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SOKO grows up!
Last week saw SOKO make it’s big move to our new location. SOKO has been in it’s current space in Ukunda for 2 1/2 years and so the move to Rukinga, our new home, was no small feat! On Monday afternoon a small team loaded the lorry and had our last chai together in Ukunda [...]
Read morei-Sustain features SOKO
We were featured in i-Sustain a twelve part series, on the i-D website, intended to change the way we buy and view fashion. Here is the article: i-Sustain X The tenth in a twelve-part series intended to change the way we buy and wear fashion. This month we feature Asos Africa. Over the course of [...]
Read moreNews from SOKO
Sorry we have been silent for so long. We have been busy with the exciting next phase of SOKO. (If you would like to keep updated with our day-to-day news please ‘like’ our facebook page) In the last few months we have been working on the SS12 collections for our clients. You can see some [...]
Read moreThink Act Vote – The Futures Interview
Think Act Vote – The Futures Interview quizzes SOKO’s founder and director Joanna Maiden on her views and hopes for the future. Read the full interview.
Read moreSuno Trainers
Suno limited edition trainers launched as part of their resort collection have been selling out fast! SOKO managed this project and all trainers were manufactured by a factory close to our workshop. The trainers are made from offcuts of Suno’s signature kanga prints and the soles are made from recycled rubber. Retailing for $65 with [...]
Read moreCelebratory Lunch
SOKO delivered Lalesso’s first Spring/Summer 2012 order last week. This order is for all Lalesso clients based in Australia and South Africa and their Resort orders. We are due to start production on their second order on Wednesday. To celebrate the completion of the first S/S12 order and to thank all of our 30 employees [...]
Read moreMeet John… one of SOKO’s master tailors
John has been with SOKO since we first opened our doors in 2009, he is one of our most reliable employees and a super tailor. We always rely on John for sampling and leading the other tailors on complex tailored styles such as jackets, shirts and trousers. Not only does John work for SOKO 6 [...]
Read moreChoolips
All of us at SOKO are delighted to announce that SOKO will be manufacturing Choolips Spring/Summer 2012 collection. The ball is already rolling – it’s not all designing and creating – the logistics of getting a collection to the customer is not an easy task – there are productions schedules, importing of fabrics, finding the [...]
Read moreBeshlie McKelvie
Designer, Beshlie McKelvie collaborated with The Sophia Forum, the UK Chapter of the UNAIDS Global Coalition on Women and HIV, to create a collection in collaboration with SOKO. She sourced all the fabrics locally in Mombasa and spent a week here with us developing the collection. All profits go to The Sophia Forum for more [...]
Read moreMeet Mirriam…..
Mirriam is a SOKO employee and since joining the team in August 2010 she has become an assistant manager within her team. At the age of 15 Mirriam became pregnant with a boy who was two years above her in school, she had just started secondary school. Her parents really wanted her to finish her [...]
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