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Boateng was born in the Muswell Hill district of London on 28 February , the son of Ghanaian immigrants.

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Using his mother's old sewing machine , he started designing and selling to his fellow students and soon switched studies to graduate in fashion and design. Subsequent sales enabled him to open his first studio in Portobello Road in He staged his first catwalk presentation during the Paris Fashion Week , becoming the first tailor to stage a catwalk show in Paris.

Mentored by Tommy Nutter , the success of the Paris show in enabled Boateng to open his boutique on Vigo Street , the south end of Savile Row , in Boateng's contemporary approach to menswear design helped to forge a new appreciation for Savile Row, and draw in a younger demographic. In , Boateng launched a new product in perfumes for women.

Bespoke comprises two different vials of fragrance within an elongated, jewel-like bottle. In , Boateng was honoured with a major year retrospective event at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In , Boateng's new flagship store and headquarters are launched at No. The largest store on this Mayfair street, as of November , its signs and interiors were co-designed with British-Ghanaian Architect David Adjaye.

In , Boateng merged the corporate headquarters of his company with his redesigned flagship store on Savile Row. In , Coutts approached Boateng to design a new Super-Premium credit card. 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.