As it is often said, the very things we are obsessed with and usually referred to as passion or talent at other times when pursued with the desired attention, zeal and motivation certainly results in life changing moments.

This sums up the story of the young and enterprising Jacqueline Boakye, the proud owner and brain behind J’QLYN, a fashion brand which simply identifies elegance for different personalities and currently one of the fastest growing brands within the fashion space in the African Diaspora communities across the United Kingdom and parts of Europe.

Born in Accra on 27th October 1991 to George Boakye and Genevive Amevor, Jacqueline has an interesting perspective about the world of fashion as a result of her exposure and interactions with various cultures as well as a great deal of influence by her cosmopolitan environment.

After her elementary education in Ghana, the family had to relocate to Belgium where Mr. Boakye had taken up a new appointment. In 2006, the family again relocated to the United Kingdom where Jacqueline had her secondary then college education.

Before her enrolment and subsequent graduation from the London College of Fashion, at the University of the Arts London, Jacqueline’s family know she had a place in the Arts industry having started with amazing drawings and sketches from a tender age of eight (8).

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