Boutique Of The week : Viv Trends

Viv Trends is an online Boutique owned by a Motswana Student in Malaysia... This boutique has the most amazing pieces from office wear to casual to formal.... and oh so amazing shoes...Eeeerr sorry fellas this boutique only caters for the ladies..KenNdee got the chance to interview the owner Ame Nikole Lekono 

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• How long have you been doing this?

  
  

  i have been on this for about four months now

  
  

  • Is being a online boutique owner something you have always wanted to do?
    
    owning one has always been on my mind. the thing is, i have always wanted to own a fashion store, in brick and mortar, but i figured i could also do it online, just for marketing purposes
    
    What is the best-selled item in your boutique?
    
    i realise most people are hungry for office wear, since i have sold more from that category
    
    
    You're checking out a hot new brand to stock ; what do you need to consider before putting in the order?
    
    
    well, the first thing that comes into my mind is quality...my biggest fear is to wake up one day only to find out i have sold someone something of indecent quality
    
    
    what is it about owning an online fashion boutique that rocks and what sucks?
    
    the best thing about going online is flexibility, you can always help your customers at any time of the day. Also, you do not have any rentals to pay. despite these, you still suffer a lot from customer trust. some people do not trust online shopping, especially when they dont know who the seller is.
    
    
    What three qualities should a successful online boutique owner have?
    
    credibility, good customer service, and good product quality that comes with surprises
    
    what words of wisdom would you give to anyone wanting to start a career as a boutique owner?
    
    
    
    

    
    

    
    

    its very important to start small. this way, any mistakes that you make are not so significant and you can learn from them and grow from there. you must establish and stick to your market, and ensure that you have a sustainable brand that is unique from everyone else but is still sell-able. also, remember that fashion is made to be unfashionable, so pieces that are overly trendy usually sell best at a lower price point

Thanx Ame


Here are a few of our favorites 


The coats/Blazers

The Shirts 

The Bags

The Scarves 

The Skirts

The Dresses

The Shoes

CHECK OUT VIV TRENDS ON FACEBOOK TO SEE MORE AND ORDER

What they Wear : Batswana Students in malaysia

Here are just a few pics to show you what thy rock when they hit the clubs,awards ceremonies,cinemas etc...... these girls are just too stylish

Model Of The Week

Julia Juice Tsile, 24 year old young lady from Kanye is the model to look out for ,she is currently raising modeling waves in the country and Africa,already her travels as a model have taken her to south Africa where she took part at Africa fashion week (AFW) and Tanzania where she took part at the swahili fashion week.... she has worked with Tanzanian fashion designers Mustafa Hassanali and Eskado bird .. Locally she has worked with the likes of Mpho Laing,koketso Chiepe and she took part at the COLOUR IN THE DESERT FASHION WEEK,GABORONE FASHION NITE and BOTSWANA FASHION WEEK ..this young lady is definitely Botswana's next supermodel

NAME: Julia ‘Juice’ Tsile
HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR:Brown
HEIGHT:1.76m
BIRTHDATE: June 15
FAVORITE SCENT/PERFUME: Paco Rabanne:Lady Million
HOMETOWN: Kanye
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Kalahari game reserve

LIFELONG DREAM:Own a Television show

BEST BEAUTY SECRET:Applying lemon and Vaseline on my lips!*hidesface*


ROLE MODEL/IDOL:Oh my God i hope she does’nt see this,Andiswa Manxiwa

EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Walking out of the dressing room in a shop naked!

.What made you first become a model?

  Being selected as a runner up for Botswana’s  representative Nokia face of Africa 2006,then i knew i was model material.

.How did you feel when you did your first ever fashion show or photo shoot?

I felt proud of myself when i did a shoot for Lapologa Magazine....

.How do you feel about the controversy of the size 0 debate in the industry?

 I get intimidated because i am not skinny myself,i aggresively believe we should be allowed to embrace our bodies just the way they are,especially Africans,we have different exotic bodies in different sizes. 

.What are your guilty pleasures food wise?

Anything with chocolate works for me...

.What beauty tips do you swear by?

·         Never sleep with make up on

·         Never drink alcohol if you have a shoot or show

If a young girl wanted to be a model what would your advice for them be?

·         Firstly,finish school

·         Its painful to tell a young girl with those dreams that they dont fit the criteria

·         Get a professional photographer to do a portfolio for you and that its not just the glitz and glam

Thanx Juice