By WOMAN, for WOMAN
Cindy Mfabe
STARTUP COSTS: ‘I started out by designing garments for other people. I was producing clothes from my parents’ dining room with machines they had bought for me.’
TURNOVER: ‘I now have my own studio and I have showcased my designs on platforms like African Fashion International Fashion Week and Lagos Fashion Week. I also work as a pattern technician for some great designers.’
Tired of bringing her clients’ ideas to life instead of her own, Cindy Mfabe was on the verge of quitting when she got an exciting job opportunity. In 2016 she took part in The Intern by, a reality TV show in which contestants vied to become the renowned fashion designer’s next intern. Someone else won the internship, but Cindy was offered a job as pattern technician. Two years later she was turning heads at SA Fashion Week with her own designs.
