Bobo-couture

A half Malian, half Dutch, wholly crazy about African fashion. I grew up in West Africa. School holidays were spent at my native village in southern Mali, surrounded by fabrics and colours. Later, as a Bachelors student at the University of Amsterdam, I discovered I could turn my passion for fashion into a business, creating jobs and incomes for African craftsmen.I founded Bobo Couture in 2015. We work with women’s groups in Africa, using local fabric (mostly organic cottons) to produce dresses, scarves and accessories for sale in Amsterdam.