OUR 2018 TALE

Kimberly WolfFebruary 21, 2019business, bridalComment

Mazuri Designs Organizes Its First-Ever Fashion Show

To mark their completion of the Sewing Our Futures training program, this year we organized a fashion show on the 24th of August - the first of its kind! The young women showcased the products they made during the training period.

Kimberly WolfSeptember 25, 2018sewing our futures, fashion show, sewing trainingComment

Mazuri Designs Makes Its Music Video Debut!

FashionMazuri DesignsMay 1, 2017PJ Powers Thakeda, fair trade clothing, fair trade fashion, uganda, kampala, music video, african prints, radio & weaselComment

MARCH Updates from the Kampala Workshop

March 2017 was a very busy month for our Kampala seamstresses! Lots of local orders, a donation that will allow Mazuri to grow, and a visitor from the United States who found us online!

Mazuri DesignsApril 18, 2017Comment

New Prints added to our fabric inventory

Mazuri DesignsFebruary 13, 2017Comment

Mazuri Can Make Everything! - Updates from the Workshop

From our WorkshopMazuri DesignsOctober 17, 2016fair trade clothing, Ugandan seamstress, kampala, african print, wax printComment

Ugandan Seamstress Training Update

Workshop NewsMazuri DesignsSeptember 28, 2016fair trade fashion, fair trade clothing, Ugandan seamstress, kampala, seamstress training programComment

In Uganda? Visit our Kampala Sewing Workshop

Fashion, From our WorkshopMazuri DesignsJuly 20, 2016fair trade, fair trade fashion, fair trade companies, african tribal prints, batik, sewing workshop, kampala uganda, seamstressesComment

Using Wax Print Fabrics For Custom Accessory Orders

Mazuri custom designs accessories to fit your needs! Using traditional african print fabrics in January we made heart-shaped totes for a local non-profit, and wallets to be sold in Kenya.

How to Launch a Sewing Workshop in Uganda

We launched Mazuri Designs ethical fashion label in the Luzira slum district of Kampala Uganda this past January 2016. Learn about our team's initial marketing strategies on how they plan to get the word out about our workshop in their community. Some of their ideas are quite brilliant!

What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings 'smart' technology and more dependence on collected data and behaviors. Global artisan groups like Mazuri and others connect people to the human-ness of consumerism and the personal impact purchases have by taking advantage of the third revolution's advances.

A History of African Wax Prints

The terms 'African prints' or 'tribal prints' can be misleading. 'Dutch wax prints' is a more accurate term for a design style many assume originated in Africa. Learn about this fabric's Indonesian origins, and how it become associated with Africa in the minds of many.

Generosity in Giving During the Holidays

Have you heard of Giving Tuesday but wonder what people are talking about? December is the time of year when people are generous of spirit, thinking of others and wanted to spread cheer. Officially the first Tuesday of December, Giving Tuesday kicks off a month-long drive to donate your time or a financial gift to a group that relies on community support.

Meeting Mazuri

Being a volunteer Advisor to Mazuri, I wanted to visit Kampala and meet the team, see the workshop, and get a better understanding of how tailoring businesses worked in Uganda. Come along as I visit the bustling fabric market in the city and have a custom dress made.

Supporting Kampala's Fashion Industry

FashionMazuri DesignsNovember 13, 2015kampala fashion week, ethical fashion, fair trade clothingComment

Ethical Fashion in Africa - Welcome to Mazuri Designs

Birthed from our nonprofit Girl Up Initiative Uganda, Mazuri provides seamstress training and creates beautiful handmade fashion, ethically, in Uganda. Read more about our beginnings.

GeneralMazuri DesignsOctober 31, 2015fair trade, fair trade fashion, ethical fashion africa, uganda tailorsComment