Abbas Kaijuka is a Ugandan fashion designer, stylist and fashion collector known for his brand Kai's Divo.[1][2][3] He is a recipient of the East Africa’s Male Fashion Designer of the Year award at the 2020 East Africa Fashion Awards and the Fashion Designer of the Year award at the 2016 Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards and received various nominations including the East African Designer of the year award at the 2017 Swahili Fashion Week. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Abbas Kaijuka | |
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| Born | 15 December 1989 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Awards and nominations
edit| Awards & Nominations | |||||
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| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref | |
| 2020 | East Africa Fashion Awards | East Africa’s Male Fashion Designer of the Year | Won | [11] | |
| Stylist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards | Fashion Designer of the Year | Won | ||
| The Man Awars Nigeria | Fashion Designer of the Year Africa | Won | [13] | ||
| 2018 | Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards | Fashion Stylist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Pearl of Africa Fashion Awards | Fashion Stylist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| The Man Awards, Nigeria | Designer of the Year Africa | Nominated | |||
| Swahili Fashion Week | East African Designer of the year | Nominated | [14][15] | ||
| 2017 | Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards | Fashion Stylist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Pearl of Africa Fashion Awards | Fashion Stylist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Swahili Fashion Week | East African Designer of the year | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards | Fashion Stylist of the Year | Won | ||
| Rising Star Awards | Celebrity Stylist of the Year | Won | |||
References
edit- ^ "Meet Kaijuka Abbas, Every Kampala Celebrity's Favourite Fashion Stylist". Big Eye. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "How Kaijuka Abbas Became Kampala's Most Sought After Stylist". Satisfashion. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Check out Ugandan designer Kai Divo's collection at Swahili Fashion Week". Matooke Republic. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Batuta, Gloria. "Kaijuka Abbas Represents UG At Swahili Fashion Week". Chano8. Retrieved 1 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Abbas Kaijuka Stands To Win African Male Designer In This Year's Designer Awards Africa". Satisfashion. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Rema's Designer Abbas Kaijuka Wins 'Designer of the Year Award' at Men's Fashion Week Nigeria". Blizz. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Spice Diana and Designer Abbas Kaijuka Feature on the Sanyuka Wardrobe". Wats Up Africa. Retrieved 2 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ABBAS, KANSIIME, MCENSAL SCHOOL OF FASHION, SWAHILI FASHION WEEK EMERGE WINNERS AT EAST AFRICA FASHION AWARDS 2020". Haute Fashion Africa. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Kawalha, Shamim. "Abbas Kaijuka Reveals Success Behind his Fashion Line". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "The Uganda International Fashion Week as it happened: Kaijuka Abbas from Uganda". Sqoop. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Abbas Kaijuka stands to win African male designer in this years designer awards Africa". Satisfashion. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Ruby, Josh. "Ugandan designer Kaijuka Abbas wins top African award in Nigeria". Mbu. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "It's Official, Abbas Kaijuka Is The Designer Of The Year". Satisfashion. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Batuta, Gloria. "Kaijuka Abbas Represents UG At Swahili Fashion Week". Chano8. Retrieved 2 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "See Every Look From Kai's Divo Collection's New Collection Presented at Swahili Fashion Week". Satisfashion Ug. Retrieved 2 November 2020.