A B O U T

Kristina Caroline Ohlsen was born in Heidelberg, Germany in 1990 & relocated with her family in 1997 to Cape Town, South Africa.

Kristina studied her first year of fashion design in London, United Kingdom & then relocated back to Cape Town, where she carried over her first year credits to Cape Town College of Fashion Design to carry on in second year.

Kristina is a third year student at Cape Town College of Fashion Design, graduating in November 2016 with her collection, Gisele.

Gisele is a Spring/Summer 2017 Collection.

"Gisele strikes a balance between seductive trends of the 70's

& the fashion forward look of finest craftsmanship for the feminine & edgy woman.

Staying true to the strong heritage of three generations

& close bond to nature and all its wondrous colours and forms,

promising our customers exclusivity."

Gisele is inspired by two generations living in the heart of Arusha, Tanzania during the 1970's. Her mother & grandmother, bothed named Gisele, were living in a lodge called Ngare Sero in Ngare Sero, South of Arusha, Tanzania. Ngare Sero is the sweet water that derives from a mountain spring on the slopes of Mount Meru, South of Arusha, which means sweet water in Kimeru, the local tribal language.

Gisele is a take on 70's most influential silhouettes, colour palette & print of nature, with a modern & elegant twist.

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