About Us

My name is Anette (most people assume my name is Mia),  I’m the owner of Mia Mari. I’m qualified in Hospitality Management, this career only lasted 6months, after which I pursued my passion for Makeup and worked as a Makeup artist since 2013.  My love for all things baby started in 2016 when my first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage… 

As soon as I was pregnant I started making dummy clips and burp cloths, when I lost our baby I had to keep my mind busy to get out of that dark whole, so I started “Pensie tot Mensie”, I started by importing baby items from China. It was when I  fell pregnant with my second born, my baby girl, that I found my passion for custom printed fabrics and all things floral!! So in 2018 the night before I went into labour my first batch of custom fabric order was placed and Mia Mari was born the same time my little Karli was. I am proud to say that our fabrics are locally made, designs are made and hand painted by local artists and then printed in South Africa after which garments are made in Cape Town.

Another 2 years later and I’m a mom of three, Franco (4), Karli (2) and Kristi (Born Sep 2020)