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Chenna Nneni eyes regional market

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AMBITIOUS fashion designer, Ngoni Motsi of the Chenna Nneni label says he targets to take his brand to the regional market despite Zimbabwe’s crippling economic crisis.

AMBITIOUS fashion designer, Ngoni Motsi of the Chenna Nneni label says he targets to take his brand to the regional market despite Zimbabwe’s crippling economic crisis.

BY PRECIOUS CHIDA

Motsi, who has been making waves with his high-end fashion brand — popularly known as Haute Couture — which is very expensive, says the influx of cheap, second-hand clothes onto the market has not affected his strong brand.

“The country is now flooded with second-hand clothes, which might have affected a number of fashion designers, but I think because of the current situation in Zimbabwe they are the only way to go at the moment,” he said.

“However they have not affected my brand much because it’s higher end, usually for that show-off person or someone who wants to make a statement, so I’m positive that it will reach all parts of the region.”

Motsi says his brand was inspired by reading fashion magazines from a tender age.

“I grew up reading magazines especially Vogue. I also always had problems with my clothes and I was always trying to adjust them to fit properly so that made me want to start my own brand,” he said.

The high-end fashion brand has been operating for the past two years and has featured on different fashion ramps including the Ifashion Destival, the September Fashion issue, Stars Under the Star, the Style Concierge and the Zambia Fashion Week.

Motsi has also worked with Miss Tourism Zimbabwe and Miss University of Zimbabwe 2016 contestants apart from dressing different celebrities including Cindy Munyavi for awards and stage appearances.