Blog – Mille Collines

mille collines goes to Paris

mille collines goes to Paris

An incubator for African luxury brands We’ve just spent a whirlwind two weeks in Paris being students again. Along with 9 other African brands, mil...

Celebrating the female form

Let’s talk about body shape and size! With global fashion trends focusing on inclusivity, the fashion industry has begun to open up. We are witness...

Behind the scenes with Mervyn Gers

It takes 22 pairs of hands to create a ceramic item at Mervyn Gers, aside from the kilns, everything is made by hand. We got a sneak peek of what g...

African Jacquard x mille collines

What is time but threads in the web of life. After a year of design, sampling, and of course weaving, the Halisi Shawl is finally here. This collab...

Women We Admire - Annabel Onyango

Some of you may remember Annabel Onyango from the beautiful images she created using our Kichana wrap. We collaborated on the theme of ‘The Hug’ wh...

Women We Admire

A Chat with Ruth Kamau We would like to introduce you to Ruth Kamau: businesswoman, playwright and owner of Ikhaya Lodge and Conference Centre in C...

An Interview with Zainab Bohardien

I was employed by Robert and Renate Schramböck, who owned a knitwear manufacturing company - R&R Anonymous. Previously employed at a differ...

An Interview with Farieda Salie

The Genesis of the business was because of my daughters, they were 3 & 6 years young, this is what prompted me to work from home. I wanted...

The Kichana Wrap

Here’s a little story about our one-armed wonder, our Kichana wrap. The first question people usually ask when they’re introduced to our Kichana w...

There are no shortcuts

There are no shortcuts. Perhaps the most recurring question I have asked myself in the 9 years since we began Mille Collines is “how do I know whet...

Purely Porcelain

The first time we worked with Purely Porcelain was to create accessories for our Swahili Collection Runway show for Cape Town Fashion Week in 2017,...

Aiwekhoe Iyahen

Aiwekhoe Iyahen is from Nigeria, Barbados and a little bit of everywhere else, a globetrotter, a truly inspiring woman and the founder and editor-i...