recently sat down to discuss matters with Face2Face Africa elaborated on how foreign brands are emulating our culture such as Ghana’s rich kente cloth without acknowledging or crediting us or the origin of the handwoven cloth which symbolizes royalty. More Articles You Would Love ThrowBack To When Kevin Hart Discovered, Complimented & Joked About His Zambian Look-Alike Words Of Encouragement To One You Love “People from the West are bitting from our Africa. I am sure by now you’ve seen our kente being replicated. Major fashion designers are using our ‘ahenema’ as well without giving us credit and they are charging so much,” he said. He urged Ghanaians in the interview to own the narrative and sell their culture in their unique designs. “There is no patent for some of these things but who do you blame? It is up to us Africans and people in the African creative space to go all out and own what is ours proudly otherwise other people are going to bite from here and it’s always been like that,” he added. Watch the interview below. [videopress bURzdXtK] Read More Like This On Ghana Industry Creatives & Events UPCOMING PRIORITY EVENTS! VIEW ALL EVENTS AFRICAS BIGGEST FASHION WEEK IS HERE!Click Here To Submit stories Email: [email protected] or HashTag #FashionGHANA Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail FashionGHANA Admin FashionGHANA.com is a Fashion PR Company, Events planning & management team as well as Africa's leading Fashion Media House. Get Intouch with us and let's see how we can help you grow. info@FashionGHANAcom More For You VIDEO: Watch Exclusive Designs You Missed At The Just Ended SA Fashion Week... ‘AFROYALTY’ ISSUE COVER Unveiled: Raising The Bar On Africa’s Perception & Culture! VIDEO: Rogue Wave (Angola) @ Accra Fashion Week 2023 The TechStitched Fashion Residency Program: A Celebration Of Innovation And Collaboration in African... Fashion Week Organizers from Across Africa Assemble in Ethiopia to Forge A Cohesive... Leading Ghanaian Menswear Brand ‘Kustom Looks’ Takes Over ‘All Africa Games 2023’ With... VIDEO: Arisar (Barbados) @ Accra Fashion Week 2023 A Detailed Insight Into Ethiopia’s TechStitched Fashion Program & The Participating Fashion Weeks... PICS: To Much Glamour; Check Out Bonang Matheba, Swanky & More At The... AFI Reschedules Cape Town Fashion Week For 2024