THE FREEDOM TO FEEL, TO LOVE, TO THINK, TO TRAVEL, TO BECOME — THAT’S WHERE LIFE GETS GOOD.

 

Imagine being called darkness every day because your skin is the color of the night sky. 13 years old, teased and lonely, because no-one sees you as you see yourself. 13 years old wanting to see beautiful things, silky things, luxurious things and having no language for this, just a sense, an inner knowing that the world can be different.

Imagine growing up and deciding to design something that would leave that 13 year old in awe. A sanctuary for goddess women with skin as dark as velvet. A reprieve for luminescent femmes with freckles on honey-colored cheeks. An oasis for sumptuous ladies with hair that poofs, that kinks, that locs, that naps, that sings.

Imagine trying to birth this place of beauty during a pandemic. Pitching investors who say black women don't have money, the market is too small, the focus too niche, Covid too real.

LUXURY ISN’T WHAT WE DO, IT’S WHO WE ARE.

 
 
 
 
“A sanctuary for goddesses with skin as dark as velvet. A reprieve for femmes with honey-colored cheeks. An oasis for sumptuous ladies with hair that poofs, that kinks, that naps, that sings.”
 

Imagine creating anyway… all the while dreaming of velvet skin, honied freckles, sumptuous naps.

Imagine realizing we don’t have to dream anymore.

Imagine Obánj.

 

SOME FACTS

 

Obánj is my love-child and it fuels my creative expression. Some other parts of me you might want to know:

  • tech founder

  • unapologetically #blackgirlmagic

  • podcasT host

  • ocean lover

  • poet at heart

  • global citizen

  • london school of economics graduate

 
 

The freedom to feel, to love, to think, to travel, to become— that’s where life gets good.

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Black women in luxury… my favorite genre.

Rodeo Drive is a 2 mile long street in Beverly Hills filled with high-end designer shops where you can indulge in all of your luxury desires! The architecture has a European charm and is extremely beautiful. My naturally bougie persona feels at home here ☺️

What if I told you that you can gain access to timeless designer items like Chanel, Gucci, and DIOR sold at places like Rodeo Drive without having to pay the high-end designer price? Obánj is a black-owned sustainable luxury brand that allows members to borrow designer jewelry, like Chanel, Gucci, DIOR, Versace, and more.

 
 
 

VALUES & PHILANTROPHY

Throughout the years, we’ve learned the biggest luxury we have is this planet.

The production of fashion accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The production of jewelry, in particular, involves devastating human and environmental issues around mining, gem extraction, gem-cutting, and toxic waste.

By renting instead of purchasing new, you extend the life cycle of your pieces while ensuring jewelry and bags don’t end up in a landfill. With our marketplace of timeless jewelry, handbags, and accessories from the world’s most iconic fashion houses, you can look good while doing good.