About

Marian Kwei (formerly Kihogo) is a london based British celebrity stylist, editorial director, creative & artistic director and brand consultant hailed by Consul Press as an influence on fashion in the West. She has an extensive press profile with over press from over 50 titles including The New York Times, New York Post, NY Daily News, E News! BBC Radio London, MSNBC, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Evening Standard, Glamour, Grazia, Marie Claire etc.

She is a stylist and consultant for celebrity/vip talent, fashion & retail, textiles, jewellery, beauty, art, music, television & film, design, architecture, corporate, commercial, social media, editorial & advertising. Her aim with styling is to tell stories and encourage conversation and engagement.

She is editorial director of digital & print fashion, beauty and culture magazine, Story Magazine. She is formerly contributing online editor of Push IT magazine, fashion editor of Glossy magazine and UK editor of Dirrty Glam magazine, a noughties magazine that paved the way for the shape of digital media as it is known presently (such was the case with Glossy magazine too). The popular magazine had the best in celebrity on it’s cover. These included Emma Watson, Sienna Miller, Mischa Barton, Bonnie Wright, Lily Allen, Luke Pasqualino, Skye Ferreira, Michelle Ryan, Yvonne Strahovski, Peaches Geldof, Shenae Grimes etc.

A stylist:

For premiere, red carpet, promo, TV, stage and event she has styled celebrities from the world of TV, film, music etc. Her aim has been to tell a story, encourage the masses to think for themselves and to foster conversation. Some of these include Tolula Adeyemi (‘Last Chance Harvey’ and muse to Vivienne Westwood), Jimmy Akingbola (‘Bel-Air’ as backed by Will Smith and ‘In The Long run’ with Idris Elba), Natalie Press (‘My Summer of Love’ with Emily Blunt), Shingai Shoniwa of The Noisettes, Ama K. Abebrese (‘Beasts of No Nation’ with Idris Elba and Samuel ‘Blitz’ Bazawule’s ‘The Burial of Kojo’), Talay Riley (Grammy award winning singer & songwriter), Zara Martin (TV presenter muse and model) etc.

For editorial and cover she has styled celebrities such as Luke Pasqualino (Skins), Tolula Adeyemi. Menaye Donkor-Muntari (former Miss Ghana Universe and founder of SHEY), Larissa Wilson (Skins), Namalee Bolle (muse, artiste), Eunice Olumide MBE (model, actress and personality) and other.

She was assistant to Richard Shoyemi celebrity stylist who has worked in past with Nicki Minaj, J Lo, Pharrell, Eve, Kelis, Miss Dynamite etc.

In 2023 she has assisted Charlotte Harney with Emily Coates for the UK premiere of ‘The Little Mermaid’.

In 2022 she assisted Cheryl Konteh (Idris elba and Kate Winslet) on the styling of the female cast (Nazanin Boniadi, Sophia Nomvete, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Morfydd Clark, Ema Horvath of Amazon Prime’s hit show ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’. The images were published digitally on Vogue Spain, Vogue India, Modern Luxury’s Angeleno magazine, Who What Wear and GQ Spain and other.

An editorial director and a fashion digital media pioneer:

The current editorial director of Story magazine and an editor-at-large. She is formerly contributing online editor of Push IT magazine, fashion editor of Glossy magazine and UK editor of Dirrty Glam magazine, She has paved the way for the shape of digital media as it is known presently. Dirrty Glam was a pioneer of online high fashion media, being the only magazine of its kind at its time of launch. The popular magazine had the best in celebrity on it’s cover. These included Emma Watson, Sienna Miller, Mischa Barton, Bonnie Wright, Lily Allen, Luke Pasqualino, Skye Ferreira, Michelle Ryan, Yvonne Strahovski, Peaches Geldof, Shenae Grimes etc.

A social media pioneer:

Noted as a pioneer of social media, having authored now defunct award winning (Glam Media best fashion blog, nominated for Lucky magazine best fashion voice and Cosmopolitan magazine best fashion blog) fashion, beauty & culture platform, Mariankihogo.com from 2009-2013. The eponymous named site was listed in British Vogue list of recommended blogs. Her social media influence saw her grace (with social icons such as Susie ‘Bubble’ Lau and Bip Ling) the first mainstream magazine cover, to feature bloggers, Company Magazine January 2013. Her site led to collaborations with Hussein Chalayan, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Cain, St Martins Lane Hotel, Marc Jacobs perfumes, Coty, Sanderson Hotel etc. Her site was in best blog lists as curated by The Guardian, The Evening Standard, Essence magazine and more. Peer Index listed her within their ‘Top 50 Fashion Insiders' Twitter Accounts’ .

A change maker and representative advocate:

Marian’s work and approach to style placed her in exclusive spaces that other Black women or people of colour had no access to allowing her to create opportunities for possibilities being one of very few black women of African origin at fashion events and creative spaces as a result of her creative work. Marian's work continues to advocate for a fashion, media and entertainment industry that is more representative of society.

A creative & artistic director:

Marian has worked extensively on-set and off-set giving creative and artistic direction. She has extensive experience leading and directing creative teams and personnel.

A consultant:

A creative consultation available for diverse industry.

A fashion expert:

She has contributed to articles/features by and contributed to The Times, The Independent, Glamour magazine, InStyle magazine, The Fashion Telegraph, The Daily Record, iNews, Garage magazine, NY Daily News etc.

Press garnered:

Press and features garnered includes The New York Times, E! News, The New York Post, NY Daily News, The Seattle Times, The Huffington post, The Washington post, Msnbc, The Guardian, The Evening Standard, Vogue Italia, The telegraph, Grazia magazine, Company magazine, Lucky magazine,

The Consul Press, Asos magazine and other articles and posts (academic, blogs, platforms and other) hail her a style force. An article by Italian journalistic agency, The Consul Press compared her influence on fashion in the West to the effect Africa had on the work of Picasso and Matisse.