Destined for Style with Ugo Mozie
Mick Unplugged
Realm
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Ugo Mozie is an acclaimed fashion designer, entrepreneur, and creative visionary who began his remarkable journey by co-founding his first fashion brand, Aston Mozie, at just 18 years old. Originally from Nigeria, Ugo moved to New York at 17 and quickly became a driving force in the fashion industry, working with icons such as Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, and Diana Ross. His influence extends beyond design, as he’s dedicated to elevating African culture and heritage through his forthcoming luxury lifestyle brand, 11:16. Ugo is passionate about empowering others to express their individuality, believing that style is about personal perspective and authenticity.
Takeaways:
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Personal Perspective Is Power: Ugo emphasizes that your unique story and point of view are your strongest assets in fashion and creativity, setting you apart in a crowded industry.
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Culture as Storytelling: Through his upcoming brand 11:16, Ugo is reinventing the narrative around African luxury and using fashion as a platform to educate and inspire the world about authentic African culture.
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Build the Right Team: Success doesn’t happen alone—Ugo highlights the importance of surrounding yourself with a team that supports your vision, pushes you higher, and keeps you grounded.
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“My gift has allowed me the ability to help people unlock their inner dreams... when people feel good about themselves, they do good things.”
“We were the artists that really just created without any boundaries... We don’t put limits to the possibilities.”
“When people buy a piece of our garment, they’re buying a piece of culture, a piece of history, a story that hasn’t really been told on this kind of forefront before.”
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Instagram: @ugomozie
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | At 18, what were you doing with your life? |
| 0:02.9 | Hugo Mosey started a fashion line. |
| 0:07.2 | Fashion designer, icon. |
| 0:10.0 | We're going to talk about all the things that you don't know about the fashion industry. |
| 0:15.9 | And then also some tips, because getting started in fashion might be easier than you think. |
| 0:21.5 | Buckle up. |
| 0:22.0 | We're going to have a great conversation. |
| 0:23.8 | Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you, the iconic Mr. Hugo Mosier. |
| 0:30.2 | Hugo, how are you doing today, brother? |
| 0:32.9 | Man, Nick, I am fantastic. |
| 0:35.4 | I'm very honored and happy to be here with you today. Thank you so much for |
| 0:39.9 | choosing me of all people to be with you and have this conversation. I'm very excited. |
| 0:46.4 | Man, I'm the honored one. To have conversations with you in particular is, I don't even want to say bucket list because that doesn't even give it |
| 0:56.8 | the credibility that it deserves. It's just, I'm truly honored to, to spend this moment with you, |
| 1:01.6 | man. And, you know, you do so much for, for so many people and you have done so much. And at an |
| 1:09.4 | early age, it was you, man. Like, you know, |
| 1:12.6 | I like to ask the question about what's your because, that thing that's driving you, that |
| 1:17.1 | thing that you're for. So if I were to say, Hugo, man, like, what's your because? Why do you |
| 1:22.3 | keep doing the things that you do? Honestly, I would say my because is the way I'm able to influence and elevate and make |
| 1:33.4 | people better, feel better from the inside out. That's because my gift has allowed me the ability |
| 1:41.6 | to help people unlock their inner dreams, right? |
| 1:47.8 | Unlock like their vision for themselves. |
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