But as Elena Kuoni would tell you, there are many takers out there, enough to have kept her business going. Kuoni, a dual citizen of Germany and Russia, came to Kenya in 2005 to work on projects run by the German government. I needed to buy warm clothes for myself.” By “warm clothes,” Kuoni means sweaters, scarves, cardigans and ponchos made of cashmere – a type of fine wool from the undercoat of the Cashmere goat. It was not long before she noticed that pure cashmere clothes weren’t available in Kenya. She said anyone going into the fashion business has to be fashion savvy.

Source: Standard Digital July 10, 2021 09:11 UTC