IT is not in many instances when you find a nine-year-old working towards their highest God-given talent, but in the case of Nyasha Athalia Chibvuri of New Malborough, Harare, who wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up, it is a different story.
Tinashe Sibanda
The Masaisai Primary School Grade 4 pupil realised that she would want to be a fashion designer when she was only 7 years old, she creatively cut pieces of material and sewed them into a top and jersey that perfectly fitted her barbie doll.
“I always wanted to design clothes and sew them since I was in Grade 2 and since that age I always found myself enjoying fashion television channels on DStv rather than playing doll house or watching cartoons like others my age,” she said.
Chibvuri said she would get ideas from the clothes that were already on various barbie dolls and those she would see on television, thus she has since come up with a name for her collection‑ Discovered and Unique.
She added that when she reaches the age of 18 she wants to begin making clothes for older people and she would love to go and study at a fashion and designing after she completes her primary and secondary school levels.
“Sometimes I even write my homework at school in advance on a piece of paper so that when I get home I can concentrate on my designing and sewing,” she said.
The young girl has admitted that she loves to look nice, and at her age she is particular about the clothes and accessories she wears and always hates it when her parents pick out clothes for her as she prefers her own taste and selection.
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Her father, Paul, said he had discovered his daughter’s passion two years ago as she would constantly ask for needles.
Paul noticed that she would cut off her dolls’ clothes and readjust them to suit her own taste.
“I have since taught her a few stitches to kickstart her dream although I always make sure that her homework is done first so that her love for fashion and designing does not disturb her in school,” he said.
Paul, who is a photographer, graphic designer and teacher, said he wanted her to come along with him whenever he did his work so that she understood that it’s not only about having fun, but also making money from the passion.
