Kamal Jahid, founder of Meqnes
Courtesy of Meqnes
Whilst fashion and luxury companies go to great lengths to get inspired by various parts of the world, oftentimes there are regions that are missed. There are many fabrics, prints, and designs from Africa which go unnoticed but could sell extremely well internationally. One entrepreneur, Kamal Jahid, originally from Morocco is increasing the exposure of African prints and design through his luxury accessory company Meqnes.
Early Beginnings
Kamal spent all of his childhood growing up in Morocco which he thoroughly enjoyed. When the time came to go to university he studied Business Economics and partway through his degree left to do an internship at Polish company PKN ORLEN working in their marketing department. Despite never having been to Warsaw he thoroughly enjoyed his work experience and it was “one of the best experiences of his life”. After 6 months of doing this internship he returned to…