FIAVI means child of a royal, a name that reflects both heritage and vision.
Founded in 2021 as an online retail brand in Ghana, FIAVI has evolved into a design-led fashion house now based in Asheville, North Carolina. Officially registered in the U.S. in 2023, the brand bridges African tradition with contemporary elegance, offering timeless pieces that carry meaning, culture, and refined craftsmanship.
At FIAVI, design is storytelling. Our aesthetic blends clean, modern silhouettes with purposeful details and symbolic roots. Every garment is made to order in a slow fashion process, using high-quality, natural fabrics including linen-cotton blends and handwoven Kente sourced from artisans in Ziofe, Ghana.
We design with the wearer in mind women who carry their stories with grace, purpose, and quiet strength. From the first sketch to the final stitch, every piece is created with care, honoring not just heritage, but the individual who chooses to wear it.
At FIAVI, excellence is a promise and every customer, a part of the story.
Faith Princess Donani (Founder & Creative Director)
FIAVI was born from grace guided by faith, shaped by heritage, and crafted with intention.Raised in Ghana, Faith discovered her gift not in grand ateliers, but in quiet corners learning to sew from a neighbor and hand-stitching dresses from leftover scraps.
What began as childlike curiosity soon became a calling, unfolding into a purpose far greater than she imagined. Though her early path led her to a degree in Social Protection and certifications in procurement and project management, her creative spirit remained restless. After moving to North Carolina to join her husband, she surrendered fully to the vision God had placed in her heart: to build a fashion brand rooted in elegance, meaning, and truth. Originally launched as an online retail brand in Ghana in 2021, FIAVI transformed into a design-focused label registered in the United States in 2024.
The journey was not without sacrifice but every step was sustained by grace. Faith deepened her skills through online courses in Ghana, hands-on workshops, and the mentorship of women around her including her mother-in-law, who played a foundational role in her sewing education.FIAVI is also built on the strength of partnership. Faith’s husband, Kwadwo, plays an instrumental role in every aspect of the brand as creative collaborator, technical lead, and unwavering source of support. His involvement behind the scenes brings structure to the vision, and his belief in the mission fuels its forward momentum. All of this unfolded in the sacred rhythm of new motherhood.
Faith continues to build FIAVI while nursing, nurturing, and growing alongside her child. It is a journey marked by grace, grit, and quiet strength a living testament to what women can create, even in the most tender seasons. Every piece reflects not only her Ghanaian heritage but also her devotion to slow fashion, excellence, and storytelling through fabric.
FIAVI is more than a brand; it’s a testimony. A reminder that with faith, discipline, and grace, beauty can be born.
We believe fashion can be more than beautiful, it can be purposeful. It can honor the past, empower the present, and speak boldly into the future.
We blend African heritage with contemporary design to honor the wearer’s identity and values
Asheville NC, USA
+1 828 417 5591