Designer Spotlight: Samuel Boakye, The Menswear Designer Inspired By His Ghanaian-American Roots

By Cierra Black ·Updated January 19, 2025

Samuel Boakye finds purpose in synthesizing the creativity of diasporic culture. It’s how he makes sense of the world. His early musical influences, Teddy Pendergrass and Fela Kuti, and his father’s affinity for the global Black musical tradition shaped Boakye’s

Robyn Mowatt
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