Ninety minutes. No catalogue, no price list, no pressure. The first consultation at the Kolo atelier is a conversation with one purpose: to understand the woman in the room.
What we ask
Not “what are you looking for” — that comes later. We ask which rooms you will need to hold: the gala, the boardroom, the wedding, the Tuesday that matters. We ask what you refuse to be mistaken for. We ask about the pieces you already love and the ones you regret. Somewhere between those answers, a brief begins to write itself.
What we show you
Swatches before sketches. Ivory silk against the light, bouclé under a fingertip, the weight of velvet before any silhouette exists. A bespoke commission is decided as much by the hand as by the eye, so we start where the hand can speak: fabric first, then form.
What you leave with
No obligation and no invoice. You leave with a direction: the tier that fits the occasion (Essential, Sovereign or Ceremonial), an honest timeline — six to sixteen weeks depending on the piece — and the sense that a garment is already thinking about you. The sketch comes later. So does the toile, the fittings, the finishing.
Where it happens
At the flagship atelier in Douala, or by arrangement for clients abroad. Appointments are private, one client at a time, because attention is the entire product.
If you are considering a bespoke commission — a gown, a wedding dress, a piece that has no name yet — the first conversation is the door. Request an appointment, and bring the occasion. We will bring the questions.