Oumou Sy
Oumou Sy (born 1952 in Podor, Senegal) is a Senegalese fashion designer frequently referred to as "Senegal's Queen of Couture". She designed the wardrobe for the Senegalese singers Baaba Maal and Youssou N'Dour, and has won various awards at international film festivals for her costume designs. In 1998, Sy was one of the three African fashion designers to win the Principal Prince Claus Award.
Oumou Sy
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- Oumou Sy
- Born
- 1952
- Birthplace
- Podor, Senegal
- Occupation
- Fashion Designer
- Nationality
- Senegal
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Oumou Sy (born 1952 in Podor, Senegal) is a Senegalese fashion designer frequently referred to as "Senegal's Queen of Couture". She designed the wardrobe for the Senegalese singers Baaba Maal and Youssou N'Dour, and has won various awards at international film festivals for her costume designs. In 1998, Sy was one of the three African fashion designers to win the Principal Prince Claus Award.
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• Name — Oumou Sy • Born — 1952 • Birthplace — Podor, Senegal • Occupation — Fashion Designer
La styliste sénégalaise Oumou Sy au cybercafé Metissacana de Dakar lors d'un défilé en hommage au Président Léopold Sédar Senghor lors de la Biennale de Dakar 2006
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- 1.1951 selon certaines sources
- 2.All hail Oumou Sy, Senegal's 'Queen of Couture'.
- 3.Oumou Sy: The Grande Dame of Senegalese Fashion - Journal.
- 4.EN PRIVÉ - OUMOU SY (STYLISTE ET COSTUMIÈRE) : “Une femme doit être autonome. c’est une obligation’’.
- 5.Expression d'Anne-Laure Quilleriet dans « La mode sénégalaise s'émancipe », Le Monde, 4 avril 2006
- 6.LA "GÉNÉRALISTE" DE LA MODE AFRICAINE.
- 7.Metissacana signifie « le métissage arrive » en langue bambara
- 8.Propos cités par Diane Galliot dans « Le Sénégal branché Internet », Le Monde, 18 mai 1997
- 9.Propos cités par Stéphane Foucart dans « La combattante du web africain », le Monde, 9 mai 2001
- 10.Mode. Le long chemin de la haute couture africaine.
- 11.Zuukou Mayzie.
- 12.Éric Vernay. L'album du mois ⸱ « Le Film : le commencement Zuukou Mayzie » de Zuukou Mayzie.
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