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Published in Feroce magazine
Force Majeure! Ying and Yang ! editorial photoshoot with Photographer : @senniakyle ; MUA: @oliver_beauty ; Models: @istyle4life and me @kate.s.mensah ; fashionstylist : me @k2tstyle; clutches by @katesmensahdesigns published @ferocemagazine
One of the panelists at the Skoah event in Seattle.
Womxn act in Seattle - The Riveter
Absolutely honored to be invited to make a speech during the Womxn March Act event this Sunday at the Riveter. The Power of Womxn working together. 💪🏾👌🏽 #womxnsmarchseattle
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The Style Fold: Kate S. Mensah
“Kate S. Mensah originally hails from the fashion capital of the world, Paris. As a fashion designer and kickboxing instructor, creativity, style, and passion flow through her veins. She is easily one of the most exquisite people in Seattle, and it shows in her designs.” - By Sarah Caples Noble
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Meet Designer Kate S. Mensah
“...Kate S Mensah, a petite fashion design icon exudes swagger in tandem with her irresistible charm. What else would you would expect from an accomplished Seattle designer?” More HERE
Trade Show - LA Market and Designers: Agents Quietly Earn Respect in Downtown LA
“Highlights of the shows consisted of Kate Mensah and her collection of handbags, each as different as the women they are named for. Designed to show off a woman’s best traits, each bag is a luxurious combination of soft and supple mixed with hard structure.” - By Rebecca Cringean. More HERE
Kate S. Mensah - 425 Magazine
“For Kate S. Mensah, a Redmond-based fashion designer, the initial stages of designing begin with touch. She studies each fabric between her fingers: its texture, and the way it falls. She says fabric can reflect all the qualities of a woman.”- By Lauren Foster. Photo by Rachel Coward
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A Show of Hands
“Most people shop at the mall or buy clothes online. But for Kate S. Mensah, clothing is much more than something to wear: it’s an art form.” - By Lauren Foster. More HERE
My Seattle Stylist
For stylish Seattle head to…the wonderful designer Kate Mensah. More HERE
Portland Fashion Week
"Some of Portland Fashion Week's best moments were introductions to designers who rarely or have never shown in Portland: Bridal designer Sunjin Lee's dresses are devastating, and while having boutiques show their current merchandise on the runway is a little unorthodox, Indian wedding wear from Hillsboro importer Amrapali was inarguably gorgeous. Seattle's Kate S. Mensah also had some beautiful leather and outerwear pièces..."More HERE and Video HERE
Crave Local _ Bellevue Fashion Week
"The latest from KateS Mensah started by bringing a new flare to the little black dress with both textured and sheer fabric, and closed her set with a bang by using brightly colored silks that emulated the sensuality and passion of the women wearing them." More HERE and video HERE
Seattle Times_Bellevue Independent fashion show
"Kate Mensah, right, wheels out a dress from her Kreat-ika label as Cynarah Ellawala looks on to the left. Ellawala was a judge for the independent designers competition for Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection, for which Mensah was chosen as one of six local designers to compete in the Bellevue Collection's first Independent Designers Fashion show as part of Fashion Week. You can read the entire article." More HERE
Vancouver Observer_Vancouver Eco Fashion Week
"The line offers original designs for women who emphasize a desire to look different and elegant. The use of silk and wool is prominent in the collection, as is the inspiration of "nature combined with the beauty of women." The women's private label collection features high-end cocktail and evening styles created by Kathy Sabin-Mensah, a French designer living in Seattle. The line in conscious to minimize the use of materials, and uses electronic media for as many aspects as possible." More HERE
Treehugger_Vancouver Eco Fashion Week
"From Kreati-ka came high-end cocktail and evening styles that all sang of elegance. A lot of black, layers of lace and glitter, some burnt orange--all beautiful. The women’s private label collection is created by Kathy Sabin-Mensah, a French designer living in Seattle"More HERE and video HERE
Metropolitan Fashion Week
The First Annual Metropolitan Fashion Week Presented by thinkThin, is a three day event taking place on March 24, 29, and 31, 2012 which is designed to share the message that ‘Yes’, we do have talented fashion designers, who create and work in Bellevue and Seattle, WA. Kate S Mensah will be one of the designers showcasing their new collections on the runways. Kate was also nominated as Designer of the Year.... More HERE
Seamless in Seattle - Seattle Magazine Feature
The creative spark: The 34 year-old French-born designer is all about female empowerment, drawing inspiration from her Euro approach to life and the fierce, raw power she observed in African women while visiting family there several years ago. “Women who wear my gowns aren’t wallflowers,” Sabin-mensah says. “They are sexy, elegant and sophisticated, and my designs seek to match that personality." More HERE
Ornament Magazine
By the time she was a teenager Kate S. Mensah already had a well-defined personal style. While other young Parisians in the early 1990s sported baggy jeans, overalls and athletic shoes in a Gallic shrug to hip hop street style, Mensah dressed for school in “real pants with real jackets and tango boots. I was not into jeans and sportswear even then. More HERE
Vanguard Seattle
"On Sunday, January 10, A. Productions invited Seattle’s leading fashion industry figures to their A. Convention Fashion Conference in efforts to start a much-needed dialogue about the fate of fashion in an ever-changing Seattle. The panelists were selected through a series of interviews of Seattle’s top 100 women in fashion, conducted by A. founder Ava J. Holmes. A. Productions uses fashion as a platform to realize its founding goals: women’s empowerment, sustainability and mentorship." More HERE
Tres Chic Bellevue
Becky the blogger behind Tre Chic Bellevue sat down with Kate S Mensah for an in-depth interview regarding her journey as a Fashion designer, her clothing line and more The First Annual Metropolitan Fashion Week Presented by thinkThin, is a three day event taking place on March 24, 29, and 31, 2012 which is designed to share the message that ‘Yes’, we do have talented fashion designers, who create and work in Bellevue and Seattle, WA. Kate S Mensah will be one of the designers showcasing their new collections on the runways. Kate was also nominated as Designer of the Year.... More HERE