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Ade Hassan

b. 1984

British businesswoman

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About Ade Hassan

Born 1984. Ade Hassan is a British fashion designer.

Adetola Kunle-Hassan, (born April 1984), known as Ade Hassan, is a British businesswoman who founded Nubian Skin in 2014.

Early life Hassan was born in April 1984. She was raised partly in Nigeria and speaks Yoruba. Both of her parents are in business. She received her advanced education at Duke University in the United States where she studied English and economics, after which she completed a master's degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

Career Her early career was in the private-equity business but she took a break from that for a year to take sewing and pattern cutting classes. She founded Nubian Skin, which makes underwear in dark tones for women of colour, in 2014 after she was unable to purchase clothing for herself in her preferred colours. In 2014 she was named Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. In October 2015 Ade's brand, Nubian Skin, was nominated for Hosiery Brand of the Year at the UK Lingerie Awards and won UK's Favourite British Designer of the Year. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to fashion.

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Important facts

Born
1984
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Duke University
Awards
OkayAfrica 100 Women; Member of the Order of the British Empire
Also known as
Adetola Kunle-Hassan

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ade Hassan's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ade Hassan?

British businesswoman

When was Ade Hassan born?

Ade Hassan was born in 1984.

What is Ade Hassan's occupation?

Ade Hassan is a fashion designer.

What nationality is Ade Hassan?

Ade Hassan is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ade Hassan

· Wikidata: Q30571413

· DBpedia: Ade Hassan

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