Sylvia Owori is fast becoming an East African media icon. As a leading fashion designer, owner of a range of successful clothing boutiques in Uganda and Kenya and publisher of African Woman magazine, she is well known for both her entrepreneurial skills and her creative talent.
Sylvia studied in London and her designs draw on her Ugandan roots, the African lifestyle and her extensive travels to the USA and Europe. She is regularly invited to participate in international fashion events.
In 1999 she started the first modeling agency in Uganda, Zipa Models, which is still going strong. She was instrumental in revitalizing the Miss Uganda pageant during her involvement in this event between 2001 and 2004.
In 2004, Sylvia launched her own label, Sylvia Owori, a prêt-a-porter range on sale exclusively in her stores with the same name. The items are designed with sophisticated, modern working women in mind. In 2005, she created costumes for the main characters of the film The Last King of Scotland.
African Woman magazine was launched in November 2005. It was the first high quality women's magazine to be published in the region, focusing on themes pertinent to contemporary women of East Africa, and fashion.
In April 2009, after publication of 27 issues of African Woman, a second version of the magazine, produced specially for Kenyan readers and advertisers, was launched.
Sylvia's contribution towards Uganda's development was recognised by President Museveni himself when, in June 2006, she received the Presidential Transformers Award.
article from African Woman magazine
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