
Kente Gentlemen
Côte d'Ivoire · Est. 2017 · Luxury
Kente Gentlemen is an Ivorian designer label for men and women, founded in Abidjan in 2017 by Aristide Loua, its creative director. Having lived in Côte d'Ivoire, India and across the United States, Loua built the brand around his love of handwoven kente cloth. Its aesthetic balances colour, poetry and culture: "Color is the emotion. Poetry is the messenger. Culture is my voice." The range includes shirts such as the Tema, pants like the Misa, jackets and overcoats like the Ella, suit jackets such as the Pervenche, trench coats like the Morelle, and skirts, plus accessories. Signature tailoring comes in bold, royal colours. Every piece is made to order in the brand's in-house ateliers in Côte d'Ivoire. Kente Gentlemen works directly with artisans across Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa who handweave its textiles in small batches, sometimes taking weeks, using linen, organic cotton and silk, including hand tie-dyed cotton from Bassam. The independent label made its Lagos Fashion Week debut in 2023, moving further into womenswear, and has been covered by Vogue and OkayAfrica. It runs a showroom in Abidjan.






















