After completing fashion design studies in Rome,
followed by years working as a designer in Barcelona, Scottish born Ann McCreath took a three-month break doing aid work in Kenya. Finding it
fascinating, she stayed on for 3 years, before deciding to go back to
her profession and do trade instead of aid.
So in 1996 With a desire to help create jobs in rural areas and make
unique, high quality products for retail Ann launched her own fashion
house under the name “KikoRomeo”, which means “Adam’s apple” in
Kiswahili.. Hoping Kenyans would take pride in African-inspired
contemporary fashion, and promote their economy through buying locally
made fashion, she set about making ethically sound products with inputs
from community artisans and women’s groups, which she retailed through
her own shop. Since then KikoRomeo has continued to offer ready-made
garments, cut to international fashion trends, using African made
fabrics, often with handcrafted details.KikoRomeo is my all time favorite fashion house in Kenya and Ann Mccreath is my favourite fashion designer, here are some of kikoromeo's finest collection
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