My designs are not Illuminati - Chapter One

The CEO of Chapter One Classics, Leslie Twenefour
Wiredu has debunked rumors that he uses Illuminati
signs in making designs for his clothing line.
According to the designer, his innovative style in
creating new artworks is the reason behind his
unique designs.
The designer made this known in an exclusive Q &
A with Hitz FM.
Below is the conversation between Chapter One
and Hitz FM.
Q. How are you and your clothing line?
A. By the grace of God, everything is going on well.
Q. There are rumours that you use Illuminati signs
in your designs, how true is that?
A. They will only want to describe my art as
Illuminati because my works are beautiful and
match the international standards. Most Ghanaian
designers are lazy and spend all their time copying
from each other instead of thinking and coming out
with creative ideas.
Q. So you think you are not copying others too?
A. Never, Chapter One does not copy designs. We
create them and that’s what makes us unique in the
market.
Q. But looking at your designs it looks like you
copied some international designs and changed a
few things about it?
A.
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My focus as a designer is to reach the international
market, therefore if I modernize a design it does
not mean I'm doing same, but rather doing it better
than the white man has already done.
Q. Did some international artistes like Kanye West,
Jay Z and Kendric Lamar really approve of your
designs?
A. Sure, because it matches international standards
and it is also close to something they can associate
with.
Q. Tell us about the clothes you designed for Dark
Suburb.
A. Yes, the group ‘Dark Suburb’ is a rock band who
prefer not to show their faces. They noticed my
designs in the ‘2014 Evil Must Die’ collection and
surprisingly it had a connection with their ideas
therefore we sealed a contract.
Q. Any last thing you want to say?
A. I would want to tell Ghanaians to quit that
negative attitude and help support to build the
(fashion) industry rather than tarnishing people’s
images and killing their spirits.
Chapter One has worked with some artistes like
Sarkodie, Edem, 4X4, D2, Nacee, Trigmatic, VIP,
Eazzy and Davido.