For over three decades, Ozwald Boateng has been revolutionising menswear fashion with new and original aesthetics from Savile Row culture mixed with an international flair, attention to detail and craftsmanship.
His intuitive use of cut, colours and fabrics blends classic tailoring from British tradition with high-end styling to suit an entire new generation of modern men. Ozwald was born in London to a family of Ghanaian descent. His interest for fashion and design came when he was just a young student: he decided to drop out of the computing course he was studying and started a fashion career at Southgate College.
Inspiration came from his family environment and his parents’ culture and tradition. He designed and created his very first clothing collection using his mother’s sewing machine. He later sold the collection to menswear shop Sprint, in Covent Garden, London. Ozwald’s designs have been featured in a number of series and films, and he has personally dressed figures such as Will Smith, Daniel Day Lewis and Jamie Foxx for public appearances.
Ozwald has received a wide number of awards, including Best Menswear Designer, British Fashion Award and an OBE by The Queen. He was appointed Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2007 and received a Veritas Award from Harvard in 2014.
How to hire Ozwald Boateng
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Ozwald Boateng for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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When he's at corporate events, Ozwald is known to cover the following topics:
- Fashion design
- Motivation and inspiration
- Business management
- Menswear
- Sales and marketing
- Leadership and teamwork
- Entrepreneurship