b'COUTURE BRIDAL &EVENINGWEAR DESIGNERYEMI OSUNKOYATHE AWARD WINNING DESIGNER BEHINDTHE KOSIBAH LABEL. Yemi Osunkoya is the designer behind theKosibah brand.After obtaining a BA Fine Art(Textile Design) Degree from ObafemiAwolowo University, Ife, Nigeria, and diplomasin both Womenswear and Menswear from ParisAcademy School of Fashion, London, UK, Yemiestablished Kosibah in London in 1991 and isnow based in Brooklyn, New York.Kosibah specialises in figure enhancingcontemporary and elegant bridal and eveninggowns. Yemi counts among his clients members ofthe British Parliament, senior staff of theBritish Royal Family, daughters of a member ofthe British House of Lords, members of RoyalFamilies from Nigeria and Ghana, actresses,singers, and other celebrities. Yemi and Kosibah have had editorial featuresin The New York Times, Brides Magazine, TheKnot, Hitched UK, World Bride Magazine,Munaluchi Bride magazine and has a gown,worn by Bride Titilola Bello, that is onpermanent display at the Brighton Museum,Sussex, UK. Kosibah still retains an Atelier in London.'