Beth Teshome has dedicated her life to flattering women and in particular brides with her unconventional designs-embracing the femininity of women’s wear whilst developing an acutely individual sensibility.
Pablo Picasso’s greatest muse was his favourite mistress, Dora Maar; Shakespeare’s ‘extemporal god or rhyme’ was Anne Hathaway. For this young Ethiopian designer, flee- markets around the world, the streets around the west end, and Camden in London are the holy grail of fashion.

Beth’s mum had a significant influence in her life “ as a kid I liked dressing my mum and coordinating outfits and that’s how I got into fashion and then did my portfolio when I was still at school.”
Seven years after her debut, Beth has a couture house: A Beth Teshome show is a spectacle. I am backstage at Camden Fashion show ‘Significant other’. As the models patiently endure hours of preparation, everything is given a surreal twist. They are all wearing extraordinary hairdos and make-up. Cavernous eyes surrounded by glitter, like shards of broken glass.
And then there are the clothes: defiant, and enhancing the female sculptured form at the same time. A procession of stripped organza layered together to form magnificent delicate dresses. Beth sums them up in three words: Simple. Luxuries. Sophisticated.