Our Story
Kaku is a mother and daughter initiative borne out of too many disappointing shopping trips. Both Karen and Sue love beautiful, comfortable, versatile, funky clothes that last for years, not merely a season. Despite having no experience in fashion, they embarked on an amazing journey to create a range of feminine, fun, gorgeous clothes for ALL ladies, irrespective of age, size and body shape. They enjoy nothing more than the magic moment when ladies trying on Kaku clothes look in the mirror and exclaim “Wow, look at me!”
Karen and Sue are truly invested in helping ladies to appreciate their own unique brand of beauty. They have yet to fail in their quest to find a new top, dress or outfit that puts a smile on a customer’s face. Kaku is not just a ladies clothing brand, it’s a brand created with love and appreciation for all women. For too long traditional fashion brands have failed to recognise that we are not all a size 8 with flat tummies and long legs. But why can’t we all still feel and look feminine and pretty?
Read more about Kaku, our stories and where it all began.
Kaku fabric designs – a new chapter
Kaku fabric designs – a new chapter A new chapter of our journey has unfolded with our own fabric designs. Most of our designs are
Kaku’s key principles
Kaku’s key principles Bold & colourful – we believe it is important to radiate who you are inside. Be bright, be creative, be seen. Sustainable
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? We’re often asked where the name KAKU comes from. The common assumption is that we combined parts of our first names
Dressing Tips – Hourglass Shape
How to dress for your body type – The Hourglass shape • Full bust • Well defined narrow waist • Proportionately balanced shoulder and hips
Dressing Tips – Rectangle Shape
How to dress for your body type – The Rectangle shape • Small to average bust • Undefined waist • Straight hips and bottoms •
Dressing Tips – Pear Shape
How to dress for your body type – The Pear shape • Narrow shoulders with a smaller waist • Well-defined waist • Lower body wider
Dressing Tips Apple Shape
How to dress for your body type – The Apple shape • Average to big bust • Broad shoulders • Fullness around the middle, less
Broadening our horizons – first stop Cape Town!
Broadening our horizons – first stop Cape Town! Despite the stormy weather and appalling traffic, a number of ladies came to our inaugural pop up
We love happy customers!
We love happy customers! We recently had a sale day at our showroom in Fourways. Here are some pics of the lovely Linora in a
Winter at Kaku – cosy and comfortable, yet gorgeous.
Winter at Kaku – cosy and comfortable, yet gorgeous. We are all about creating clothes that combine comfort with glamour. Our autumn/winter range this year includes ponchos, capes,
Tickled pink!
Tickled pink! LOVE, COMPASSION, NURTURING, FEMININITY, UNDERSTANDING Associations: love, relaxation, charm, personal magnetism, hope, tenderness, caring, friendship, feminine energy, receptive. Pink is feminine and romantic,
Cool blue on a hot summer’s day
Cool blue on a hot summer’s day KNOWLEDGE, HEALTH, DECISIVENESS, COMMUNICATION, TRUTH, LOYALTY Associations: soothing, calming, truth, wisdom, tranquility, power of speech, ideals, devotion and trust.
Our kaku super-fans!
Our kaku super-fans! Our first featured kaku super-fan is René Janse Van Rensburg from Johannesburg, South Africa René says “I love wearing outfits from Kaku!
We look at potent and powerful RED.
We look at potent and powerful RED Colours have a phenomenal energy and the ability to change how we see the world and how the
Spring has sprung. Colour is the name of the game.
Spring has sprung. Colour is the name of the game.
Our fabulous launch event!
Our fabulous launch event! Our launch event on Saturday was wonderful. We received a phenomenal response to our clothing range. We literally basked in the
Kaku launches this weekend
Kaku is launching this weekend at the Pudding Shop in Parktown North. If you are free on Saturday afternoon, head to the launch to see