Threads with Anele

Anele Mtimkulu (20) a second year BA in Journalism student and owner of thee anele apparel from Rooderpoort is making moves with her clothing designs which she made on her own.

Anele who was inspired by Mrs Ola Folami who owns Olarsgrace, is now creating her own fashion designs. “Mrs Ola Folami inspires me when i create designs, that woman is phenomenal in fashion” she said. The garment that Anele made for the first time is a gown and a fleece jacket.

What encouraged Anele to become a seamstress was not always finding what you are looking for, mostly because of the unavailability of size at the store. She said “I am tall and i always find pants that are not long enough and it is frustrating”. The kind of clothes she sews are comfort clothes for now, because they are what she sews best at the moment.

She sew:

• Bomber jackets
• Sweat pants
• Tracksuit clothing

Anele’s goal in the next five years is to own a degree in fashion design, but for now she is focusing on getting a journalism degree. “With regards to sewing, hopefully I manage to open a store and sell very affordable clothes, and unique, I want to produce clothes that are not too basic” she said.

What Anele loves about sewing is the process of creating clothing and the fun of it. However, like any other human being she has strengths and weaknesses. She is hardworking and barely make mistakes, but the problem is, she is slow and struggle to communicate, “I leave people hanging sometimes” says Anele.

However, she also love wearing comfort clothing and not pants that requires a belt for support, but pants that are elastic on the waist. Therefore, Anele uses instagram to promote and advertise the garments that she creates on her own. If you ever wish to own thee anele apparel clothing brand send a direct message on instagram (@thee.anele_apparel) for order.

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