Award-winning Ghanaian-American designer, Mimi Plange launched her own lifestyle brand in 2010, after a decade working in the New York fashion industry. She holds a degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley, and is a graduate of the San Francisco Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Over the years, Plange has built a successful business by collaborating with brands.
Her many partnerships include collaborations with famed shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, the iconic furniture brand Roche Bobois, Instagram, and most recently LeBron James and Nike Basketball. With a focus on creativity and craftsmanship, Mimi Plange produces slowly, recycling textiles and samples, revealing the richness and beauty of sustainable design.
Plange’s breakout collection, “Scarred Perfection,” has been showcased in Museums across the globe with notable pieces now a part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Mimi Plange is made in New York.
Mimi Plange is a brand that share stories of old African traditions and interprets them into American Sportswear classics.
We design lifestyle products that merge a sporty edge with elegance for free spirits, game changers and rule breakers.
We are Unfashion
Our brand has been worn by the former First Lady Michelle Obama, Vanessa Hudgens, Serena Williams, Teri Hatcher, Rihanna, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Paris Hilton, Viola Davis, Regina King, Janelle Monae and Awkafina.
Mimi Plange has been featured in The New York Times, T Magazine, Vogue.com, Ebony Magazine, Vogue UK, Vogue India, WWD, Harpers Bazar, Marie Claire, Essence, Glamour Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and Nylon Magazine.