Colle Ardo Sow graduate of the Institute of Cut and Haute couture of Paris, Colle Sow Ardo created its claw in 1983 in Dakar in Senegal . Its asset: to have been the first to use the loincloth woven at vestimentary ends. Since Colle made followers but its talent and its kindness continue to allure most elegant of Sénégalaises.

Its career starts in Paris , where it is initially mannequin before being initiated with stylism in a house of Parisian mode. On its return in Dakar , it starts to work silk. “These was fabrics that I knew well. But one day, a friend brought a coupon of loincloth to me so that I make a clothing to him. I had initially shown some reserves, then, in front of his insistence, I inclined myself”. The model is presented in a procession and… it is success. In spite of the difficulties related to fabrics: “It is especially a problem of color. When weaving is stopped and that one changes reel of wire, it is extremely difficult to obtain the same color, because weaving always differs”. At the beginning, the beautiful designer, who creates single models, positions initially on the Haute couture. Today, it prefers speech loan-with-to carry of luxury.

She which was imitated much does not keep resentment of it: “I am very believing and I think that God always rewards those which deserve it. What can hurt me, it is not to be imitated, but to see that the new arrivals are helped sometimes than me”.

Indeed, if in its capacity as Ambassadress of sénégalaise creation, Colle presented to its models in many demonstrations and fashion parade in the world, it remains to be left there to sell in great quantity. What is not so simple when like Colle,one wishes to keep

before a whole quality control mark: “I am not sure that my creations on a great scale keep same prestige”, acknowledges it. At all events, in 1989, Colle Sow Ardo, inter alia achievements, equipped the hostesses with the stopover of Dakar of the Company Air Africa and the air-hostesses of all the company, in 1991 (design and clothes industry). In addition to its shop of Dakar , which occurred Mohammed V, the models of the mark Colle Sow Ardo are sold in stores to Brazzaville , Libreville and in New York . While waiting for Paris and Washington, where the designer quickly wishes to find partners to represent it.

Colle Ardo Sow