Ophelia Crossland
| Sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Given name | Ophelia |
| Family name | Crossland |
| Date of birth | 16 March 1983 |
| Place dem born am | Osu |
| Spouse | Kofi Okyere Darko |
| Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign | English |
| Occupation | fashion designer, businessperson, creative director |
| Educate for | St. Mary's Secondary School, St Mary's Senior High School (Ghana) |
| Work period (start) | 2004 |
| Award dem receive | Glitz Style Awards, Ghana Movie Awards |
Ophelia Akweley Okyere-Darko (dem born am March 16, 1983) (née Crossland) be Ghanaian fashion designer[1] wey she be de Creative Director for Ophelia Crossland Designs Ltd den Ohemaa Kids.[2] Dem people wey Inspire Limited name her as part of hin 75 'Most Inspiring Ghanaians in the world.[3]
Ein early life[edit | edit source]
Ebi Ghanaian Archaeologist Prof. Leonard Brighton Crossland[4] den Mrs Sarah Crossland wey born Ophelia Crossland wey she grow up for Accra plus hin twin bro den hin elder sisto Velma Owusu-Bempah.[5] She go school for St Mary's Senior High School (Ghana) wey dey Korle Gonno, Accra den she san go de Vogue Style School of Fashion den Design by Joyce Ababio wey she san get adjudged best graduating student in 2004.[6]
Ein job matter[edit | edit source]
Ophelia Crossland start hin fashion career for 2004 inside wey she dey make clothes for prominent personalities for Ghana wey such personalities dey include former Speaker of Parliament, Joyce Bamford-Addo, de First Female Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Woods,[7] former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Gifty Anti, den Joselyn Dumas.
Dem name am as Swarovski's West African Ambassador for 2017 inside.[8] Swarovski san select am say make she represent Ghana for demma Fashion Exhibition for Dubai.[9] She san do costume outfits give de cast of Shirley Frimpong Manso’s Love Or Something Like That in 2014.
She also dey credite with the making for the gown Ghana's Miss Universe representative wore the night for demma finals in Thailand.
For September 2019, Dem announce Crossland as Africa den Ghana's sole representative for the Global Qipao Invitational Exhibition for China National Silk Museum Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.[10] Dema theme for the 2019 exhibition be "Weddings" wey she san create the Qipao with Ghana's Kente.[11][12]
Vogue Italia also featured em for charity work with Ghanaian head porters popularly known as Kayayei in fashion.[13][14]
Ein life matter[edit | edit source]
She marry wanna own Ghanaian Broadcaster den fashion designer, Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) wey dem get two daughters.[15]
Ein awards[edit | edit source]
Womenswear designer of de Year for de 2018 Glitz Style Awards.[16]
She san so chop de best wardrobe den costume designer sake of ein job plus Love Or Something Like That for de Ghana Movie Awards.
Winner for de Swarovski Training Workshop Award den Swarovski Brand Ambassador.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.glitzafrica.com/glitz-top-100-inspirational-women/100/
- ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/KOD-s-Wife-In-Fashion-Show-180898
- ↑ https://dailyguidenetwork.com/jackie-appiah-sarkodie-others-featured-in-those-who-inspire-ghana/
- ↑ Nutor, Benjamin Kofi (2014), "Crossland, Leonard Brighton", in Smith, Claire (ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, Springer, pp. 1831-1832, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2358, ISBN 978-1-4419-0465-2
- ↑ https://www.si.edu/object/siris_sil_770381
- ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Ophelia-Crossland-opens-up-My-Fashion-My-Career-My-Husband-351162
- ↑ https://www.africanews.com/2017/06/10/ghana-s-first-female-chief-justice-retires-10-facts-about-georgina-wood/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://dailyguidenetwork.com/ophelia-crossland-named-swarovski-ambassador/
- ↑ https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/201710/332229.php
- ↑ https://m.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/fashion/201909/392175.php
- ↑ https://face2faceafrica.com/article/meet-the-only-african-taking-fashion-a-notch-higher-at-the-global-qipao-fashion-exhibition-in-china-photos12
- ↑ https://braperucci.africa/ophelia-crossland-is-taking-ghanaian-kente-to-the-global-fashion-exhibition/
- ↑ https://www.vogue.it/vogue-talents/article/african-fashion-foundation-the-kayayei-fashion-training-programme
- ↑ https://wwd.com/business-news/business-features/fashion-4-development-plans-sustainability-meeting-at-the-u-n-launching-talks-about-covid-1203558135/
- ↑ https://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/12937/popular-radio-and-tv-host-kofi-okyere-darko-and-wife-opheli.html
- ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Glitz-Style-Awards-2018-Complete-list-of-winners-681811