Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Sneak Peek!
After 2 months of trekking back and forth between Tanzania & Kenya developing new products for our SS 2012 line, we're uber excited about all our delicious new arm candy...here's a little preview. We've combined the local vibrant wax fabric that we love with banana bark! Don't worry, you won't have to wait for spring, we'll be having some great holiday sales.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Haute African Fashion
We're LOVING this write up from Fashion Week!
African inspired prints seem to be a reucurring definite for 2012 up and coming Summer fashion, and Mara Hoffman with her African- inspired tribal print swimwear no doubt illustrates this trend. Hoffman during the 2012 Mercedez Benz Swim Fashion week revealed her swimwear line which boasted of a great use of geometrical pattern and print, refreshing injections of colour and artistic ethnic flavour. The collection was complemented with beautiful accessories by Mikuti, a jewellery and accessories brand inspired by the beauty of the Swahili Coast and the magnificent landscapes of East Africa, with ethical production initiatives in Tanzania.
M stands for Mikuti & MTV Fashion!
We were thrilled to be on MTV's Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle blog!Here's the link:
Mara Hoffman & Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Miami!
July was an incredible month for us! The incomparable Mara Hoffman asked us to accessorize her show for Swim Week in Miami and obviously we said yes! Her designs speak to our inner 'Journey Girl' reminding us why we love to travel and seek adventure in far away lands. 
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
A little place called Guest House...
A few weeks ago, we trekked down to the Washington, D.C. area to scope out some stores, meet some new friends, and catch up with some old ones. The trip was a success, but for more reasons than finding new potential stores in the area to carry Mikuti goods. We were reminded about why we do this work, and that small groups of people can and are making differences all the time.
Lucky us, we got to visit our old friends at Guest House.
Friends of Guest House is a community based non-profit in the Alexandria, VA area that provides a temporary home for women recently released from prison who are in need of basic support services to facilitate a new start in life and successfully transition back into society. Mikuti has a very personal to connection to this organization; not only are they greatly contributing to the empowerment of women, they are also working incredibly hard towards informing the surrounding community of the outstanding issues of incarcerated women and the misconceptions society has at large. They have been acknowledged by the Catalogue for Philanthropy and received numerous leadership awards. They are leaders and outliers in social change, social action, and social justice; 3 things we love.
So a big shout out to Guest House, with lots of love, from Mikuti!
Please be sure to check out their website and see the incredible work they are doing:
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