THREADS OF ROSEMARY: Entrepreneur of the Month Mishka Morrison

I have long thought of creating an entrepreneurial segment on our blog.

I have always had a fascination with the elite group of

'stick it to the man-ers' the 'desk ditchers' the folks who bring their dreams down to earth and make them happen!

Over the years I've met a few special and unique entrepreneurial spirits and I would really just like to share their story's with all of you.

Who knows it may inspire you to start up our own small business.

This Month I would like to focus on Mishka Morrison the founder and owner of a Trendy Clothing Boutique called Me & You Clothing

situated Braamfontein Johannesburg.

Mishka Morrison Owner and Founder of Me and You Clothing Boutique.

Interviewing Mishka was such a delight!, It's easy to see when someone loves what they do, we spoke about where it all began, Mishka's personal style and how Me and you is promoting local designers.

This young, South African born, Kenyan raised entrepreneur first launched her boutique as Me co. in 2012 and later changed the name to Me and You Clothing as a more relatable name for the store. She says that women from ages 18 -50 can find something they love and the store boasts international as well as local threads.

This heart felt store cares about helping each of us express our unique identity through our clothing and dream's of stocking fashion forward ladies items that are made with love and strike a sense of intrigue with the buyer.

'A story is everything' says Mishka,

'People relate to a story.'

One of the reason's I have been so taken back by Mishka and her Beautiful boutique is because of her continuous quest to stock and promote young local designers. Mishka say's this store gives lesser known designers a platform to show case their talents.

She says her favourite thing about owning her boutique is constantly being on the lookout for new talent.

Her Eye for fashion has attracted several local designers to showcase their talent and give the public a taste of what our beautiful country has to offer.

Me & You Clothing boasts 3 Johannesburg based designers

1 Durban Based designer and 2 African Designers.

Mishka Plans to expand into Cape Town and Africa in the future but is currently finalising prospects of a second store in Jo'burg

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I think the core of Me and You Clothing is about finding unique items that are special, rare and leave you with a twinkle in your eye. Mishka Says the store hosts something for the more conservative girl as well as the high fashionista's who want to be seen!

Me and you clothing tries to steer clear of mass production and sources items that are long lasting and have a unique story.

She say's clothing has a personality and she tries to showcase that through each item.

Mishka's Personal Style

Mishka clearly has a love for interestingly beautiful things and this comes through in her personal style. She says she draws inspiration from blogs and the street front of her store.

She also likes incorporating ethnic items into her everyday wear and appreciates hand crafted goods for the love that goes into them.

She tells us that breathable, natural fabrics are amongst her favourite textures, as they are comfortable and easy wearing, but also enjoys showing off her 'girly' side with a good dress.

We loved chatting to this young business women who is clearly on the rise to bigger and greater things. We are so inspired by entrepreneurs such as Mishka who are actively creating a platform for local talent whilst paving a path through Africa's Fashion Industry.

We are very proud to say that you will find our summer threads in store and we wish Mishka and her Boutique much growth and many happy sales.