Fashion design house
Loose, flowing, dreamy.
Designed for a woman of quality.
Hand-cut patterns, handpicked fabrics and signature beadwork, leather and crochet touches. Never mass produced.
Four ways to wear Kholiswa
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Our founder
From a toy sewing machine to award-winning designer
Kolly Seti grew up watching her grandmother and aunts sew on Singer hand machines. Trained in fashion design at Nelson Mandela University, she began making one-off pieces in 2011 and went full time in 2017, winning Best Designer Range at NMBFW that year.
In 2024 she won the Woman Entrepreneur Award and Best Smallholder Rural Development (1st place). Nature remains her constant inspiration.
Why Kholiswa
Made with care
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Hand-cut patterns
Drawn and cut by the designer herself.
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Quality fabrics
Soft, flowing materials like 100% cotton.
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Handmade trims
Beadwork, leather and crochet details.
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Made in-house
Produced at our own studio in Makhanda.
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Your own bespoke piece
For weddings, galas and special occasions. Share your idea and Kholiswa will design and sew it for you.
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