Brazilian born and of an Ivorian Mother and Centrafrican Father, Loza Maléombho was raised in Abidjan, Côte-d'Ivoire (W. Africa.) At a very young age she found interest in designing dresses for her mother aunts and sisters and put together fashion competitions for her cousins. It wasn't until 2000 that she moved to the United States. In 2006 she graduates from the University of the Arts of Philadelphia and moves to New York City with a mission to gain fashion experience. She studied under contemporary and high end designers such as Jill Stuart and Yigal Azrouël until she felt she was ready to start a line of her own.
The concept of Loza Maléombho can be captured in four words: Ethics, Fashion, Culture and Education. This briefly symbolizes the fair trade aspirations and initiatives in developing countries of Africa by working with local factories, creating jobs and maintaining ethical practices along the run. The fashion line targets a younger hip fashion forward consumer with trendy designs that translate a multi cultural and ethnic influence into modern ready to wear. Finally, Loza Maléombho strongly believes that the lack of education is the major reason for the slow development of certain African countries, and intends on donating a percentage of the benefit to the building of schools locally.
