THE FEMALE EMPOWERMENT EDITION

May 2021 FA The female Issue 3 empowerment Fashion Associate magazine Edition MATHAPELO PITSE

COVER STORY: MATHAPELO PITSE



FA /12 MATHAPELO PITSE Founder & ceo of j'adore D'amour \" A style icon conquers the world in Mathapelo's story is one of a fabulous pair of stilettos and not determination and defying all any less.\" odds. She went from being a sales associate in luxury retail to Mathapelo Pitse is the Founder of J' ADORE owning one of the fastest D' AMOUR, a luxury women’s footwear brand growing footwear brands in for audacious, feminine and sofisticated women South Africa. When asked about who consistently step in style while conquering what she learned from her the world in timeless & gorgeous stilettos, one biggest failure in business, the step at a time. free spirited lover of life said that \"everything is not perfect, do not wait for the perfect time to start because there isn’t a perfect time, everyday is room to improve.\"

FA /13 \"To the team who support me and She is an unapologetic, timeless the brand vision, the consumers who and sophisticated style icon and she purchase our products and my has successfully shown that in the family to sacrifice the time they immaculate design of her footwear could’ve spent with me, my business that is bold and audacious but partner who believed in my vision sophisticated enough to match and last but most importantly the anyone's taste grace of the good lord.\" Mathapelo attributes her success To her team, customers, her family,business partner and most importantly the grace of the good lord. She urges people to live their best life by following your passion even if it does not make sense from the start. GET IN TOUCH: Instagram: @iammathapelo @jadoredamour

May 2021 FA The female Issue 3 empowerment Fashion Associate magazine Edition OMIYO JULY

FA /15 OMIYO JULY Founder and ceo of omiyo beauty \"Omiyo Beauty is all about colouring outside the box and defining what beauty means to you.\" Founded by self taught graphic designer and makeup artist Omiyo July, Omiyo beauty is a beauty business that provides products and tools for creatives. Omiyo started her business to help other creatives with problems she faced when she was learning how to do creative make up. Her products range from creative glitters and neon pigments to precision brushes and beauty blenders. With creative make up so new in the industry, many of the big businesses don't provide the products and tools needed because in the past, such makeup was reserved for runway models. With the times fast changing Omiyo wanted to make creative products more accessible to the everyday creative. GET IN TOUCH: Instagram: @omiyojuly @omiyobeauty

May 2021 FA The female Issue 3 empowerment Fashion Associate magazine Edition MABOLATSE LESHABA

FA /16 MABOLATSE LESHABA Founder of lonate charity, miss teen world Sa finalist \"I have been a victim of bullying but I chose not to feel sorry for myself. I stood up, dusted myself off and held my head high.\" Mabolatse Leago Leshaba is a 16 year old high school student and the founder of Lonate Charity which is an organization that helps children who aren't given the opportunity to portray their artistic talents. The young starlet is also a finalist in the Miss Teen World SA pageant. She entered this competition to get the platform to break the stereotype against ladies with big bodies and learners with different intellectual talents. As a victim of bullying, Mabolatse has risen above the stereotype of ladies with big bodies in pageants and she has continued to hold her head high, earning the respect and admiration of her peers and inspiring many others who have been placed in boxes by society to rise against all odds. GET IN TOUCH: Instagram: @mabolatse_leshaba @lonate_charity