ROCK VINTAGE AND CHANGE THE WORLD

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Written by Valencia Legodi

John Lati Semenya is best known as Mr Vintage by many people in Olievenhoutbosch; he sells beautiful collection of vintage clothes and does a lot of community service. Semenya was born on the 3rd of October 1990 in Limpopo (Seshego) and raised in Olievenhoutbosch, he is part of various projects that aim to develop, mentor and educate young people about culture, careers and self-development.

In 2010 he enrolled at UNISA and studied marketing, he is currently studying mentorship in psychology at UNISA and he aspires to be a psychologist, mentor or teacher. He is the co-owner of the brand Vintage Klozet which was established in 2019 with his friend Morongwa Maifo, he has been running things while his business partner is overseas.

Vintage Klozet is a brand that has different individuals under it, they believe in restyling vintage clothes and aim to change people’s perspective of vintage as a whole. They have decided to branch out and launch different brands, because of document complications and they also felt like the time was right for them to be independent. “Everyone now has their own vintage shops, but vintage klozet still exists and there is someone running it. I am now selling my own vintage clothes under the brand name Mr Vintage” he said.

 The 30 year old was inspired by his parents’s lifestyle back in the days, the type of clothing they wore, the way they decorated their walls back home and type of music they danced to. “When i was young I would wear my father’s clothes, add sunglasses to the outfit, take a lot of pictures and dance to the classic music they always played. Growing up People would see me in my vintage outfits and they would admire the uniqueness of the clothes, sometimes they would ask why I dress up like that. I love the fact that vintage clothes are a limited edition of clothes, for instance if a customer purchases a jersey, he or she will not see someone else wearing the same jersey” John said.

The challenges he has faced since he started selling vintage clothes, Is that people do not understand that vintage clothes are limited edition of clothes, which means if someone purchases something from Mr Vintage, another customer will not be able to get the same item. Another challenge would be paying transport to deliver clothes to distant customers and sharing clothes amongst each other because they did not have a place where they could sell their clothes.

He sells clothes on Facebook and WhatsApp, customers call him and he delivers clothes door to door. He would like to have a store around Olievenhoutbosch where people can see his unique items, fit them and buy. The advice he has for upcoming entrepreneurs is that everyone is born talented, different and gifted. There is no purpose in doing things the way others do it, they should embrace their uniqueness and use their gifts to change people’s lives for the good.

For more information on John Semenya follow him on Facebook @John Semenya, instagram @jonnysemenya_mrvintage and his whatsApp number is on his Facebook page.






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