Tuesday 3 February 2015

FASHION ILLUSTRATOR - PAPA OPPONG

                    FASHION ILLUSTRATOR – PAPA OPPONG

Fashion illustration is the communication of fashion that originates with illustration, drawing and painting. More recently, there has been a raise of illustrators in Ghana,prominent among them is Papa Oppong Bediako popularly known as Papa Oppong.

He is a fashion designer, illustrator and a student of the Radford University College. Papa is known for drawings a lot of celebrities in Ghana and beyond; among them is Amber Rose, Rihanna, Ty Hunter, Yvonne Nelson, Lupita Nyong’o and many others.

Papa describes himself as a fashion story teller.

“To me fashion isn't just about making clothes, anybody can make clothes, fashion is about telling a story and creating desires” he said.