Tailor-made · Douala

Your outfit, sewn to your measurements.

Pick a design and your fabric, give your measurements once. A Douala tailor makes it, KOUTIVA checks it and delivers it to you.

See the designsHow it works
  • Price shown before you order
  • Measurements kept for next time
  • Pay when your order is confirmed
Femme en grand boubou de satin bleu et foulard assorti, marchant dans une rue animée.

Photo : Ben Iwara / Unsplash

Homme en ensemble caftan beige brodé, bras croisés, sur fond blanc.

Photo : Bruno Ngarukiye / Unsplash

Couturier souriant à sa machine à coudre, dans son atelier.

Photo : Ali Mkumbwa / Unsplash

Douala and Yaoundé

Hairdressing at home

Braids, cornrows, locs, weaves, ceremony updos… Choose your hairstyle, the day, the time and your neighbourhood: a hairdresser from the KOUTIVA network comes to you.

All hairstyles →
Woman with long box braids and a colourful blouse.

Photo : Gustavo Spindula / Unsplash

BraidsBox braidsFrom FCFA 15,0004 h to 6 h
Woman with long, light braids.

Photo : J Morgan / Unsplash

BraidsKnotless braidsFrom FCFA 20,0005 h to 7 h
Woman with fine braids looking at the camera.

Photo : Ben Masora / Unsplash

BraidsMicro braidsFrom FCFA 30,0008 h to 12 h
Woman with braided hair, seen in profile.

Photo : Charles Robertson / Unsplash

CornrowsCornrowsFrom FCFA 5,0001 h 30 to 3 h

Fabrics

Fabrics chosen in Douala, at the real price per metre.

Wax, bazin, linen, kente: every fabric is shown with its texture and its price per metre, no surprises.

  • Beige linen

    LIN · FCFA 7,000 per metre

  • Black bogolan

    BOGOLAN · FCFA 6,000 per metre

  • Blue geometric wax

    WAX · FCFA 4,000 per metre

  • Burgundy cotton

    COTON · FCFA 3,000 per metre

  • Chocolate gabardine

    GABARDINE · FCFA 4,500 per metre

  • Cream pinstripe suiting

    TERGAL · FCFA 6,000 per metre

  • Embroidered black toghu

    VELOURS · FCFA 15,000 per metre

  • Embroidered denim

    DENIM · FCFA 5,000 per metre

  • Fuchsia and green wax

    WAX · FCFA 3,800 per metre

  • Gold and green kente

    KENTE · FCFA 9,000 per metre

  • Green and gold tweed

    TWEED · FCFA 9,000 per metre

  • Green leaf wax

    WAX · FCFA 3,800 per metre

  • Indigo ndop

    NDOP · FCFA 8,000 per metre

  • Midnight blue gabardine

    GABARDINE · FCFA 4,500 per metre

  • Mustard crepe

    CREPE · FCFA 3,500 per metre

  • Navy and ochre check

    LAINAGE · FCFA 6,000 per metre

  • Ochre and black wax

    WAX · FCFA 3,800 per metre

  • Orange and indigo tie-dye

    BATIK · FCFA 4,500 per metre

  • Orange floral wax

    WAX · FCFA 3,500 per metre

  • Purple adire

    ADIRE · FCFA 5,000 per metre

  • Red star wax

    WAX · FCFA 3,800 per metre

  • Sky blue chambray

    CHAMBRAY · FCFA 3,500 per metre

  • Turquoise wax

    WAX · FCFA 3,800 per metre

  • White bazin riche

    BAZIN · FCFA 6,000 per metre

  • White poplin

    POPELINE · FCFA 3,000 per metre

Try it

Change the fabric, the design redraws itself.

Tap a fabric: the preview changes at once, with its price. On the design page you can even mix fabrics by area, a bazin collar on a wax shirt.

Orange floral waxFCFA 30,250
Customise this design →

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Made to your measurements

See your outfit on a body like yours.

Enter your bust, waist and hip measurements: the model takes your proportions, in 2D or in 3D.

  • Turn the model to see the outfit from every angle.
  • Change the fabric of the body, collar or sleeves in one tap.
  • Six skin tones, from the darkest to the lightest.
Try it on a design

The catalogue

Featured designs

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Femme en robe longue asymétrique en wax bleu, violet et ocre.

Photo : Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash

Dresses

Akwa wrap dress

Advanced

Midi wrap dress with a tie belt and flutter sleeves: from the office to an evening out.

From

FCFA 24,800

4 fabrics to choose from

Homme en veste-chemise à carreaux bleus et blancs.

Photo : Masoud Mostafaei / Unsplash

Jackets and trousers

Bali two-fabric shirt jacket

Expert

Buttoned shirt jacket with a checked yoke panel, two flap pockets, and matching trousers.

From

FCFA 50,000

4 fabrics to choose from

Homme en chemise blanche à col officier, en plein air.

Photo : Hasibullah Sahil / Unsplash

Men's shirts

Bastos band-collar shirt

Standard

Long shirt with an open band collar, a chest pocket and two large patch pockets. Smart over jeans.

From

FCFA 20,800

4 fabrics to choose from

In four steps

How it works

  1. 01

    Pick a design

    Shirts, dresses, outfits, ceremony wear: browse the catalogue.

  2. 02

    Choose your fabric

    Wax, bazin, kente, linen… the price adjusts to the fabric, no surprises.

  3. 03

    Give your measurements

    Enter them yourself, or book an agent who takes them at your place.

  4. 04

    Receive your outfit

    Made by a vetted tailor, quality-checked, then delivered.

Who it is for

Who it is for

Femme en robe en wax vert et blanc, foulard noué assorti, devant un mur jaune.

Photo : Eduardo Espinoza / Unsplash

Individuals

An outfit that fits, without the back-and-forth trips and the missed deadlines.

Couple en tenues traditionnelles de mariage assorties, crème et or.

Photo : Tope. A Asokere / Unsplash

Weddings and ceremonies

One shared fabric, a link to share on WhatsApp, and every guest orders their own size.

Homme en ensemble chemise longue et pantalon vert olive, coupe ajustée.

Photo : Patrick Amofah / Unsplash

Companies and associations

Group outfits, uniforms, bulk orders, quotes and invoices.

Couturier concentré, en train de coudre un tissu imprimé à la machine.

Photo : Ali Mkumbwa / Unsplash

Tailors and designers

Are you a tailor or a designer?

KOUTIVA brings you steady orders, the fabric, and guaranteed payment. Designers earn a share on every order of their designs.

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