{"id":120,"date":"2026-02-18T14:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rokaroko.co.za\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-03-04T22:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:41:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rokaroko.co.za\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-444d5ee8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">I am from the era of floral dresses, lace socks and pretty patent shoes; with mothers wearing two-piece outfits, stockings and kitten heels. My father had a cream bell bottom pair of pants that he wore with an afro. My mother and her sisters always dressed well, and my grandmothers each had their individualistic way of dressing.&nbsp; All these people influence how I design, create and finish.&nbsp; Add to this the music they passed on to me, and the culture in South Africa at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">I love creating. I love making items from flat fabric.&nbsp; I am a dreamer, having my ideas become tangible items is a miracle with every item. Roka Roko allows me to do this. It is my pleasure to create clothes that give women freedom, confidence and allows them to feel pretty. With this site, I hope to reach more and give more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Roka Roko is currently in Mphenyatsati, Bushbuckridge town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The company was started in February 2014, in Gauteng. Gauteng gave me a Marketing degree, fashion diploma, retail business experience, contacts, business experience and the drive to keep going. The move &#8216;back home&#8217; is part of a bigger dream to create a fashion hub at home, to service the world.&nbsp;<br>Walk with me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/rokaroko.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250112-WA0003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rokaroko.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250112-WA0003-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/rokaroko.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250112-WA0003-scaled-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am from the era of floral dresses, lace socks and pretty patent shoes; with mothers wearing two-piece outfits, stockings and kitten heels. 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