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Barefoot luxury with soulful details. Celebrating a return to nature🌾🌞Find us at the @sixsenses hotels. Founded by @alice_heusser
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Twenty-two years ago, I was selling handmade skirts on the beach in Cape Town, while studying Fashion Design at university.

Since then, there have been incredible highs. Launching my first brand, Lalesso. Showing in countless Fashion Weeks. Seeing Sienna Miller wear our designs. Being stocked in Topshop, Saks Fifth Avenue and Anthropologie. Being named on the BOF 500 and receiving the Glamour Woman of the Year award for Ethical Entrepreneurship.

But there were also plenty of lows. Production challenges, cash flow worries, sleepless nights, collections that didn’t go to plan, and ultimately the heartbreak of closing a business I had spent 13 years building. That’s when I bought a one-way ticket to London and started again from scratch.

What I’ve learnt is that success is rarely a straight line. Behind every milestone is a story of resilience, persistence and countless moments where giving up would have been easier.

In 2024, I took everything I’d learnt and started again with KITANI. Today, we’re stocked in Six Senses hotels and I’m more excited about the future than ever.

To anyone building something of their own, the journey is rarely easy, but sometimes the most difficult chapters are the ones that lead you exactly where you’re meant to be.
And now, almost 42 and I truly feel like I’m only just getting started. ✨

#founderjouney #founderstory by @kitani.studio
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I recently travelled to India to visit our suppliers, and on a beautiful last-minute decision, we chose to shoot our winter cashmere collection there too. We found ourselves near a small farming village on the outskirts of Jaipur, the most magical setting. This wonderful local woman stopped to see what we were up to and asked if she could join the shoot. Her joy, warmth, and spirit filled the entire moment and stayed with us long after. A reminder of why we do what we do. 🌞🧡🌞
Model @preetrawatofficial by @kitani.studio
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H O M O  F A B E R ~ Venice 2026 

The most magical and inspiring experience. Craft from around the world, extraordinary talent, incredible ideas and beautiful materials, all brought together in the most breathtaking and thought provoking way. Huge congratulations to @hannelirupert and the whole @homofaber team ✨💫✨ taken in Venice, Italy by @kitani.studio
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@thelondonchatter has been a huge supporter of KITANI since day one and continues to be! 

Her commitment to sustainability and championing small independent brands are increasingly rare in this industry. Thank you @thelondonchatter for continuing your mission with so much genuine commitment. 

Here she is in Kenya wearing our best selling Turmeric Dress 🤍🤍🤍 taken in Watamu, Kenya, Africa by @kitani.studio
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A little look at our KITANI packaging 🤍

I really wanted opening your order to feel special, so I thought about everything from the texture of the paper to how it smells.

We use 100% natural and biodegradable packaging, with no plastic. The green tissue is a little nod to nature and I chose textured card because I love how it feels in your hands.

And my favourite detail… every order is lightly scented with Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir. It has the most beautiful musky, earthy smell.

Just lots of little details that I hope make opening your KITANI order feel that bit more special 🤍 by @kitani.studio
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Greece part 2 in @kitani.studio 🇬🇷 🌞 taken in Paros Island, Greece by @kitani.studio
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We love supporting local, especially when local looks like this. KITANI is a Cape Town-born luxury lifestyle brand founded by our friend Alice Heusser. Each piece is thoughtfully made in Cape Town using natural fibres and small-batch production. Stocked at Six Senses Ibiza, Six Senses London and Nobu Ibiza, KITANI is quietly making its mark on the world’s most discerning destinations. 

We couldn’t be prouder to have her in our corner of Cape Town! 

Enquire with Steadfast Collection: collection@steadfast.africa by @kitani.studio
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The gorgeous @adoramba in our embroidered Eden Set 🖤 taken in Antiparos island - Greece by @kitani.studio
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Our linen hand embroidered Coriander kaftan, available at @ibizabay Nobu Ibiza 🖤 taken in Paros Island, Greece by @kitani.studio
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Stars, moons, elephants, birds and trees, embroidered together to capture that feeling of looking out across the horizon on safari.

Each motif was drawn to tell a small part of that story, coming together in an embroidery that feels like a landscape in itself. 

Stars, moons, elephants, birds and trees, embroidered together to capture that feeling of looking out across the African horizon 🌙🐘✨ by @kitani.studio
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The palm tree has always been my favourite. Growing up on a farm in South Africa, they were scattered throughout our garden, and I was endlessly drawn to their quiet beauty. Funny enough, my son has the very same fascination with them. Maybe some things are simply passed down, or maybe nature has a way of capturing our hearts in the same way 🌴 taken in Mykonos Island by @kitani.studio
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A look at our Press Kit ~ SS | 26 🌙🐍🌞🪬

I returned to the city that I call home, and that shaped me as a designer. Every piece in SS26 is made in Cape Town, by hand, with intention.

The collection is called Sacred Forms. Ancient symbols, natural elements and hand-drawn motifs - palms, moons, vessels, celestial shapes, crafted into natural cotton and linen and brought to life through considered embroidery.

Barefoot luxury with soulful details. Now available at Six Senses Ibiza & London.

Alice x by @kitani.studio
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