Botswana Guardian

Skavenja introduces clothing brand

- IRENE SHONE BG CORRESPOND­ENT

When winter approaches, everyone looks forward to have colourful warm wardrobe, and Ska- Wat Designs, through the M- Wear brand offers just that, through their tracksuits range this season.

This is the brain child of the legendary musician, dancer and fashion lover. Kabelo Tiro aka Skavenja. His fashion sense on the stage is captivatin­g and as such has decided to grow his fashion workshop by introducin­g M Wear clothing brand, which many people now appreciate. This started off as ‘ Monyopi’ label, which was inspired by his song ‘ Monyopi’, as it remains one of the favourite to his fans. As a fashion enthusiast, he took his time to rebrand this and came up with something concrete to offer other fashion lovers. The M- Wear brand boasts of a variety of merchandis­e, including; tracksuits, t- shirts, gym wear, casual and sportswear. They have also recently introduced denim to add a touch of style and elegance to their already existing merchandis­e.

As Ska- Wat Designs fashion workshop has been in existence for so many years, Skavenja says that he has always had a vision about bringing quality wear to the local fashion industry. He delights in the fact that his newly introduced brand, M Wear is already recognized and people want to be associated with it. “I am convinced that I am already receiving positive feedback because of the quality of my merchandis­e. I believe in top notch quality. I sell what I wear as someone who embraces fashion,” he says reiteratin­g that he is humbled by the love and support he gets from people. He has already been to the busiest events in the local calendar at Mascom Derby in Maun, where he saw multitudes of people embracing his brand, and some gearing up in the same brand to the Khawa Dune Challenge and Cultural festival.

Skavenja intends on adding sneakers to his brand in the future, and also selling the brand outside the country to as far as China. Currently, he is working on distributi­ng the brand in local shops in places including Gaborone,

Francistow­n, Kasane, Maun and Gantsi. Furthermor­e, he wishes to open his own branches in the same places in the future. At the moment, he delivers the brand at the door step and also courier to places outside Gaborone. He emphasizes that, looking good gives one confidence and he is glad that he had to have a contributi­on in the local fashion industry through his brand. He applauds the fact that of late, people have come to learn to embrace winter and choose to feel warm in a fashionabl­e wear and as such his brand is part of winter stylish wear this season. M Wear brand caters for both the young and the old as Skavenja says it is their mission to ensure that everyone looks and feels good in their quality brand.

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