British-Ghanaian fashion designer Joe Casely-Hayford has passed away aged 62, after losing a three-year fight with cancer.
The influential designer, who has dressed famous musicians including Bono, Suede and Lou Reed, most recently ran the Casely-Hayford label that he set up with his son Charlie in 2009.
Dylan Jones, editor of British GQ, has described him as "a lovely man as well as a consistently inventive designer".
"He was one of the mainstays of the industry in the 1980s, and was an inspiration to a whole generation of young designers," he said. His name was also one of the first British designer brands to gain genuine global recognition. He will be greatly missed."
Casely-Hayford was "the first of his kind" Edward Enninful, editor of British Vogue, also paid tribute to Casely-Hayford on the magazine's website and social media channels.
"We come from the same time. Joe was a talented pioneer, filled with integrity, and the first of his kind: a black designer who represented London on the world stage," said Enninful.
Joe Casely-Hayford founded the Casely-Hayford label in 2009 with his son CharlieCasely-Hayford completed an apprenticeship on Savile Row – the London street famous for traditional men's tailoring – before going on to train at the Tailor and Cutting Academy. He then studied fashion design at Central Saint Martin's and history of art at the ICA.
He established a label in London's east end in ...