Tetteh Adzedu is a
Ghana
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ian
fashion designer
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. He was born in 1949 in
Odumase Krobo
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Adzedu initially learned to be a tailor, and went on with a study in fashion design. In 1978 he graduated at the
Ardis School of Fashion Design in
Washington, D.C.
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He focuses uniquely on preserving and reviving African tunic
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s for men. According to his own qualification, he is a stubborn traditionalist. Tunics from his brand are worn by several African heads of state. For these high class clients, he does not alter the basic designs. In general though, he does experiment with embroideries and applications. Although he sticks to techniques from the haute couture
''Haute couture'' (; ; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design that is constructed by hand from start-to-finish. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Paris became th ...
, he is known for not losing the social dimension of clothing.[Trouw (10 December 1998]
''Mode kan Afrika óók een belangrijke impuls geven''
Next to his fashion brand ''Adzedu of Shapes'', he is committed to promote African fashion in general, as a training in his own fashion school and as a former chairman of the Ghana Fashion Designers Association.Oumou Sy
(Oumou Sy) (born 1952 in Podor, Senegal) is a Senegalese fashion designer frequently referred to as "Senegal's Queen of Couture"."Art of Africa: The 50 best African artists", ''The Independent'', December 1, 2006. https://www.independent.co.uk/n ...
from Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
and Alphadi
Alphadi (born Sidahmed Seidnaly 1 June 1957)[Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...]
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Ghanaian artists
Ghanaian fashion designers
Living people
1949 births
People from Eastern Region (Ghana)