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 #OOTD: Check Out Ghanaian Fashion Personality Afua Rida In Style By Elle Loko Sierra Leone Designer Prepares To Champion Ethical Fashion @ London Fashion Week “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 TOP 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: Award Winning Designer Abigail Boison Of Style By Magbrien To Represent Ghana... CULTURE SHOCK ISSUE Unveiled: Redefining the Narrative Of African Style With Groundbreaking Editorials Moscow Fashion Week Embraces Designers From Around The African Continent VIDEO: It’s A Wrap; Togo’s FIMO228 2024 Comes To An End, Here Is... Young Kenyan Hero Olivia Awuor & CEO Of Pine Kazi Is Transforming Pineapple... VIDEO: Arisar Serves A Sizzle Sneak Peak Of Their Upcoming Swimwear Shoot With... Ghanaian Fashion Designer Poqua Poqu Passes Away; Allegedly Hours After Giving Birth Aisha Luxury Fashion Design Unveils New Flagship Boutique In Benin Cotonou; A Haven... Nana Tamakloe, Nana Akua Addo, Okyeame Kwame, Kwab Asamoah & More, Recognised As... Accra Fashion Week 2023 Designers Set To Exhibit At The Anticipated Global Sourcing...