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Lailate Talaquichande, a Mozambican fashion retailer bringing luxury clothing to customers

July 24, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Lailate Talaquichande, founder, Super Fashion, Lda (Mozambique)

Startup Story

Wearing beautiful clothes can improve a woman's self-esteem and give that feeling of self-confidence through comfort and elegance, and in Mozambique, Lailate Talaquichande, founder of Super Fashion, Lda, is helping customers to do just that.


LoA spoke to founder Lailate Talaquichande to learn more about what drives her passion for both entrepreneurship and also the business of fashion.

Tell us about yourself 

My name is Lailate Talaquichande, I'm 32 years old I'm the founder of the company Super Fashion, Lda. In March 2011, I started my journey creating Super Fashion which is a company that is linked to fashion but specifically in the area of clothing sales, bags, shoes and accessories. I've been in this business for 11 years! After 10 years in the clothing sales area, in July 2018 I migrated to opening a branch on the island of Mozambique, and today in total I have two stores and two more companies in different areas. Super Fashion is an exclusive store selling clothes of excellent quality and unique, exclusive pieces that are extremely luxurious. You can find all kinds of sizes. Our products originate from Brazil, Italy, Portugal and Turkey. Our store is located in Nampula, my biggest motivation was to make the company grow, gain more visibility at the national level, and migrate from traditional to Digital Marketing.

O meu nome é Lailate Talaquichande, tenho 32 anos de idade sou fundadora da empresa Super Fashion, Lda em Março de 2011 começo a minha jornada criando a Super Fashion que é uma empresa que esta ligada à moda mas precisamente na área de venda de Roupas, Bolsas, Calçados e acessórios. Estou neste ramo a 11 anos ! pós 10 Anos na área de venda de roupas, em julho de 2018 migrei para abertura de uma sucursal na ilha de Moçambique, hoje no total tenho duas lojas e mais duas Empresas de áreas diferentes. Super Fashion é uma loja uma loja exclusiva de vendas de roupa de excelente qualidade e peças únicas, exclusivas são extremamente luxuosas.Pode-se encontrar tudo tipo de tamanho os nossos produtos são originários do Brazil, Itália, Portugal e Turquia. Nossa loja está localizada em Nampula, a minha maior motivação foi fazer a empresa empresa crescer , ganhar mais visibilidade ao nível Nacional e fazer migração do Marketing tradicional para o Digital.

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“My biggest motivation was to make the company grow, gain more visibility at the national level, and migrate from traditional to Digital Marketing.”

What does your company do?

My company works in the fashion area. we bring quality products, classic, exclusive, current, super versatile, for all kinds of sizes. We sell clothes that fit all sizes from S to XXL. Super fashion clothes can make a woman's self-esteem higher and gives that feeling of comfort and elegance.

A minha empresa trabalha na área de moda. Trazemos produtos de qualidade, clássicos, exclusivos, actuais , super versatis, para todo tipo de tamanhos, vendemos roupa que serve para todos os tamanhos do S até XXL. Roupa da super fashion consegue fazer com que auto-estima da Mulher fique mais elevada, da aquela sensação de conforto e elegância.

What inspired you to start your company?

There is a reason that inspired me to open my company, it was the following: I have always been a genius in doing business since birth. I have never worked for someone else, always for myself. At the age of 17 I already had an aviary where I produced 1500 chickens per batch, but I only did it three times and closed the deal. So I decided to open my company in the area I liked the most, which is the fashion branch, where I opened Super Fashion. At the time I opened my company, in Nampula in Mozambique there was a lack of quality, exclusive clothes and a lack of large clothes for the ladies who wear plus sizes. There was a great lack of good lasting products with excellent quality, and I always wanted to sell good clothes! So I decided to launch my business, Super Fashion, Lda, where the woman from Nampula will always find clothes of her own taste, size, and which will always be exclusive.

Há razão que me inspirou para abrir a minha empresa, foi a seguinte: sempre tive um génio desde nascença em fazer negócio , nunca trabalhei para outra pessoa sempre para mim própria, aos 17 anos de idade já tinha um aviário onde produzia 1500 frangos por lote, mas só fiz três vezes e fechei o negócio. Então decidi abrir a minha empresa no ramo que gostava mais é o ramo da moda, onde abro a Super Fashion, na altura que abri a minha empresa, em Nampula havia falta de roupas de qualidade, exclusivas e falta de roupa grandes para as senhoras que vestem Plus Size. notava-se muita falta de produtos bons duradoiros, com excelente qualidade e sempre quis vender roupa boa ! então decidi fundar a Super Fashion,Lda onde a mulher de Nampula irá sempre encontrar roupa do seu gosto, tamanho e sempre irá ficar exclusiva.

Why should anyone use your service or product?

The reasons that make my product special are: My products are all classic, with high quality material that many stores here in Nampula don't have. It is exclusive, i.e. we work with unique pieces and you won't find them in other stores. We work with all types of material, i.e. we have linen, viscose, elastane, knitting, chiffon, silk, and all of them of the highest quality. We ship to all provinces of Mozambique. We work with all sizes.

