Ekow Barnes | |
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Born | 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]
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]
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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