By Donald Gwasira
Winter
season came through with chilly temperature recordings – a phenomenon that
always limits a couple of fashion-heads from having thoughts of summer wear. But
with summer now on us, 17-year-old Vanessa Tawananyasha Chigwada asserts her VENTIANA
summer-wear is a must-have in the closet this and every other summer season.
Speaking
with ZimSphere’s Donald
Gwasira recently in Harare, Vanessa Chigwada revealed that her clothing brand
is about offering unique fashion tastes and innovative clothing to Zimbabwe’s
urban cultures.
“Ventiana
is about unique fashion [tastes] and innovative clothing; I never wanted my
brand to be basic, I desired something distinctive, something that
stands out – so the designs that I
create I certainly evoke a sense of [novelty] to people,” she enthusiastically
remarked.
At
age 16, she already found herself making
some baby steps towards the nascent youthful fashion industry. “I was 16 at the
time my mother decided to take me for fashion lessons, that's when I realized I
have something special [regarding the clothing industry],” she added.
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| Yahya Goodvibes is the Brand Ambassador for Ventiana |
Earlier this year in March, she successfully launched her new summer outfits specifically for women who wish to rock stunning gear. According to Ms. Chigwada, if you’re a lady and you desire summer-wear with dash of novelty, make Ventiana your first priority.
Despite
the setbacks she faced [both familial and societal], Vanessa kept her torch
ablaze in a bid to achieve more. Asked about whom she looks forward to work
with, Vanessa said, “I would love to work with Tammy Moyo and Pokello. They are
an inspiration when it comes to fashion as they are not afraid to express
themselves in a stylish and modern way.”
She
made a passionate plea for the inclusion of upcoming fashion designer in order
to make the fashion industry vibrant, especially as the youthful urban citizens
fill up creative spaces, fashion included.
“Inclusion
is one of the many things that is lacking in the [fashion] industry, most
clothes that are made are meant to look more desirable on a specific body type
hence this has resulted in young girls wanting to look and attain unrealistic
body types,” she concluded.
You can follow Ventiana on their Instagram page Ventiana Official.
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