THE YOUTHING MAGAZINE FASHION PASSION ISSUE | Page 29

FANTIX
ALL IT TAKES TO
OWN A CLOTHLINE
Did you study fashion designing at
school?
Not really, fashion is like a talent in me
,all what I did is to learn tailoring skills
from a friend of mine the rest was from
You tube vedios. Moreso I am a
mechanical engineering student.
What is that one thing that every
designer must have?
Every designer must be creative and
innovative, this is by coming up with a
new design/style of wear.
For a designer to win the market he
/she should be unique and come with
an outfit that the clients will like.
How much did it cost you to start
your own clothline?
For a start I had like Ksh 30,000 where
I bought my machine and some
Ankara material
I used ksh300k to start top collection
shop which is located in Barsheba
Mombasa.
What has been the major challenge
in this journey?
My major challenge is time, I am a
student so I use less time in fashion
and designing.
Finance is another problem that I face,
sometimes I lack capital to expand my
clothline bearing in mind am from a
humble background.
Have you had instances where you
feel like quitting?
Yes.
What caused that?
I lack support from family members
and my friends also discouraged me
by saying that I should only
concentrate on my engineering
course leave away fashion.
How long does it take you to
design one cloth?
A simple cloth will take 3 hrs to make
example a skirt. Complex one can
take a day .Cutting a piece of material
into a desired design is what
consumes time because if you mess
up during cutting you also mess up
the desired design.