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LUNA INTIMATES

MIANCA TEIFEL

STARTUP COSTS: ‘My mom gave me her old sewing machine when I started creating bralettes,’ says Mianca. ‘We’ve grown so much since that we were able to acquire more sewing machines and an embroidery machine.’

TURNOVER: ‘The growth of Luna has been overwhelming and so incredible to witness. Our sales have tripled every year since we started. What began as a side project has turned into an ever-growing business.’

‘ I ’ve always loved the ability of lingerie to make you feel powerful – it’s a secret confidence booster you put on just for yourself,’ says Mianca Teifel, founder of Luna Intimates. With a degree in Fine Arts from Stellenbosch University, she’d planned to become a painter, but then her side hustle took off. Luna Intimates got going while

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