AAKS Handbags

AAKS is a Ghanaian luxury handbag brand founded by Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, a Ghanaian designer trained at Kingston University London. Based in Kumasi, AAKS produces handwoven raffia bags made by local Ghanaian women weavers using traditional techniques, with bold colour combinations inspired by African aesthetics. AAKS bags are stocked in premier international boutiques including Anthropologie (USA), Liberty London, Selfridges, and Matches Fashion, and have been featured in Vogue, Elle, and The New York Times. The brand is one of Ghana's most successful fashion exports and represents the new wave of Ghanaian luxury craft brands.