Ekow Barnes

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Ekow Barnes
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Richmond Ekow Barnes

Nationality Ghanaian
Education Ghana Secondary Technical School; Bluecrest College
Occupation(s)Fashion writer and Creative Content Producer

Richmond Ekow Barnes, also known as Ekow Barnes, is a Ghanaian fashion writer producing fashion content across Africa. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Ekow Barnes was born in the Western Region of Ghana and attended the Ghana Secondary Technical School. He attended Bluecrest University College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations and Image Management. [4]

Career

Barnes started his career at Strategic Communications Africa as a PR intern. Ekow later became a fashion consultant at Will & Barnes in Accra. He has also worked as a model for fashion brands. [5] [6] [7]

Barnes has 20+ publications from different magazines and editorials across continents. He has worked on numerous projects involving brands including Facebook, Burberry, Emirates Airlines, Mercedes Benz, Essence , Glamour Magazine , Uber, Chiip 0 Neal, [8] and many others. [9]

Barnes recently started a New Balance football boots campaign for Senegalese player Sadio Mane at the 2022 AFCON tournament in Cameroon. [10]

In 2022, he co-founded the WB Group, a production company aimed to promote African creators though international brands. [11]

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  9. "Five unmissable designs at Lagos Fashion Week: as seen by Ekow Barnes". www.gq.co.za. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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