About The Designer Obi Nwankwo
"It's Knot what you think it is. It’s more than that. I grew up and I was Knot always the individual people imagined me to be. I was raised in a Nigerian household with a Single mom with 4 kids. My mom relocated to America from Nigeria to attend Harvard University and provide a better life for our family.
I was a 6’3” African American kid who played Football, Basketball, Baseball, and ran Track. People at the time had a bias towards me when I relocated from a diverse densely populated inner city areas of Boston to a suburban town. When I moved everyone thought I would be uneducated and just into sports but this was Knot true. I was in love with school amongst a lot of things that didn’t meet the eye. I loved fashion, the arts, cinematography, writing, acting, and modeling because they enhanced my creativity.
I was Knot always able to express that side along with my fashion side fully because of the East Coast environment I grew up in. The East Coast at the time did not accept creatives and was more corporate driven. When I moved to the West Coast I was really able to bring my creativity to life. KnotWtr was created because of the tying of the different elements of my life into one brand. Who I am is an element that’s Knot always what meets the eye when you see me at first. The different elements and interests that compose my character are a part of me. So join me and become a part of KnotWtr!"
- Obi Nwankwo
