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Seloba Creations to showcase masterpieces

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After reaching a decade in the fashion industry, Seloba Creations will celebrate its milestone with a fashion show to be held at the Masa Gardens in Rasesa on March 15, 2025.

The event is expected to be a showcase of Seloba Creations’ masterpieces to celebrate 10 years of existence and excellence. In an interview with Arts&Culture, Seloba Creations founder, Thapelo Mokgethi, said her business started in 2014 with a main focus on pageantry designs, parties and wedding gowns. She explained that the name was inspired by Forester Creations from a television soapie, The Bold and Beautiful. “I started being a fashion designer in 2010 after completing my clothing design and textiles course at the Gaborone Technical College. The reason why I chose fashion design is because when I was growing up, there was a sewing machine at home. I used to make small clothes for dolls and had the passion to learn more,” she said.

Mokgethi also said while they are proud of their achievements for the past years, their greatest milestone came when they were selected to design dresses for Lesego Chombo. “The Miss Botswana organisation posted that they need designers for Lesego Chombo’s wardrobe. We applied by sending our profile and got approved. The inspiration behind each dress was driven from different occasions that the dress will be used for and others inspired by the Botswana flag, our culture and music,” she said. Furthermore, she explained that designing the dresses for Miss World elevated her profile for international fashion design events and exposed them to more clients in Africa and the world at large. She added that the public loved the dresses she designed for Chombo, as she ( Chombo) scored a couple of points due to her beautiful wardrobe.

However, she highlighted that this was not the first time for them to dress a local celebrity as they had previously dressed Miss Botswana 2021, Palesa Molefe, One Rabantheng, Moeladilotlhoko Tshepo Sethibe and the reigning Mrs Botswana queen, Portia Mokgatong. They also have a few achievements including having represented Botswana at the International African Textiles SITA seventh NJ Edition at Djibouti in 2020. They have also represented the country at the International African Textiles SITA Eighth No Edition at Togo in 2021 and were awarded the Best in Fashion Personality at the Botswana Narional Youth Council Awards in 2021.

“I see Seloba Creations having boutiques and material shops in cities around Botswana in the near future. We need support from Batswana and government to achieve this goal. At our 10th anniversary celebration, there will be a fashion show where we will be showcasing our masterpieces. The event is scheduled from 12am till late. We have 30 models to showcase our pieces,” she stated.

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