Whoever said vanity is the killer of men surely grew up in nation in where the last time they experienced poverty was before the Industrial Revolution. I have been fortunate to live a life only few in our homeland Ghana, can ever imagine.

Because of my body, I have been able to provide employment for a thousand youth in Ghana, Germany, Venezuela and the UK combined. The name Sima Ibrahim contours up imaginations of the fashion world, the lay person and finally a whole continent.

Name the profession; I have done it, sadly though my cunning ways have come at an impasse. I am accused, guilty before proven innocent. It is as though as one snap of a finger, all the good I have done means nothing. The mouths I have fed, the inspirations I provided, and all mean nothing.

“Furer Ibrahim, sir, do you understand sir, we are doing everything we can to have you extradited back to Germany,” says the German diplomat #2. In my mind this is a lost cause, I’d rather they focus their energies on the paedophile Whiteman that has been put in cells next to me.

Why can’t they understand, regardless of my German citizenship, I am of this land and though I appreciate what my German citizenship has done and is doing for me, this battle is neither here nor there. “Please sirs, you are wasting your time, this is Africa. I have accepted my fate, let me be, please,

” I say to them, silence holds the air as I clock their dejected faces. Diplomat #1 snapped out of his reverie by saying, “very well then, it appears your health is affecting your mental capacity to accept these terms, so we shall return tomorrow, thank you for your time.”

As they turn to leave, I can’t help but put my mentoring hat back on. Both men arrived in posh suits, by the look of the cut; it is a Tom Ford gray flannel suit with leather shoes probably from Woolworths. Diplomat # 1 ought to have tied his long locks in a ponytail in order to keep up with the formal ensemble.

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In the past we have done contests for our lucky readers to win products from fashion moguls of Ghanaian origin.

Due to popular demand of the Jessique expose’, I would like to thank Janet Opoku of Jessique for participating in our first ever Celebrity Make-over.

All you have to do is provide a lovely full frame picture of yourself and we shall do the rest. The look of African clothe is taking the fashion industry by storm what better way to exhibit this trend than to showcase the secret others in the west have caught on to, most notably L.A.M.B, Jean Paul Gaultier and Bantu Swimwear.

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Janet Opoku is the owner of the eboutique Jessique, she graciously allowed GhanaCelebrities.Com insight to her team’s world.

First and foremost, Janet mirrors her sophisticated line in so many ways: prompt, polite and positive. When asked about influences the she said, “I admire the western elegance of the 1950s and 1960s, this has influence on my designs.

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Ghanaians are known for their family love and the colorfully clothings that Ghanaian children rock. Whether you are a mother or father presently or plan to be in the future, please make plans to check out Emily Croxford’s Native Belle Boutique.

This designer and founder of this extraordinary tots line is a Ghanaian and a graduate of London College of Fashion. Her desire to see the self esteem of children develop makes me appreciate her Afrocentric fabrics in western style fashions for tots and tweens alike.

I remember having this debate of how the world became westernized by way of other people’s cultural artifacts. Nearly all modern influences that we come to view as part of daily living had its genesis during a century in a location that is not in the west.

The food noodles can be traced not to Italy but to Han people of China. Crepes and Pancakes, a breakfast delicacy, is culturally Ethiopia’s Habesha people food staple. Eyeliner is culturally an Egyptian fashion accessory and consider the fact that each nation has its own money, well this is culturally attributed to China.

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Atta Ayi, my brother was not always the most feared crime lord. He may be incarcerated in the Nsawam Prisons but I will always remember my elder brother differently.

The first time I met my brother was an August night at Kotoka International Airport when my mum and I came to Ghana to perform traditional marriage rites that my father had been refusing since he married her in Madrid, Spain.

There stood, the very image of my father at the exit, my mum was first to smile while I just stared thinking surely this is my father not my brother. Like a magnet we were inseparable, my elder brother and me. He took time to teach me about life in Ghana, making friends.

The more I got to know Atta, the more I began to understand how wrong my father was in his refusal to return to Ghana. As we roamed the shores of Ghana, skidded the bricks of greater Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi, I began to see bits and pieces of his life.

In Kumasi, we ate at Joffel then we visited a condo of his in Offinso. The people residing in the condo were teens about my age but that was according to my western eyes, these were entrepreneurs preparing their batch of FanMilk, FanChoco and Yoghurt for sale in town.

My brother told them something in a language I had yet to understand and they all greeted me jovially. I told Atta that I would like to hang out with them but he was fiercely against it citing that the townsfolk might think ill of it.

Atta was funding the business of these friends; he did the same for a group in the two other cities he took me to. I could sense certain anger in his demeanor at his apartment in Takoradi, whilst there he showed me half burned pictures of his school boy days and also of his deceased twin.

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Relapse is defined as an intake of substance an individual chooses to disassociate from. Valentine’s Day seems to have taken on this persona in today’s day and age.

Love should be showcased everyday of the week in various ways. A Diva Delicious purse is the ideal item to surprise that significant other in your life.

The designer, based in Ghana is Sandi Owusu. Her upbeat personality mirrors her rare creation which is essentially a clutch purse with flowers on it.

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