Blog – Mille Collines

Imara: The story behind the designer knitted scarf

Imara: The story behind the designer knitted scarf

In such a diverse continent, we are gifted to have Africa as our biggest inspiration when creating all our mille collines pieces. The Imara designe...

Back to Basics: The Simbisi Women’s Sweater Story

We’re inspired by the way women walk through life. Our lives are dynamic and we are always reimagining ourselves. At mille collines we want our ite...

Poncho Sweaters & Shawl Capes are busting myths this season - Here's Why?

Everyone loves a good comeback story, and this season we are loving how our new layers are making a return! Once dubbed ‘just a blanket with a hole...

The Ultimate Guide to Our Bestselling Women’s Shawls & Wraps

We've put together a complete guide to everything you need to know about our wraps and shawls.

Celebrate in Style

With the world cautiously opening up and the end of this eventful year coming to a close, we know you’re looking forward to spending time your wit...

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...