kofi ansah was an extraordinary designer. he was an extraordinary man.i think, the world got to see how extraordinary he was. i am thankful that i could have a piece, that i commissioned a piece that can be shared and that his legacy can live on alongside the kofi ansah foundation. it is important to share traditions and yes, it was a very personal day, but it was important to me for other, particularly black and brown kids to see, you can wear, on your special day, you can wear your own tradition. you can wear something that speaks to who you are, and not to an international ideal of what that day might be, or what beauty is. what is your beauty, what is your heritage. so i'm excited to share that. the v and a honour the late kofi ansah with a showcase featuring the designer's garments in the vanguard section of the exhibition. kofi ansah is known of the person that propelled ghana onto the international fashion stage. he studies at chelsea art school, created his first collections while working for other people in london, really kind of finessing his s