Angela Moukpe in her atelier

ANGELA MOUKPE

Fashion Designer

Open to a work-study placement · Paris / Île-de-France · from Sept 2026

London Paris

Garments as emotional architecture.

01Creative Statement

Fashion as a languageof identity, memoryand construction.

I work where cultural memory meets contemporary silhouette — tracing a line between Lomé, London and Paris, between the body and the architecture built around it. Every garment begins as a question about structure: what holds a form, what lets it breathe, what it chooses to remember.

A practice between two cities

London Paris

London Regent's University London BA Fashion Design · 2023–2025
Paris LISAA Mode Paris Master in Fashion & Luxury Management · 2026–2028 ISAL Paris BA Fashion Design · 2025–2026
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03Process & Craft

A garment is thought with the hands as much as the eye.

Step 01

Research & mood

Architecture, archive, the street, a remembered cloth. The collection begins as a wall of references before a single line is drawn.

MOODBOARD 5 : 4
SKETCHBOOK 5 : 4
Step 02

Collage & Croquis

Sketching and collage explore silhouette, proportion and texture, building ideas through layers before they become garments.

Step 03

Drappings & Toiles

Draping and toiles explore how fabric moves, falls and shapes the body —turning volume, balance and proportion into form directly on the stand.

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04About Angela

Heritage · Architecture · The body

A designer across two cities — London in the training, Paris in the making.

Angela Moukpe studied Fashion Design at Regent's University London (2023–2025) and completed her studies at ISAL Paris. Her work moves between heritage and architecture, treating the garment as a structure that can hold both — tradition and modernity, fluidity and form.

Native in French and fluent in English, she designs across borders — drawn equally to contemporary art, the discipline of pattern-cutting and the cloth of her roots. Her studies earned a Vice-Chancellor's Double Commendation for academic excellence at Regent's University London.

Based
Paris · London
Languages
French · English
Training
ISAL Paris · Regent's
Honour
V-C Double Commendation
Machine & hand sewingGarment constructionPattern cuttingHand-drawn croquis & collageIllustrator · Photoshop · InDesignCAD
Work with Angela
05Experience

Sewn into the work

Each role assembled like a garment — pinned, stitched and worn into a creative path.

Model AssistantMarion Scott Bridal · Paris Fashion Week

Participation in the backstage organization of a fashion show, including schedule management, outfit and quick-change supervision, backstage timing coordination, and model support to ensure the smooth running of the runway show.

Run-of-showBackstage timingLook managementComposure
06 Mar 2026 Paris · PFW

Seamstress InternThe Zip Yard · Alterations · London

During this alterations-focused internship, I developed my skills in garment fitting and modification while strengthening my customer service abilities, understanding of garment construction processes, and ability to work effectively as part of a team in a professional environment.

AlterationsGarment fittingConstruction analysisClient service
Jul–Sep 2025 London

Fashion Show AssistantRegent's University London

Participation in the organization and smooth running of fashion shows, including assisting with model selection and fittings, supporting styling and runway setup, and managing model schedules and backstage outfit changes.

Model castingBackstage stylingGarment handlingRunway set-up
2022–2025 London
06Manifesto

Between structureand fluidity.

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    Fashion is a language of identity, memory and construction.

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    A visual dialogue between heritage, architecture and the body.

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    From cultural memory to contemporary silhouette — garments as emotional architecture.