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Mabel Brempong is more than just a luxury fashion brand; it is a testament to the power of love and community, embodying the spirit of luxury with a purpose. Our brand is founded on a deeply personal story of adoption and the transformative power of a chosen family's love. This profound experience has inspired our founder and leaders to pour the same level of care and love into every creation, striving to empower women to embrace their true selves free from societal norms and pressures.

At Mabel Brempong, we are committed to transparency, offering timeless and premium quality designs that speak to the heart of who our women are and aspire to be. Our pieces are designed to be more than just garments; they are intended to be heirlooms that carry personal stories and celebrate individual journeys. Each piece is engineered with exceptional craftsmanship, designed to help women realise their true beauty and strength, fostering a sense of bravery in authenticity.

Our managing partners, united by their deep bonds of chosen sisterhood, drive our mission to extend these opportunities and inspirations to communities globally, enabling others to experience the same support and empowerment that shaped their paths. Mabel Brempong is a community of people who support and uplift each other, where each product is a shared story of love, resilience, and the freedom to express one's true self.

Brand Name

Mabel Brempong is named after our Founder’s adoptive parents: Mabel and Brempong. 

Mabel | ˈmeɪ.bəl;  Loving; Lovely; Lovable; Pleasant; Beautiful

Brempong | brɛm.pɒŋ; Title for a royal son or prince; Man of honour; Person of influence and authority; Person of power who is highly respected 

Together these names define the Mabel Brempong essence of beauty and an effortless blend of Strength, Resilience, Empowerment and Community

Our Signature Logo

The signature logo of Mabel Brempong, an original handwritten melding of "Mabel" and "Brempong," evokes the intimate and personal touch of receiving a handwritten letter with each unboxing, symbolising the enduring legacy of chosen family and community.

Sandra Gungaloo - Founder & CEO

I was adopted at the age of ten in Ghana, West Africa. I looked up to my parents a lot and always watched my mom custom design her clothes as, it's traditionally done in Ghana. I particularly enjoyed her ability to design styles that always stood out and her proud attitude towards anything she wore. She was not one to fit in.

This built a sense of confidence in me; walking next to her, showing her off as my mother, receiving her love, and how witnessing both she and my dad share their resources with their communities and vulnerable individuals wherever they lived. In authentically loving themselves and others, they taught me how to do the same for myself without shame or compromise. I gained a sense of adventure, travelled, and lived in several countries, and through those experiences I learned about other people, culture, and what it means to be part of community. I knew I always wanted to do something that honoured that. 

In 2016 while finishing my MBA I was given a project to build a business model that focused on social impact. The idea came quite easily to me since a previous visit to Ghana had completely broken my heart. On this visit, I saw many youths in challenging circumstances. I cried knowing that I could have been any of them. My vision for my project was clear. I wanted to develop a foundation that could provide vocational training, homes, and education for these vulnerable youth. It wasn't just a school project for me anymore.

I set out to write the proposal and seek investments. After several months of getting no leads and great advice from a mentor, I made a firm decision to start a business with the mission to use proceeds towards this foundation. After much deliberation, a fashion business became the clear choice. 

In 2018, I went to Ghana in search of Ghanaian designers who would understand my vision. This would also be the last time I saw my mom, Mabel, before her passing.

Upon my return to Seoul, South Korea, where I worked as a Lecturer at the time, I spent my summer walking through fabric markets 8 hours a day; searching and learning anything I could. Our first collection was launched in September 2018. We had our first fashion show in Seoul in October of the same year and thus began my journey of learning what it means to run a fashion business. I will never be as proud of anything in my life as much as I was with that fashion show. It was the only time my mother was able to experience the brand that honours her name.

Through the challenges, very expensive mistakes, heart-throbbing decisions, and 5 years later, I know I'm on this journey for a reason. I wouldn't trade the experiences for anything else in the world. During the process, I became passionate about producing quality, understanding the importance of how we traditionally make clothes in Ghana. curating unique designs that very few people owned. All the things my mother enjoyed about fashion, had now become values to me. I wanted to do it right and there was no one I could think of other than my college best friend to do it with.

Together we took our manufacturing to Italy, where we found some of the best artisans to partner with to bring our designs to you.

This brand is my baby, my hope, and my mission.  

It makes me proud to know that we can share our whole hearts with you after years of learning and daring steps. I’m proud of where we are and the quality we’ve already established. While I'm curious about the future of this gorgeous brand, I'm most excited to witness the joy of the wildflower community as our heirloom pieces become part of their story.

My goal is simply to witness our MB women experience a story of simplicity, elegance, and the courage to dare.

Welcome to Mabel Brempong! We are so incredibly happy to have you on this journey with us. 

Linda-Rose Michel Jackson - Partner & Creative Director

I was born in New York, the city that never sleeps, but just before I entered first grade my family moved to Virginia to begin a new adventure. The change for me was like night and day; I was often the only black girl, let alone Haitian, in my class. My hair, skin, food, and clothes were constantly made fun of. Finding ways to fit in quickly became a tearful topic and I often wished I had a sister to be my best friend. Despite the way I was treated, my parents taught me the importance of embracing a culture kindness, authenticity, and self-confidence; inspiring an environment that could maybe free others to do the same. This was foundational to shaping my life’s journey.

This value was further reinforced through the outpour of love I experienced when returning to New York. My friends and family would treat us like royalty by showering us with beautiful food, laughter and games, and lovely gifts. My grandmother, being a seamstress, would always reveal clothes that she handmade for me and would insist we do a fitting right away; pinning things here and there to create a perfect fit. I was always in awe at what she was able to do, and would watch wide-eyed, as she worked. The idea of being able to draw and design your own clothes, and then somehow be able to wear them was like magic to me. I began to carry around a notepad and pencil everywhere I went, sketching clothes that I dreamed of wearing one day.
 

I met Sandra at University, and we quickly became like sisters. We worked together creating events for the student body, and felt like a dream team. We both loved fashion, and would often have our own mini fashion shows in her dorm room for the pure joy of it. Eventually we progressed to walking in amateur fashion shows and photoshoots together and began to dream of creating our own fashion brand together one day. After graduation we both were inspired to seek out adventure and moved abroad: I landed in England and she moved to South Korea, but despite our time apart the dream remained. 

Our separate international adventures continued; I married my Englishmen which took both he and I to Australia. Sandra shared her beautiful idea for what is now Mabel Brempong, and though we were still oceans apart we dreamed of being able to work on it together one day. Now looking back, it’s amazing to see how that dream has finally come true and couldn’t have been more proud that it was at her wedding I finally got to wear a dress that I actually drew for our Wildflower Edit, as her Maid of Honour. I think if I were to tell seven year old Linda-Rose where we are now, she wouldn’t even have the words to describe how magical it is to have found a sister to create beautiful clothes with and the wonder of wearing them.

I am so incredibly blessed and honoured to be a partner and the Creative Director for Mabel Brempong, and am so excited at the chance of being able to put good things in the world with her as my sister. It is my hope that with each piece we create, we can inspire a community of kindness, confidence, and authenticity that will spread and grow like wildflowers.

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