Ugo
Mozie, if you ever find yourself reading this post, I need you to know
something. I love you. You and I share one specific goal that most probably, in
my life, surpasses many things, including my dream to work at Vogue Homme
Japan. You wish to work with Tom Ford someday. THAT, my stylish icon, is
something I pray for everyday.
Now
that we have that out of the way, let me start this post…
After
some major google action for the past three days, I found some posts on Ugo
Mozie. About four of these posts contained the same copy, literally,
word-for-word. And then I found another two that had an interview with him,
which then led to the sharing of new information and my discovery of our shared
interest in working with Tom Ford.
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| Example of styling work by Ugo Mozie |
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| Example of styling work by Ugo Mozie |
Ugo
Mozie is a man ahead of his age and even more so, light-years ahead of his
generation. He is one of the most original individuals I’ve discovered in my
journey to know more about fashion, Africa, menswear and the links between all
of the before mentioned three. I somehow imagine him to be the kind of cocky
character that everyone wants to be around because above all, he’ll make you
laugh.
His
career hitting a high note from a tender age is not far fetched to see it
happening before your eyes. Just look at his work. Look at his celebrity
clients. Look at his advertising work and look at his Fashion Editor
contributions in the industry. It’s safe to say that he saw his niche, knew who
he was and melted his charismatic vision into the pile of fabrics to create his
own signature collection – His Career.
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| Example of styling work by Ugo Mozie |
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| Example of styling work by Ugo Mozie |
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| Example of styling work by Ugo Mozie |
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| Example of styling work by Ugo Mozie |
I
also love the fact that his abilities are difficult to contain into specific
areas or ‘types’ of celebrities. With a collection of stars from Beyonce to
Larry King and magazine houses such as, Harper’s Bazaar and Ghubar magazine,
you can only stop and ask yourself if it’s a special gift blessed upon him or
if it really was a combination of education, passion, opportunity and hard
work. If he had to be asked, I’m sure he’d state a bit of both.
I’ve now listed him on my future
interviews list. I think it would prove very valuable for me to probe his mind
a bit. Oh, did I mention he has a fashion brand called, Aston Mozie, with
childhood friend, Quinn Aston…? Well, he does, and they debuted their first
collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York 2010.
PS Mozie is also one of
very few stylists who are able to style themselves and their clients. A rare
treat these days with an ocean of stylists who only know how to work other
bodies other than their own.
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