Despite a degree in criminology and successful career as a civil servant, London-based Ugonna Hosten had always dreamt of pursuing a path in the fashion industry. But it was only after visiting family in Nigeria that she spied a gap in the market that no British brand had managed to fill: an eye-catching accessories range in African fabrics and prints. Inspired, Ms Hosten quit her job, went to Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design to pursue a pattern cutting degree and set up the label Ugo’s Boutique.
家住倫敦的烏戈娜•奧斯滕(Ugonna Hosten)儘管擁有犯罪學學位並在公務員的職業中取得成功，不過她一直夢想從事時尚行業。但只是在拜訪了奈及利亞的家人後，她才發現了一個所有英國品牌都不曾填補的空白：非洲印花面料中的一種搶眼的配飾系列。奧斯滕受到啓發，辭去了工作，前往倫敦中央聖馬丁藝術與設計學院(Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design)攻讀裁剪學位，並創立了品牌「烏戈精品店」(Ugo’s Boutique)。