In 2011, Cyrlie set foot on Burkinabe soil where she enrolled in a local university. From her brilliant studies, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and a Master’s degree in Project Management. A woman with a project, she is a multi-tasker. Passionate about business and especially fashion since her childhood, Cyrlie ABOGHO, since she is the one we are talking about, fulfilling  her childhood passion: fashion. And it is in Ouagadougou, in the Burkinabe capital that the Gabonese has set up her brand: Cyrlie Fashion. Meet a young stylist who dreams of conquering the world. 

With an alert, smiling gait and a slender shape, Cyrlie ABOGHO, a friend of everyone, is very friendly and hard-working according to her friends. Journalist, communicator and manager, the Gabonese is a jack of all trades. But she eventually returned to what she describes as her love job: fashion. She talks about it passionately. Full of ambition, she has made big podiums in Benin, Togo, Gabon and Burkina Faso. She competed in an inter-regional competition where she took second place. She is one of the five finalists who will compete in Benin.

The “Cyrlie Fashion” brand was born on February 14, 2019 and is exported all over the world. It is proving its worth in Chad, Cameroon, the two Congos, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Benin, France, etc. Her slogan “create your identity” reflects Cyrlie’s strong personality, tenacious and reckless.

In four years of existence, the designer of Cyrlie Fashion is delighted with her results, even if she believes that much remains to be done. And this stage success, according to her, can be explained by a certain particularity and a unique style of her brand.

At 1.73m, his dream is as big as his height. Its goal: to dress Africans. But that’s not all: exporting African clothing art all over the world. Conquering the world with “Made in Africa” clothes made with African raw materials is a great challenge that Cyrlie wants to take up. To do this, in a spirit of diversity, she works with other African designers: Senegalese, Burkinabe, Gabonese, Beninese… As part of the dynamic of promoting African raw materials, the one who defines herself as the child of Africa mainly uses local products in particular Coco Dunda and Faso Danfani from Burkina Faso, raffia from Central Africa as well as Bogolan.

According to him, his clientele benefits from his creation. And her success, according to her, comes from this clientele who recommend her to the various competitions in which she has participated. “Today, I’m invited internationally. It’s that people are satisfied,” she says.

With a keen and intelligent gaze, Cyrlie, despite evolving in fashion, is a lady who does not let any opportunity slip her away. “When you dream big, you have to know how to seize the opportunities that come your way,” she says, determined to go to the ends of the earth with her brand. Self-taught in fashion, the young Gabonese lady believes that her passion stems from a gift: “I didn’t study fashion design. I have a bachelor’s degree in corporate communication, journalism and a master’s degree in project management. I do fashion design because it is God who has given me grace with this gift and it is my passion,” she proudly indicates  her career.

A fervent defender of African values and especially of unity among young Africans, the CEO of Cyrlie Fasion encourages young Africans to be welded and united because, she continues. ”They are stronger and it is at this price that the development of the black continent is possible”. For her , “we need to show solidarity, to support each other so that together we can raise our continent”.

Rooted in the Christian faith, the young fashion designer cultivates values such as humility. “You have to know how to be small, humble and accessible to others,” she advises, adding that love and honesty must be at the center of all human action.

Lady Cyrlie does not hide her bitterness and desolation at seeing her young African brothers perish in Lampedusa and in the desert in search of well-being when Africa, she says, has everything. “It is true that situations are difficult in our continent, but I think we can succeed at home. But if you want to immigrate, do it honestly and properly,” she advised, visibly sad as she brought up the subject.

Addressing the recent socio-political change in her home country of Gabon where President Ali Bongo was overthrown, she said she was  “amazed” and “blown away” and  added that she encouraged the new tenant of the presidential palace. For her, this change was predictable because her country has long been captive to the Bongo family. “The slave, when he decides to be free, he ends up becoming free; And we are becoming totally free,” she says.

She is also delighted with the awakening of African youth and says she has faith in the future of her continent: “Thank you to the African youth who are now waking up. It’s true that there is still a lot to do, but let’s not give up, let’s fight, let’s fight, let’s be surprised, hand in hand so that together we can achieve our goals,” she concludes, looking up in a sign of hope for a better future.