Abbas Kaijuka

Abbas Kaijuka
Born	(1989-12-15) 15 December 1989 (age 36) Uganda
Occupation	Fashion designer
Years active	2016–present

Abbas Kaijuka is a Ugandan fashion designer, stylist and fashion collector known for his brand Kai's Divo. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Awards and recognition

He is a recipient of the East Africa’s Male Fashion Designer of the Year award at the 2020 East Africa Fashion Awards and the Fashion Designer of the Year award at the 2016 Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards and received various nominations including the East African Designer of the year award at the 2017 Swahili Fashion Week. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Awards and nominations

Awards & Nominations
Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2021	African Fashion Designer Awards	Best Fashion Brand in Africa	Won	[11]
2020	East Africa Fashion Awards	East Africa’s Male Fashion Designer of the Year	Won	[12] [13]
		Stylist of the Year	Nominated
2019	Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards	Fashion Designer of the Year	Won
	The Man Awards Nigeria	Fashion Designer of the Year Africa	Won	[14]
2018	Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards	Fashion Stylist of the Year	Nominated
	Pearl of Africa Fashion Awards	Fashion Stylist of the Year	Nominated
	The Man Awards, Nigeria	Designer of the Year Africa	Nominated
	Swahili Fashion Week	East African Designer of the year	Nominated	[15] [16]
2017	Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards	Fashion Stylist of the Year	Nominated
	Pearl of Africa Fashion Awards	Fashion Stylist of the Year	Nominated
	Swahili Fashion Week	East African Designer of the year	Nominated
2016	Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards	Fashion Stylist of the Year	Won
	Rising Star Awards	Celebrity Stylist of the Year	Won

See also

• Abryanz
• Stella Atal
• Fatumah Asha
• Sylivia Owori
• Anita Beryl
• Santa Anzo

References

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2. "How Kaijuka Abbas Became Kampala's Most Sought After Stylist". Satisfashion. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
3. "Check out Ugandan designer Kai Divo's collection at Swahili Fashion Week". Matooke Republic. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
4. Batuta, Gloria. "Kaijuka Abbas Represents UG At Swahili Fashion Week". Chano8. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
5. "Abbas Kaijuka Stands To Win African Male Designer In This Year's Designer Awards Africa". Satisfashion. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
6. "Rema's Designer Abbas Kaijuka Wins 'Designer of the Year Award' at Men's Fashion Week Nigeria". Blizz. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
7. "Spice Diana and Designer Abbas Kaijuka Feature on the Sanyuka Wardrobe". Wats Up Africa. Retrieved 2 November 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. "ABBAS, KANSIIME, MCENSAL SCHOOL OF FASHION, SWAHILI FASHION WEEK EMERGE WINNERS AT EAST AFRICA FASHION AWARDS 2020". Haute Fashion Africa. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
9. Kawalha, Shamim. "Abbas Kaijuka Reveals Success Behind his Fashion Line". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
10. "The Uganda International Fashion Week as it happened: Kaijuka Abbas from Uganda". Sqoop. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
11. Ruby, Josh (2021-11-22). "Kaijuka Abbas wins big at African Fashion Designer Awards 2021 in Nigeria". MBU. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
12. "Abbas Kaijuka stands to win African male designer in this years designer awards Africa". Satisfashion. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
13. Ruby, Josh. "Ugandan designer Kaijuka Abbas wins top African award in Nigeria". Mbu. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
14. "It's Official, Abbas Kaijuka Is The Designer Of The Year". Satisfashion. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
15. Batuta, Gloria. "Kaijuka Abbas Represents UG At Swahili Fashion Week". Chano8. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
16. "See Every Look From Kai's Divo Collection's New Collection Presented at Swahili Fashion Week". Satisfashion Ug. Retrieved 2 November 2020.