Ozwald Boateng, OBE (/ˈɒzwəld ˈboʊtɛŋ/) (born 28 February 1967) is an English fashion designer, best known for his trademark twist on classic tailoring and bespoke styles.

[1] He helped a friend make clothes for a fashion show, and after receiving praise for his work, he sold his first collection to a menswear shop in Covent Garden.

[5] Mentored by Tommy Nutter, the success of the Paris show in 1994 enabled Boateng to open his boutique on Vigo Street, the south end of Savile Row, in 1995.

The Coutts "World Credit Card" appears in Boateng's trademark imperial purple, designed to communicate a new modernity and supreme elegance.

Critically claimed to be the most stylish first-class kits available to travellers on any airline, the design increased pick rate[clarification needed] fivefold.

[19] Boateng was commissioned by John Agyekum Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana, to design and orchestrate a show at the ninth annual African Union summit in 2007.

[23][24] Boateng has designed bespoke costumes for films and TV shows including Mo' Better Blues, Hannibal, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sex and the City, Ugly Betty, Eastern Promises, Gangster Number One, Alfie, Assault on Precinct 13, The Matrix, Miami Vice, Oceans 13, and Rush Hour 3.

[34] In 2008, Boateng was appointed to the REACH committee, as part of an independent panel to identify and recruit national role models who work to help raise aspirations of black boys.

The foundation was established on the basis of “reframing the dialogue and perception of Africa”, with the principals signing an agreement with the African Development Bank.