Behind the Blessing
Bless was founded by all around creative Kiangana Benoitte Benie Mupatshi. The name Bless comes from Kiangana’s 3th name: Benie. The French translation of Béni is being “blessed”.
Bless started as a hobby back in 2012. This is when Kiangana started experimenting with fabrics by upcycling her own clothes to perform on stage as a lead singer. Later she started creating unique outfits for the entire band, Iron Ites.
In search for identity and a personal style Kiangana personalized one piece after another. Over the last 10 years she explored all kinds of fields and creative horizons, learning about different sewing techniques, machines, fabrics, patterns,… Resulting in her own unique style.
Thanks to the love and support from everyone who complimented her work throughout the years, she felt encouraged to jump and share her love for African wax with you.
Yes! Everything Bless!
You can discover the Bless brand via the webshop or visit me at different markets, events, festivals…
Everything Bless
In a nutshell, Bless focusses on handmade Afropean fashion, accessories & decoration,…
But there is a lot more to the story for you to discover on this platform.
Fabrics
At a young age, Kiangana fell in love with the bright colors and patterns of African wax, their stories and meanings. This mixed with a feeling of nostalgia and a heart for the motherland made her collection grew into a big stock of versatile fabrics. Mostly bought in Antwerp but also some fine fabrics coming from Congo… Discover which ones in the shop.
Slow Fashion
All the designs in the webshop are handmade with love by Kiangana and unique in it’s kind. Therefore Bless can only provide you with the size that is mentioned in the discription.
If you have another size than mentioned, you can always contact me to get your custom made product (with another fabric).
Upcycling
We love mother earth, Bless strives to be ecofriendly & sustainable through every aspect of the process.
Besides from making clothes (A-to-Z) Bless will also offer upcycled clothes and products via the webshop. This will always be mentionned in the product description.
Fashion Styling
Everybody is unique. I love to empower people by making them feel beautiful, good, strong!
Looking for styling tips or coaching for your event, performance, photoshoot, personal shopping,…? Bless can help you with color and style advice or a complete makeover.
Decoration
With a background in set design, merchandising and decoration, Kiangana is the perfect partner to transform you ideas into shape.
From babyshower decoration to shop windows and set design. Thanks to a network of talented friends and creatives, Bless can design and deliver products from start to finish.
Braids
Looking for Box braids, simple braids with extensions in any desired length or color…? Kiangana has knowledge and expertise in all the above.
Reach out to me via the contact form to book a session and we’ll see what I can do for you.