Self-made Fashion Designers.
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ellisa Mungoni is a 23 year old girl born and breed in Harare Zimbabwe. Currently residing in Algeria persuing studies in electrical engineering. She is writer as well as self-made fashion designer. Co-partnering with Mitchell Harare from Karoi who is also an engineering student from Zimbabwe, they started there own designing company La Couture_MM where they make custom designed wear for both sexes. Passionate about everything fashion and the art of creating garments that translate the vibe and style of each one of their clients.
were plenty students who had their style and fashion sense being dictated by what was available in the boutiques.
As a designer it takes a chunk of you for people to start believing in you. for us it was even more work trying to advertise and get clients to trust us with their clothes since both of us had no actual expirience, we were just learning on the job. It got easier, the more we advertised , the better we sew the more our work sold itself. Tryin to mantain a balance between studying and establishing a business which is time demanding like sewing was quite arduous but eventually we adapted and became more organised with For most people getting a business our time. Being as it is our greatidea and finding the will to start is est challenge is that our market is always the problem, but well for us a bit restricted to just our society that wasn’t it at all, the undeniably here in Algeria. Being able to reach seering passion for fashion was the across the boaders to have our kick. Having been always interest- products readily available in Zim ed in styling and the art of fashion, is still a stretch since the process of being in an environment which shipping goods from here is a bit was a bit limited on the range of costly. styles found, created for us an opportunity to cultivate a new skill. Yes in the course of time we are Algeria being a Muslim country hoping to be involved to host, marhas a limited range of styles espe- ket and promote fashion shows cially with dresses. The start was to showcase leading trends, our one that was just stumbled upon in creativity and even that of other an effort to make a birthday dress upcoming designers . It could be when l couldn’t afford the ones challenging here considering our that where available and l got re- conservative society but that is deally good feedback on it. The next finately the plan when we get back step was identifying the need of home. the service in our virtual society as We plan on expanding our clienstudents because just like us there tele back home and be an estab-
lished brand in Zimbabwe.Being one of the leading names in our African fashion brands. Changing the narrative even on a more global platform by designing clothes that have the heart of Africa in them, painting everywhere vibrant with a splash of our heritage. To create clothes that invoke a sense of confidence in the one wearing them, clothes that have a representation of and look good on people of all sizes. When you dress right you just feel right. Besides us being entrepreneurs, La Couture_MM is a brand which will not only be focused in keeping people elagant and polished but we also have a burden for society. We plan on using our brand as an opportunity to empower young men and women into being able to make a living from acquiring skills such as sewing by starting a Sewing School and introducing simple projects that generate income as well as creating employment opportunities in our industry. To anyone looking to start a business the key is being intentional about it. Start now!. Begin where you are by identifying what you can offer your society. You have a lot to give, don’t keep it in.
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