Jo Borkett Fashions PTY

Jo Borkett has been in the business of Fashion and Fashion retailing for 61 years. Jo started her career as a trainee buyer at Harrods in 1961 - fresh from school and queuing in front of Biba with the London it crowd in the midst of the swinging 60s. She then went on to join a new era of Fashion retailers in the UK with boutique stores franchising their business and opening stores across the country. She was approached by a chain group and rolled out multiple stores for the brand in the North England. Jo received news of a job opening for Dodo in South Africa, and immigrated with her husband, as team leader she opened 17 boutiques for the brand in South Africa. In 1971 Jo Borkett launched her own brand and started retailing and manufacturing the Jo Borkett fashion line. She opened 10 stores as a seasoned retailer and grew the business to a household brand. The Corporate clothing market was booming and became a separate wing of the business with 100 top South African + Southern...