Lautoka Fashion Designer Moira Solvalu started with only 15 pieces for her first ever Fiji Fashion week show.
5 years later her label 8 Mountains is being exported to eight countries around the world and worn by Fijians from Afghanistan to Tonga.
Solvalu shares how much sales she recorded last year from exports and also her local orders.
Solvalu continues to work on growing her label, and recently moved her fashion business out of her home and into an office space.
Two machines were purchased with 2 staff also employed by Solvalu.
Meanwhile at this years Fiji Fashion Week Show, Solvalu along with her plus size creations will include for the first time a range of children's wear.
Fiji Fashion Week 2013 begins next week from Tuesday till Saturday at the Vodafone Arena.
Story by: Gwen Mc Goon