Yemi established the Kosibah Creations label in London in 1991 and named the company in honour of his mother. The name Cosiba comes from the Republic of Benin and is the day name of a female child born on a Sunday.

Among the awards that Kosibah Creations and Yemi have won are:

·        Diamond Recognition from National Weddings UK, Sep 2005

·        Bridal Designer of the Year, 2002 and 2004, Mahogany Bridal Awards

·        Highly Commended, National Wedding Show, March 2002

Celebrated clients include Louise Rose, leading actress of Universal film Life & Lyrics, Alesha Harvey, Sheila Ferguson formerly of the Three Degrees, Hollywood actress Indra Ové, Miss World Agbani Darego, and singer Stephanie Benson. Kosibah Creations’ clientele is truly worldwide, although particularly represented in the UK, Nigeria and USA.

Kosibah Creations specialise in contemporary and elegant couture bridal, evening and formal daywear using luxurious fabrics and sumptuous embellishments. Yemi’s signature use of corsetry and boned bodices cleverly recreates the classical and elegant hourglass figure, producing gowns that curve, shape and flatter the wearer. All gowns are made-to-measure and made to order.

Kosibah Creations gowns have recently been shown at:

·        Kulture2Couture, Nov 2005, a celebration of leading UK-based black designers, sponsored by the Mayor of London’s office

·        Best of Nigeria Expo, Oct 2005

·        Hurricane Ivan Grand Fundraising Ball and Awards Ceremony, organised by the Grenada High Commission, Oct 2005

·        Red, Bold and Jazzy Show, held at the Eko Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria, July 2005

·        Harvard Business School, Boston MA USA in February 2006

·        Kanu Heart Foundation Charity Show. September 2006

Kosibah Creations is located at Studio 7, 44 St Paul’s Crescent, London NW1 9TN.

Visits to the studio are by appointment only.

For  more information visit www.kosibah.co.uk