Kwame Adusei
Emerging · $400–$700 · Los Angeles, United States
Genderless dresses and draped separates built on seamless construction, where Ghanaian heritage meets LA's body-conscious edge.
Think: draped precision meets Accra
The buy: the draped cutout dress
What to buy
the draped cutout dress
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Why Kwame Adusei is worth it
Kwame Adusei drapes and cuts clothes around the body, so a dress or a pair of jeans fits as if it were patterned just for you.
Nana Kwame Adusei is a patternmaker first, and it shows. Seams are hidden or dropped altogether so fabric wraps the body without a break, and the baggy denim curves on darts instead of side seams. The dresses take their twist from the way Kente cloth is draped, with open backs, high slits and sculpted shoulders, and every piece is cut to suit a wide range of bodies, whatever the gender.
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About Kwame Adusei
Nana Kwame Adusei grew up in Accra and spent more than a decade making custom and ready-to-wear clothes for women in Ghana, under an earlier label of his own, before moving to the US.
He founded his namesake label in Los Angeles in 2021, starting from a small downtown atelier. It set out to make practical, comfortable, sexy clothes that honor West Africa's way of dressing, which traditionally never split garments into men's and women's.
- Founded
- 2021
- Founded by
- Nana Kwame Adusei
- Based in
- Los Angeles, United States
- Made in
- Los Angeles, in its own atelier, with shoes made in Portugal
- Made of
- Mostly cotton, plus leather, wool, crepe and stretch blends
- Shipping
- Ships free across the US (orders take about 7 days to prepare, then 5 to 7 days in transit, signature required); international orders go by USPS Priority Mail International at rates shown at checkout.
- Where to buy
- Kwame Adusei's own site
What shoppers say
From reviews and try-on videos, in our words.
- Fit
Sizes run XS to XL, and some tailoring comes in one unisex size. Trousers and denim fit oversized, so the brand suggests sizing down; many dresses are stretch. Each page lists the model's height, measurements and size.
- Care
Most pieces are dry clean only or dry clean recommended; the cotton tees can go in a cold wash and hang to dry.
- Shipping
US shipping is free. Orders take about 7 days to prepare, then 5 to 7 days in transit, and every delivery needs a signature. International orders ship by USPS at rates shown at checkout.
- Returns
There are no refunds. Unworn, tagged full-price pieces can come back within 14 days for store credit or an exchange, sale pieces are final, and US buyers pay the return label unless they bought the return add-on at checkout.
What Kwame Adusei is made of
- Natural
- 72%
- Plant-based
- 7%
- Synthetic
- 21%
Works most in: cotton
Kwame Adusei lists the fabric on about 46% of its pieces, so this is a partial read.
From the fabric listed on 87 pieces · Checked October 2026
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Kwame Adusei, answered
- What is Kwame Adusei?
- Kwame Adusei is a Los Angeles label from Ghanaian designer Nana Kwame Adusei, making draped dresses, tops, trousers and denim cut to fit across gender.
- Is Kwame Adusei a good brand?
- Yes. We like it for construction you can see: seams hidden or removed, draping drawn from how Kente cloth is worn and cuts made for curves, from a designer with about 16 years of patternmaking behind him.
- Who founded Kwame Adusei?
- Ghanaian designer Nana Kwame Adusei founded it in 2021, after more than a decade designing for women in Ghana.
- Where is Kwame Adusei from?
- Los Angeles, where it was founded and is made. Its designer is from Accra, Ghana.
- Does Kwame Adusei run true to size?
- Mostly, in sizes XS to XL. Trousers and denim fit oversized, so size down, and check the model measurements on each page.
- Does Kwame Adusei ship internationally?
- Yes, by USPS Priority Mail International at rates shown at checkout. Within the US, shipping is free and every delivery needs a signature.
- Where can I buy Kwame Adusei?
- On the brand's own site.
- What is Kwame Adusei made of?
- Kwame Adusei lists the fabric on about 46% of its pieces. Across those, the fabric is about 72% natural fibers, 7% plant-based fibers like viscose and 21% synthetic. The most common fabrics are cotton. We checked in October 2026.
- Which brands are like Kwame Adusei?
- If you like Kwame Adusei, look at Christopher Esber, Beaufille, Hansen & Gretel and Gestuz.