Monday Fashion Feature - Ms Welz

Another Mega Monday Feature and yet again we managed to put together an awesome interview. We met up with Welile Mabaso also known as Ms Welz via digital – a student who hails all the way from the Free State and is one hell of a dresser. Here’s how it went:

Angela Nimah: Tell me a about yourself. Where are you from?  What do you do? What are your general professional and non-professional interests?

Ms Welz: I was born and raised in a small town called Warden within the Free State and moved to Ladysmith during my high school years. I’m studying in Bloemfontein.

I’d like to start up my own clothing vintage line and perhaps be a model if possible. I would like to venture into acting as well, and my main goal is to eventually get a reality show. I’m currently involved in a community work project in Bloemfontein where we actually go around giving homeless kids food and blankets.

Angela Nimah: What does style mean to you?

Ms Welz: Style means the ability to be free through fashion, being able to embrace your feelings through a piece of clothing and it allowing you to feel confident about one’s inner and outer beauty. After all, we want to look and feel good J

Angela Nimah: Do you consider yourself an artist and why?

Ms Welz: Yes I do. Because in every clothing that I wear I’m able to tell a story, not just with the clothes but with my body language, depending on how randomly I mix single items of clothing and how  they turn out to be in a ‘lipdropping’ outfit J

 

      Angela Nimah: Tell us more about this organisation you’re part of.

Ms Welz: We actually started this year – just my cousins, close friends and myself. My older sister saves up money and we come through to help – this actually happens like twice a year at the end of the semester.

Angela Nimah: Are you currently working on any fashion related projects?

Ms Welz: Yes. Tshepo Selepe (my boyfriend and business partner) and I are working on our clothing line with our good friend, Tladi as our designer; who is also a ‘Vinnie’ – a lover of vintage J

Angela Nimah: What is the name of your clothing line?

Ms Welz: “Ap’grade”

Angela Nimah: Tell us more about the name.

Ms Welz: The inspiration behind the name is to upgrade the level of vintage from where it is now to a point where people can actually feel free to express and embrace the beauty of forever existing African clothing and the undying love for fashion of course.

Angela Nimah: How would you describe your personal style – and how does vintage and African clothing co-exist in this case?

Ms Welz: My personal style is wearing anything vintage that is comfortable and making it look exceptional. And you can make anything look proper and original with a bit of an African touch here and there.

Angela Nimah: Who is your favourite stylish person in the industry? It can be local/international and why?

Ms Welz: Mome J Mome keeps it real all the time, she never fakes her style or compromises it in any circumstance, and for the fact that she has an awesome clothing line and has done great for herself.

Angela Nimah: How can people reach you for future growth, are you on Facebook, Twitter?

Ms Welz: Yes. My facebook name is Welile Welz Ntwenhle and my twitter handle is @Welz_ntwenhle

Thanks to Ms Welz for allowing us to do this interview : do follow us @RVL_boutique