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.
See more at:
http://kikoromeo.com/
