Inspired by his father and America’s hip-hop culture, Alhassan Toure started designing at the tender age of ten. Although ten seems to be a very young age, Toure’s artistry and ingenuity surpassed that of regular ten-year-olds. Motivated by his father who was also a designer, Toure had aspirations of making it big in the fashion industry. In Ghana, his native land, Toure was inspired by the hip-ho
p culture in America for his designs. He admired the style of greats like LL Cool J and so he gained creative ideas and knowledge from his idols for his designs. His designs reflect a hip-hop and urban flavor. Toure always knew that he wanted to be a major figure in the fashion industry and hoped that one day he would be able to design for some of his idols. After moving to the United States from Ghana, Toure got his big break while working for Apollo Signature. It was there he met all the rappers and the one who gave him his ticket to success. After meeting Raekwon, while working at Apollo Signature, it was from that moment his career was about to skyrocket. Toure designed and styled Raekwon. Being very impress by Toure's work, Raekwon introduced Toure to many other celebrities. As a result of meeting Raekwon, Toure had the opportunity to design for many celebrities and music videos. He has designed for the likes of LL Cool J and his BET's comedy awards performance, Ying Yang twins and their BET awards performance, Raekwon's "The Hood" video, Jadakiss' "Knock Yourself Out" video, Young Jeezy's "Survivor" video and Jeezy's last five videos, and the list goes on and on. Toure thanks Raekwon with all his heart for helping him break into the fashion industry. He sees Raekwon as his best friend and brother and he will never forget what Raekwon has done for him. As a result of his rising success in the fashion industry, Toure felt like it was only necessary that he launched his own clothing line, which is called Toure's Clothing. This line has been launched for two years now and is a major success. Toure's clothing can be found in his store, which is located on 125th street, Victory Square between Lexington and Park Avenues. Toure is not only going to stop at having his store on 125 Street but he is working on distribution for the whole state of New York and later expand nationwide. By the fall of 2010 he intends on having many more stores all throughout the United States. He wants to be known for what he does best and that is design. He never thought about anything else, this is what he was born to do. It is his life, his passion, his everything. Toure's life is a living proof of the quote by Bob Richards, which states, "You are what you think. You are what you go for. You are what you do!"
