Groove Magazine Zimbabwe Issue 2 | Page 41

FASHION DESIGNER Kloque Klothing By King Dube When King Dube dropped by our office we could no help but notice his interesting jacket which combined leather and tweed. Well this type of jacket is part of many types of leather jackets which are part of the fashion label, Kloque Klothing. King shared more on Kloque and why it’s time for everyone to wear this label… GM.: Give us a background about Kloque. King: Kloque Fabric Works is basically a designer label that was founded in October 2011.The label was firstly an enterprise where we used topimp" ordinary jackets to designer ones. However in the beginning of 2012 we started to make our own jackets from scratch. Ever since we have gained a lot of experience and improved on quality. Simply put, we are now the best. GM.: What does your label entail? King: The label Kloque entails two meanings. The first has to do with the history of the label. In that context, it denotes "cloque" which is the name of a fabric that we first used to make jackets. In the second context, Kloque entails an expression "clocking" from the urban terminology which means reaching the maximum speed. Hence viewed in this context, Kloque emphasizes that we have reached the maximum level Groove Magazine Zimbabwe performance in terms of designing and quality. In short it means to be awesome. GM.: What things do you make? King: Initially Kloque was a 37