Boresa Kotomah: "A gift from God"

"Love yourself first & everything else will fall into line"

I'm a self-taught seamstress and designer and creating clothing that explores the duality of my culture and heritage, whilst painting for the world, the true beauty of black and African culture is my passion!

Boresa Kotomah, that's me. (Hiii! 👋 ) This is my birth name. It originates from Ghana and "Boresa" means "A gift from God" - Despite the struggles of having an African name living in London (feeling totally embarrassed when supply teachers in school would completely annihilate the pronunciation🥴 lol), I've always loved my name and felt super connected to it. I had no clue just how much more it would resonate with me and perfectly narrate the miracles that would commence later in life.

By nature, I'd say I'm an academic. I genuinely enjoyed school. Loved science and always got the best grades. True to my compassionate nature, from a super young age, I dreamt of becoming a medical doctor. Conversely, I also had an unexplored curiosity and love for the fashion industry. A love that remained dormant but a persistent thought for many years. As a first-generation child, born to Ghanaian immigrants, naturally, I followed the academic route. I went on to University and graduated with a Bachelors's degree in science. After spending a majority of my spare time (work & study time too tbh 😜), exploring and actively pursuing experiences within Fashion PR, the whole trajectory of my future changed as I fell deeply in love with the industry. My younger self felt fulfilled and the hustle of chasing a new career path, one I was passionate about, fueled my drive, my motivation, and preserved my mental health through a degree and environment I very quickly grew to hate - Boresa: "A Gift from God"

"With the right mindset, you can achieve anything"

I graduated uni with not only a degree but a CV/resume longer than a roll of toilet tissue, rich with fashion PR experience ready to live my best Lauren Conrad fantasy haha!! I believed in myself wholeheartedly and remained positive and resilient through the hardship and constant rejection. Despite the odds I finally secured a PR position at my dream fashion house - I couldn't believe it! During my 9 months onboard, I got to meet my greatest fashion inspiration, traveled to Milan for fashion week, and was blessed enough to gain so many more amazing experiences I can hardly believe to this day.

"Everything Happens for a Reason & in the end, it's all for the best"

I was ecstatic when I was offered a better position at another Fashion House equally as reputable as my current. My climb to the top was in perfect progress, everything was going as planned. In a blink of an eye, the offer was retracted. In the space of 5 minutes, my life went from 100 - 0 and I was jobless. So crazy how life works right?. So with a lot of time on my hands, the unbelievable timing of my father bringing home fabric from Ghana, and my mother's old sewing machine I attempted to hand make a gown to while away time. I had no prior experience or practice whatsoever, yet somehow, by some miracle, I created this unbelievable ensemble of beautiful African fabric encrusted with stones and beads - me, my friends and my family were all in shock and total awe. I couldn't believe I possessed such natural ability, a talent, "a gift from God" - Boresa With only 42 Twitter followers and not much hope I posted images of my gown on Twitter. It went viral!! I now had over 300+ people in my DM's asking for custom pieces and begging me to create an Instagram page where they could view my creations. The logical side of me fought with the dreamer... " You're not a seamstress or designer" " You totally winged that dress" "Just look for a job" "you have no clue how to make anything" lmao! but of course, the Dreamer won.

Winging it

I promised myself to say yes to everything. What I didn't know (literally everything lmao) I was fully committed to learning! I winged every single outfit I was paid to make & learned everything on the job. The second gown I ever made (winged it haha):

Boresa Kotomah is born

Within 4 months I had consistent commissions, consistent sales, and celebrity clients such as Maya Jama wearing my clothes. I then submitted to the idea of converting my services into an actual brand. and there, Boresa Kotomah was born. My mini-miracle, my "Gift from God"

It is now my greatest honor to be able to express my creativity and compassion through creating clothing. Witnessing firsthand how my pieces make others feel and look fills me with joy and inspiration. Purpose-driven and intention lead, my pieces serve beyond the simplicity of just clothing. They are an illustration of cultural beauty, a vessel of education, and provides the opportunity for me to explore my greatest passion and purpose; To empower my home country Ghana by providing resources and opportunities that affect sustainable change.

Just remember that in life everything genuinely happens for a reason! before a plant is exposed to light, the roots are first planted and nurtured in darkness! Always believe in yourself, believe in divine timing, and never give up. EXPLORE AND NURTURE your creativity and love the entirety of who you are. Life is full of tests and it's through these hard times that you learn the most about who you are.

Oh and remember, everyone is winging it so please just go for it!!

I hope you enjoyed this - Love and light ❤️

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