R Magazine, Ex-TeenArt_Issue 1_Authenticity Ap. 2014 | Page 87

MAYOFASHION

MARIE CATHERINE KINGBO

FOUNDED IN JUNE 2012, THE MAYOFASHION BRAND, WHICH DRAWS ITS INFLUENCES
FROM ITS CREATORʼS BENINESE ORIGIN; ESPECIALLY THE “NANA BENZ” WHO ARE GREAT
LADIES OF BENIN BUT ALSO FROM THE TENDENCIES IN SENEGAL, SEEKS TO MAKE ITS CUSTOMERS FEEL SPECIAL BY OFFERING UNIQUE CREATIONS.
writing & layout : Blàcky Gyan
translation : Anne Solange Diene

Marie
Catherine
Kingbo is the creator of this brand
which has so far
launched five collections. She is
also the General
Manager of the
Providence Market
Group, an event and
fashion coordinator
company. Although
she works closely
with tailors based
in Côte d’Ivoire
and Togo and she
completely trusts
them, her mother
as a seamstress, is
her principal inspirational source and
her best teacher
and counselor. She
also closely follows
the work of the
fashion
designer
Adama Ndiaye, aka
Adama Paris.

She told us that her
favorite fabrics are
wax and woodin
because they offer
several perspectives
and became very
fashionable fabrics.
Being a fashion
designer
allowed
Marie Catherine to
meet people with
different kind of
tastes, but also to
live her passion African fabric and read
the satisfaction on
the face of the clients when they discover her creations.
Do not hesitate to
discover this brand
that will soon launch
a collection for kids!

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