Às razões que fazem o meu produto ser especial, são: -o meu produto é todo ele clássico, com material de alta qualidade isso muitas lojas aqui em Nampula não tem; -ela é exclusiva ou seja trabalhamos com peças únicas e não iras encontrar em outras lojas; -trabalhamos com todo tipo de material ou seja temos linho , viscosa, elastam, tricô, chifom, seda e todos eles de altíssima qualidade; -enviamos para todas as províncias de Moçambique; - trabalhamos com toda numeração.

Tell us a little about your team

My team member is wonderful, I’m training her to be more flexible with sales, now we work with digital marketing, where we have a cell phone available in the store to make our posts on our social networks. I've been having a meeting every week to see the level of sales evolve.

A minha time é maravilhosa estou treinar a ela para ser mais flexível com as vendas, agora trabalhamos com o Marketing digital, onde temos um telemóvel disponível na loja para fazer nossas postagens nas nossas redes socais. tenho feito reunião todas as semanas para ver o nível de venda se evolui.

Share a little about your entrepreneurial journey. And do you come from an entrepreneurial background?

Talking about my entrepreneurial journey, it's very nice! I first started selling chickens when I was 17 with few resources and I learned a lot, but I ended up closing it because I didn't have many financial resources. There were times when there was a lack of feed to give the chicks, it was really difficult, so I decided to close the business. But I didn't stop there. I then opened the company Super Fashion, which is linked to the fashion industry, and with this company I learned a lot, developed many skills and agility. Throughout the course of my work I felt the need to open another branch which is on the Island of Mozambique and also in migrating to other businesses. Today I have two stores in the fashion industry and two new companies in different areas. With all these businesses life is not easy, it takes a lot of dedication, but it brings good results!

Falar da minha viagem empreendedora, é muito gostoso! eu comecei primeiramente vendendo frangos aos 17 anos, lá com poucos recursos aprendi muita coisa, acabei fechado porque não tinha muitos recursos financeiros, chegava vezes que tinha falta de ração para dar os pintos, estava mesmo muito difícil então decidi fechar o negócio. Mas não parei por ai em seguida abri a empresa Super Fashion que esta ligada a àrea de moda, com está empresa aprendi muita coisa, desenvolvi muitas habilidades e agilidades, ao longo do percurso do meu trabalho senti a necessidade de abrir mais uma sucursal que esta na Ilha de Moçambique e também em migrar para outros negócios . hoje disponho de duas lojas na área de moda e mais duas novas empresas de diferentes áreas. com tudo a vida de empresarial não e fácil precisa-se de muita dedicação mas ela trás bons frutos!

“What gives me the most satisfaction about being a businesswoman is that with our thoughts we can make what we want come true.”

“The advice I give to all women who want to embrace the area of entrepreneurship is the following: if you have a desire to undertake a business, go ahead, don’t give up! Have focus, determination, and above all courage.”

What are your future plans and aspirations for your company?

My future plans and aspirations for my company are that in the near future to be able to have more branches throughout the country. I have this dream of expanding the company to the whole of Mozambique, being able to inspire more women to dress well.

O Meu plano futuro e as minhas aspirações para Minha empresa é num futuro próximo poder ter mais sucursais em todo o país. tenho este sonho de expandir a empresa para todo Moçambique. poder inspirar mais mulheres a vestirem bem, mantendo a mesma linhagem de tenho.

What gives you the most satisfaction being an entrepreneur?

What gives me the most satisfaction about being a businesswoman is that with our thoughts we can make what we want come true. You can network with more people, that is, we can meet more people in our business area, we define our goals and we can also travel to meet other people, products and other countries doing business exchanges.

O que me da mas satisfação de ser empresária é que com o nosso pensamentos conseguimos tornar em realidade o que almejamos, podes fazer network com mais pessoas , ou seja podemos conhecer mais pessoas da nossas área de negocio, definimos as nossas metas e também podemos viajar para conhecer outras pessoas, produtos e outros países fazendo o intercambio de negócio.

What's the biggest piece of advice you can give to other women looking to start-up?

The advice I give to all women who want to embrace the area of entrepreneurship is the following: if you have a desire to undertake a business, go ahead, don’t give up! Have focus, determination, and above all courage. Problems will always come but you must have a lot of courage not to give up in the first battles. Study, stay informed and up to date, and never give up on your dream! Advance to this business career.

O conselho que eu do para todas mulheres que queiram abraçar a área de empreendedorismo é o seguinte: se tem um desejo de empreender vai afrente, ao desista! tenha foco , determinação, e acima de tudo coragem , os problemas sempre virão mas deve ter muita coragem para não desistir nas primeiras batalhas. estudar, manter-se informada , para actualidade e nunca desistir do seu sonho! avancem para esta Carreira empresarial

Contact or follow Super Fashion

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Why LoA loves it…

Lailate’s story is one of entrepreneurial perseverance and determination, and the courage to keep going in the early days when things can be difficult. Today, she is a successful fashion retail entrepreneur, leveraging an identified gap in the market for a high quality product offering and building a growing customer base. Her growth ambitions are currently being realized by tapping into both physical retail opportunities and through expanding digital marketing activities. In Mozambique’s fashion business sector, definitely a business to watch. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa

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