Mimi Plange

Ghanaian-born fashion designer

Mimi Plange be Ghanaian-born fashion designer. She move America as na she be kiddie, wer she go study architecture den fashion.

Mimi Plange
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana, United States Edit
Name wey dem give amMimi Edit
Family namePlange Edit
Place dem born amAccra Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationfashion designer Edit
Educate forUniversity of California, Berkeley, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Edit

Ein Early Life

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Na dem born Plange insyd Accra, Ghana. She move go California plus ein family wen na she dey young. Na dem raise am insyd Ontario den Rancho Cucamonga.[1] She receive a BA insyd Architecture from de University of California at Berkeley weyshe attend de Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising insyd San Francisco. After ein education, she move to New York wey she job give both Patricia Fields den Rachel Roy.[2]

She den ein business partner, Ibrahim Ndoye, create a fashion line Boudoir D'huîtres buh she later change am to ein own name Mimi Plange insyd 2010.[3] Ein designs be influenced by African heritage.[4] Na customers include Rihanna, Serena Williams den first Lady Michelle Obama.[4] Michelle wear ein A-line skirt for de ABC TV show The View top. Na Plange be de Designer of de Year at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week South Africa.[2]

References

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  1. Cannon (2021-08-13). "Mimi Plange In Conversation with Irk Magazine and CANNON with Questions by TK & Cipriana Quann". IRK Magazine (in English). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Who is Mimi Plange? | The Studio Museum in Harlem". www.studiomuseum.org (in American English). Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  3. Jennings, Helen (2011-01-01). New African fashion (in English). Munich; London; New York (N.Y.): Prestel. ISBN 9783791345796. OCLC 800941704.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "MIMI PLANGE - ITC". ITC (in American English). Retrieved 2018-01-06.