Overview

OUR STORY Founded in 1990 by Fashion designer Helen Unuane, Maison de Helen (MDH) is a high-fashion African Luxury Brand based in Lagos Nigeria. Celebrated for her bold, elegant and unique designs, MDH works hand-in-hand with indigenous fabric producers and artisans across Africa, to develop exquisite fashionable pieces for the modern day African Woman and women who resonate with amazing pieces and collections from Africa. MDH offers a full collection of ready-to-wear and accessories, and has established itself as a leader of feminine silhouettes in the fashion industry. BEAUTIFUL PIECES WITH GREAT AFRICAN HISTORY Our raw materials are sourced from rural and remote areas across Africa who have placed a unique premium and proud history on African heritage and production processes involved. These include Fabrics sourced from the Akwete people of Nigeria who specialize in hand woven textured fabrics, the Bark Cloth made in the Buganda Kingdom in southern Uganda, the Mud Cloth from Burkina Faso, Batik from Namibia, Kuba raffia cloth from Congo, Bongolan from Mali, Kanga cloth from Tanzania, and many many more. MAKING AFRICA A BETTER PLACE Our mission is to empower African families, to offer the world a means of connecting with Africa through a product that touches people’s lives, and to demonstrate to the world that the quality of merchandise from Africa meets and exceeds that of similar items from other countries particularly in the fashion Industry. SCIENCE OF THE AFRICAN CRAFT The craft of making these materials are typically passed on from generation to generation. It is very unique to the indigenous people of the particular village or region in question. IMPACTING AFRICA AND THE WORLD We are out to make impactful developments for the people in all the rural areas that our raw materials come from. This is achieved by providing technical support in the various manufacturing processes, to enable maximum productivity thereby increasing income for the families.