Tetteh Plahar

Tetteh Plahar (born December 7, 1975) is a Ghanaian fashion designer
Early life
Tetteh Plahar was born to Zinabu Plahar (née, Nelson) and Lieutenant Aldlf Plahar of the Ghana Armed Forces. He grew up in various areas in Accra as his parents moved between Asylum Down, North Ridge and finally North Kaneshie.
Education
Tetteh Plahar attended North Ridge Lyceum from 1980-1987 and Achimota School from 1987-1994 where he had his GCE Ordinary and Advanced Levels respectively.He obtained a BA with honors in fashion and textile designing at the University of Bedfordshire in the U.K.
Career
He won the Ebony award for talent discovery 1998 (awarded by the University of Science and Technology), TettehPlaharcomes from a family tree of creative people . His mother the late Zinabu Nelson later Mrs Plahar was a renowned international beautician in the 60’s and 70’s . His maternal ancestors the Tabom people of Otublohum are known to have brought Western fashion to the then Gold Coast now Ghan from Brazil by establishing the first professional fashion house called The 1st Scissors house in 1856. Their first contract was to make uniforms for the army and security agencies at the time. This is the same family tree that bore renowned Ghanaian tailor Dan Morton who happens to be his grand uncle.
At age 12, Tetteh Plahar made his first outfit from his mother’s singer hand machine without any formal training. At 19, he was contracted by Ghana’s biggest fabric producing company at the time - G.T.P to hold sales promotional fashion shows using their fabrics.Around this time the love for the African print was somewhat limited to the older generation of Ghanaians especially women. The younger generation was more hooked on to the western style,Tetteh Plahar created an ultra modern look with the African print thus attracting the interest of the younger generation
His last fashion show in Ghana was in 1999 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel dubbed ‘ADINKRA’. It was attended by the then 1st lady of Ghana Nana Konadu, ministers of state, members of the diplomatic corp sand traditional leaders . Tetteh has in his repertoire making clothes for the former president of Suriname Jules Wijdenbosch, former president of Zimbabwe president Canaan Banana, political big wigs in Ghana like Mr. P.V.Obeng, Capt. Nkrabea Effah Darteh, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah and many more.
Personal life
Tetteh Plahar married Tamara Graham-Plahar in September 2005, the couple were blessed with two children, ZinabuPlahar and Sheldon Adi Plahar. They are currently divorced. They had an out of court settlement and it remained amicable for the benefit of the children.

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