Yemi Osunkoya is the award winning designerbehind the Kosibah label.

Yemi Osunkoya

The designer behind the Kosibah label

Yemi Osunkoya is the award winning designerbehind the Kosibah label. 

Yemi established the Kosibah brand 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 and Yemi have won are:

• International Designer of the Year, City People, Feb 2012
• 100+ Black Achievers, July 2010
• Fashion Diversity, Nov 2009
• Excellence Award, Gathering of Africa's Best
• 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,AleshaHarvey, Sheila Ferguson formerly of the Three Degrees, Hollywood actress Indra Ové, Miss World Agbani Darego, and singer Stephanie Benson.  Kosibah’s clientele is truly worldwide, although particularly well represented in the UK, Nigeria and USA.

Kosibah specialises in contemporary and elegant couture bridal, evening and formal day wear using luxurious fabrics and sumptuous embellishments.  Yemi’s signature use ofcorsetry 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.