Vasty Arthur takes Tinsel Couture and Ghana’s Northern heritage to the global runway

It was an opportunity to present Ghanaian design and craftsmanship to a global audience while demonstrating how traditional textiles can be transformed into contemporary fashion with international appeal From Northern Ghana to the World At the heart of The Pride of the North is one of Northern Ghana’s most recognisable cultural symbols—the traditional smock, popularly known as the fugu or batakari.

Ghanaian fashion designer Vasty Arthur, Creative Director of Tinsel Couture, has taken the richness of Ghanaian culture to the international stage, presenting a striking collection inspired by Northern Ghana’s textile heritage at an international runway event in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

With The Pride of the North, Vasty Arthur and Tinsel Couture are not simply preserving Ghana’s textile heritage—they are reimagining it for a new generation and weaving it confidently into the future of global fashion.