Elissa & Stef takes its name from two inspirational African businesswomen; the grandmother and
mother of our CEO. Born in Nigeria, Elizabeth owned a marketing stall selling tomatoes in her local
town centre. Leaving Ghana she forged her own path in Nigeria, purchasing a delivery truck and

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Elissa & Stef started from humble beginnings Manchester. We began as a lingerie company, specialising in boy shorts and sports bras. Our CEO Gregory wanted to create products that our customers can move in; focusing on comfort and cutting-edge design.
It seemed like a natural progression to also take the brand into the activewear market. Our heavily patterned and seamless designs have been a roaring success.

We pride ourselves in listening to what our customers want, which is why we have also developed more fashion-forward designs that feature the hard-wearing flexible fabrics needed to perform at the gym, as well as the eye-catching patterns and prints that our customers can wear day-to-day, in the evening, and at festivals.