England-born, Yety is a stylist, costume designer and creative producer with West African roots. Starting her decade-long career in New York City after an introduction to luxury menswear at British GQ and Mr Porter in London; she began her career in the U.S. at Cosmopolitan magazine.
Yety’s short Rest Stop is available to stream on NOWNESS after premiering at TIFF, screening at SXSW and winning the Jury Award for U.S. Fiction at the Sundance Film Festival 2023. While her feature One Night Stay premiered on BET+ and Amazon, in January 2024. She continues to collaborate with Euphoria designer Heidi Bivens, as an assistant costume designer on international feature films, including Benny Safdie’s A24 The Smashing Machine. Her latest short as producer and designer, The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèjí Àjàyí, exploring the Pan-African whimsical world of Alkebulan, is currently screening internationally and is in feature film development.
Yety is based between New York City, Los Angeles and London, England.
Film & TV Representation | UTA | sibella.dowad@unitedtalent.com
Commercial Representation | UTA | polly.hartley@unitedtalent.com
Print Representation | HONEY ARTISTS | bianca@honey-artists.com
Everything Else | yetyakinola@gmail.com
Select Photographers & Directors: Eric Madigen Heck | Gilles Bensimon | Benjamin Dickinson | Bill Gentle | Jac Fitzgerald | Kajal | Lelanie Foster | Crystal Kayiza | Francois Dischinger | Peter Ash Lee | David Urbanke | Najeeb Tarazi | Catherine Orchard | Kyle Sauer | Misha Calvert | Diwang Valdez | Zach Wolfe | Ward + Kweskin | Jacapo Maria Ciniti | Daniel Clavero | Sandra Winther | Trent McGinn | Ed Maximus | Eóin MacManus | Benjo Arwas | Austin Hargrave | Spencer Wells | Ashley Batz | Jeon Seung
Select Clients: Adidas | Amazon Fashion | American Eagle | Aveeno | BET+ | Bobbi Brown | Bon Appétit | Cosmopolitan | Clinique | DFS & T GALLERIA | Dark & Lovely | Disney | Dr Pepper | ELLE | Eloquii | Esquire | EXPRESS | Fabletics | FLAUNT | Fairmont Hotels & Resorts | GAP inc | GLAMOUR | Golf Digest | GQ | Harper’s Bazaar | HBO Max | HYATT HOTELS | i-D | IKEA | Intermix | Jim Beam | MAC | LG | Lululemon | MACY’S | MAXIM | Meta | MR PORTER | NET-A-PORTER GROUP | Netflix | Nexxus | NBC Universal | NIKE | Olaplex | Paramount | Pepsi | POPSUGAR | PUMA | Refinery 29 | Saks Fifth Avenue | Sephora | Shea Moisture | Shopify | SOREL | Target | The North Face | Universal Music Group | UPS | VICE | VOGUE | Zappos
Select Production Companies & Agencies: Neighborhood Watch | nexus studios | A24 *Assistant Costume Designer to Heidi Bivens | Droga5 | Stink Studios | Choice Films | LIONSGATE *Assistant Costume Designer | Pomp&Clout | NBC - Universal Television *Costume Shopper | Vayner Productions | Ghost Robot | YORK Productions | all:expanded | DERBY | Curfew | SLMBR PRTY | North Sea Air | CYCLE | HEARST made | CNX | Worldwide Entertainment & Media