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Lesley Mobo is a young fashion designer based in London, England. Originally trained as a scientist, after gaining a University degree in Biology and a scholarship offer from a prestigious Medical school, he instead turned his hands into fashion design.

Education and career
Lesley spent his early years in the island of Panay (Born November 07 1981) before moving to London to study Fashion. Graduating from the prestigious Central Saint Martins College in 2002 with a First Class B.A Honours in Fashion, He also received the Annual Colin Barnes Award for Fashion Illustration from Central Saint Martins, a nomination in the Chartered Society of Designer Fashion Awards held in the British Natural History Museum, and participated in the "Fashion in Motion" exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum from which his works were featured in BBC News. In 2002, he was interviewed by John Galliano for the House of Dior, and did a collaboration project with legendary British designer Zandra Rhodes and The House of Fraser. He also assisted the British design duo Clements Rebeiro for their collections for Clements Rebeiro and Cacharel. In 2002 he accepted a designer post in the newly established British brand Jasmine De Milo. In 2003, he was promoted to Head Designer for the Brand.

In 2004, he completed an M.A in Fashion at Central Saint Martins College with Distinction. He showcased his M.A collection entitled "Obesity in North Pole" for A/W 04-05 at London Fashion Week in February 2004. In Florence, Italy he was a recepient of the Emilio Pucci Award and the prestigious Diesel Award at the 3rd International Talent Support in Trieste,Italy. Also in the same year he was invited by the Oxford Union debating society to present his "Obesity in North Pole" collection to its students at Oxford University, England. In 2005, he designed a sold out capsule collection called "Lesley Mobo by Diesel" which was manufactured, distributed and sold by Diesel in its major flagship stores in London, Milan, Paris, New York, Antwerp, Berlin and Tokyo.

In 2008 he was invited and honoured by the Ayala Group of Companies for the Bravo Filipino Festival,a tribute to Philippine Artists showcasing his Matavenero Collection. Also at the same year he created his underwear line for men and women partnering with Bench, one of the country’s fastest growing global brands.These two forces of fashion are set to launch a one-of-its-kind collaboration in the underwear industry. Mobo for Bench has become the most anticipated underwear collection in the country. It first premiered in the mid-year staging of Bench’s biennial fashion show. With a short pause, the country’s top stars and models strut out to the asymmetrical stage decked out in Mobo’s underwear designs, giving the mob more reason to thirst for the Mobo look with the simple and classy black and white briefs, the frilly and fancy look of lingerie pieces adorned by the ethereal feel of flirty skirt additions to panties, not to mention the lacy numbers, and the contrasting shades of colors. The day after the show, Filipinos had been trooping to Bench stores nationwide asking for a pair of Mobo for Bench underwear to be part of the “in” crowd.

His resumé includes work collaborations with Absolut Vodka Sweden,Diesel, Ingeo, Zandra Rhodes, House of Fraser and the presentation of design works for designers such as Phoebe Philo for Chloé.

Accomplishments
His works have been exhibited in The Hub Museum in Linconshire, England "Fabric of Our Lives" along with designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier and Hussein Chalayan, Stadt Museum The Fashion Generation in Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf in 2005, The Future Map Exhibition in The London Institute Mayfair Gallery in 2002, The Artistic Congress 2002 in Lisbon, Asian Fashion Grand Prix 1998 in Osaka, Japan and in Fashion & Motion at the Victoria & Albert Museum London in 2002. His works have appeared in books and publications including "Fifty" by Diesel, Generation Mode, i-d magazine, Dazed & Confused, Self Service, Another Magazine, Purple Magazine, Exit Magazine, Jalouse, German Elle, TeenVogue U.S.A, Italian Vogue, Vogue Portugal, Vogue Spanish, Vogue Japan, Crash magazine, Zoo Germany, Neo2 Magazine Spain, Vanity Fair Italy, Zink New York, Pig Magazine Italy, Muse Magazine, Lips Thailand, Flux, Maxi Magazine Germany, Elle Holland, Glamour Italy, Studio Voice Japan, Citizen K, Le Vif Express, La Republicca, ll Sole 24 Ore, The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Telegraph and the Independent. His designs have been worn by celebrities such as Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Kirsten Dunst, Christina Ricci, Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine), Daisy Lowe, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss. Currently he sits as a member of the Industrial Advisory Board for the new Foundation degree in Womenswear and Textiles at London College of Fashion.