Sankofa.
To go back and fetch what was forgotten.
— Akan proverb
Symbols we carry.
Supreme acknowledgment of the divine. The most widely known Adinkra — carried in every piece we make.
A bird turning to retrieve an egg. Learn from the past to build the future. This is where AGENCY begins.
Courage, valor, and heroism. The sword that defends legitimate authority — and the cost of standing for something.
Hope and divine providence. A reminder that aspiration is not arrogance — it is an act of faith.
Adaptability, resourcefulness, versatility. The spirit that bends without breaking.
Immortality and spiritual vitality. The eternal watchfulness behind everything we create.
Mortality and humility. A reminder that all life is transient — and that what we leave behind matters.
God's presence and protection. A sacred altar — a point of divine connection in the everyday.
Gino XXL
George Sam-Korsah · G&D Europe Enterprise
I was born in Ghana, with family roots in Saltpond, Mankessim, and Cape Coast — a coastline tied closely to my country's independence story, and to my own. Music, art, and culture were in the house long before I knew what to call them; my father's acoustic guitar, the literature I read in school, the choir I sang in.
I came to the Netherlands to study Civil Engineering in Groningen, but Amsterdam's underground scene gave me a second name — Gino XXL — and a second education. I founded Gino XXL Entertainment, co-hosted the award-winning Hip-Hop Valley Show, helped bring Afrobeats to Dutch stages before it was mainstream, and have been lucky enough to work with artists from across the diaspora — from the late Ebo Taylor in Ghana to a Billboard No. 1 reggae record out of Jamaica.
AGENCY Wear is where all of that lands. Everything I have built has been about one thing: making space for African cultural representation, on our own terms. AGENCY Wear is that idea, made wearable.