GrowingZambianHairLong: MEET HOUSE OF T'WALE.

Thursday, 20 February 2014

MEET HOUSE OF T'WALE.

INTRODUCTION.

House of T'wale is a Lifestyle brand. How you live, carry yourself,dress and express yourself, that's T'wale! As a brand we specialise in hand crafted garments, print inspired clothing, styling and image consulting.

At the head of this brand are two Creative Directors, Miss Mirriam Mwanza and Miss Lisa Muya, both Zambian Nationals who have been based abroad and managed to see how style can mix beyond boarders.

Miss Mwanza and Miss Muya

Together we are the Minds behind the brand, we conceptualise the style, Design, create and help translate the look to fit the clients personality.

WHY THE NAME T'WALE?

T'wale means "I Salute" or "Respect". The term is of West African Origin, a Complementary term used to acknowledge uniqueness.

As House of T'wale we aim to keep our identity African but not limited to a Local Zambian name so as to appeal to any other national.

T'wale as a term translates with our aim, We Salute,Respect,and Seek to offer you Clothing and a Lifestyle that translates just That.

HOW DID H.O.T COME UP?

The brand, House Of T'wale started as a dream we had from our days in High school, this was sparked by our love of innovative fashion and an eye for quality, despite Both having majored in different fields of study in University, our Passion, Creativity and drive led us to pursue this path. This dream has since been adopted and grown into a business concept to fill the current gap in the Zambian market which sees a lot of international brands flooding the market.

WHAT INSPIRES YOUR CLOTHING LINE?

The first and most important inspiration is from God. We never do anything without God and He keeps us grounded as House Of T'wale.

As young people exposed to diversity, we noticed a lot of people do not portray who they are through their dress sense. When you meet someone for the first time, their outlook tells you a brief story already of who they are. Many people have been misjudged because of how they dress, Perception unfortunately does count.

As proud Africans, T'wale wants to preserve our heritage by using a unifying factor in this case the "African print" or "Chitenge" in our clothing to show our identity but still remain relevant in terms of trend and individual style.