Seloba fired up

Seloba makes elegant  designs for weddings, birthdays, baby showers, school uniforms and men’s wear.
Seloba makes elegant designs for weddings, birthdays, baby showers, school uniforms and men’s wear.

Inspired by her late father, a 34-year-old fashion designer Thapelo ‘Jaqueline’ Seloba from Bokaa village in Kgatleng district has been in the industry for five years and is not looking back.

In an interview with Arts & Culture, she said in the late 80s her father came back from South Africa where he was working in the mines and had bought a sewing machine that was operated with a foot. She said when she was doing standard five she started makingdolls. She added that she also got inspiration from The Bold and the Beautiful soapie where she learnt a lot about the fashion industry from Forester Creations.

“I did certificate in Fashion Design at Gaborone Technical College then progressed to do associate degree in textile design at Limkokwing University and I finished the program in 2016. I was later funded by Youth Development Fund (YDF) to start my Fashion House that is now still operating in Bokaa. I make elegant designs for weddings, birthdays, baby showers, school uniforms and men’s wear. My target audience is public at large around Botswana and going forward I would love to open different branches around Botswana,” she said.

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