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PATREON: Interview with Mmakhotso, our Lalande Fashion Scholar!

A very special thank you to all of you who have become Patrons of the Chateau de Lalande. You have made The Chateau Diaries one of the top 400 Patreon accounts in the world, and have transformed not only our lives here, but the future of this beautiful chateau! I’m overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity. On behalf of this beautiful chateau that will continue to survive and flourish because of you, thank you!!!

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Anonymous

What a joyful moment. Being able to make dreams come true through the kind gift from others is a boost to future success. What a deserving recipient.

Anonymous

What an absolute delight it was having you all at Villioti Fashion Institute. It was a very special moment watching Stephanie and Mmakhotso together.

Anonymous

🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 Happy tears!! This is so beautiful! Absolutely love this weepy goodness. Mmhakhotso is wonderful and so talented❤️❤️❤️

Anonymous

Wow; Stephanie can make a gunny sac look amazing, nevertheless, these dresses are stunning. Mmakhotso is remarkable, and I can't wait to see her at La Lande.

Anonymous

Very touching video ! And you do wear these dresses so beautifully, Stéphanie !

Anonymous

Beautiful, talented young lady! Gorgeous creations! It must feel so wonderful mentoring such a lovely person!

Anonymous

Mmakhotso is not only absolutely lovely, well spoken and beautiful, she is also very talented. I hope we see more of her at Lalande......then Paris, Milano, London, New York :)

Anonymous

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! I absolutely love the lacey dress, wow! Congratulations, Mmakotso. Thanks for sharing this with us, Stephanie.

Anonymous

Wow. I love the dresses .

Anonymous

What a wonderful interview with Mmakhotso! She is obviously very talented and this opportunity has provided her the opportunity to shine. Thank you for letting us meet her and see how she is doing. xoxoxox

Anonymous

What a super interview Stephanie .. Its fabulous to see this lovely young lady blossom. Her granny is soo proud of her as are your family and all of us watching.. Its a wonderful thing to touch a life so positively.. Her talent is really growing - the dresses she made fir you are a triumph. I look forward to seeing you wear them in future vlogs. What a lovely venture. Thank you for sharing. Xxx

Anonymous

My heart overflows with joy at seeing the progress, design and sewing work of Mmakhotso! The dresses were so flattering and understatedly glamorous on you, Stephanie! Mmakhotso! Her passion combined with humility and dedication is a recipe for success♥️

Anonymous

I think I see an opportunity for some of the bolts of material in Narnia.

Anonymous

The detachable skirt look was so elegant! Mmakhotso deserves all the praise. Great video.

Anonymous

What a lovely young person, and Stephanie looked stunning x

Anonymous

What a lovely, poised and talented young woman! Oh my, I absolutely loved this interview. She will go far in the fashion world, I’m sure. The dresses were just amazing.

Anonymous

What a delightful few moments! The dresses are divine! And it's a pleasure to know Mmakotso and her grandmother -- Mmakotso will be a success no matter what path she takes.

Anonymous

Oh my goodness that was wonderful xx

Anonymous

She’s amazing! You go girly

Anonymous

I vivdly remember my first years at St Martins in London in the early 70's, so much freedom, so much information, research, fabrics I had never seen and it was a time when you could actually meet really famous people in the street or at a party. I was at Ossie Clarks flat when he was with Celia Birtwell and had been painted by David Hockney and I sat on a fake sheep (probably Lalanne ) on the balcony chatting with a journalist from Harpers Bazaar like it was just a normal night! A few days later I was at a night club dancing with Peter Schlesinger who was really nice and quite shy, such times London in the 70's !

Anonymous

Stunning dresses she is very talented. Perhaps she can be helped with some materials to practice with.

Anonymous

So glad that this talented young lady is benefiting from the Cadeaux videos. Her designs are striking and the dresses she made for Stephanie are lovely. Always wonderful to see an artist like Mmakhotso be supported and encouraged.

Anonymous

What a brilliant, confident, lovely young woman! I look forward to following her career - I'm sure she will be spectacular

Anonymous

Wow she is so talented! I’m happy to have in some small way helped her dreams come true.

Anonymous

Beautiful dresses and you looked lovely in them!

Anonymous

How exciting to see this amazingly talented young lady on her journey. Thank you Stephanie for using your Cadeaux videos income for such incredible scholarships and charities. You are making a true impact in peoples lives.

Anonymous

How absolutely lovely to see our Mmakhotso doing herself so proud. She is thriving under the tutelage she’s receiving and on her way to a wonderful future in fashion. Stephanie, you decided to use Cadeaux as a charitable vehicle and I cannot believe all the good it has done. Thank you and the LL team for all your diligence around what must be a complicated and time consuming process. You epitomise all that is good about our new digital world, a side we often don’t hear about. Thank you 🙏🏼 You let it slip you’d been to Ardmore Pottery. I am on tenterhooks waiting. I have bought several pieces over the years and never managed a visit. Now I can sit in my living room and meet their team because of you. And then we have the safari…bring it on Team La Lande.

Anonymous

What a beautiful humble girl with so much talent. She was the perfect choice and I look forward to seeing her bloom. She is very special indeed and I have absolutely no doubt she will be a raging success. Absolutely beautiful.

Anonymous

It's wonderful that you were able to visit Mmakhotso in person. She is so talented and her work is absolutely beautiful. It's so inspiring to see her dream coming true and hear her talk about all she is learning.

Anonymous

Thank you Stephanie for sharing this interview with Mmakhotso! It is wonderful to see her in her element and thriving!

Anonymous

What a talented and well spoken young lady!

Anonymous

Absolutely wonderful to see. What a beautiful young lady. 🌺

Anonymous

What an absolutely lovely, thoughtful, poised young woman Mmakhotso is, so deserving of the scholarship! Can’t wait to see what she does in the future!

Anonymous

Wow....I cried happy tears throughout... Such beautiful hearts wrapped in talent..the Grandmothers blessing...tipped me over...💛 🌠 all that's being accomplished ...we are seeing a dream unfold...😊🙏🌠😂Happy tears...🙏More Cadeaux ...woop woop🙌🙌

thechateaudiaries

You’re so lucky to have bought several pieces in the past! I wish I’d bought much more in the early years!

Anonymous

Such a beautiful interview !!!! Wow she is so talented :) Thank you so much for this xx

Anonymous

I’m speechless…. But I really must congratulate Mmakhotso on her talent, ambition and kindness… I am so proud of her, and I don’t even know her…Wishing Mmakhotso huge success and happiness in her life and career 💃🏽🥰

Anonymous

This is all just beautiful! What a talented young lady Mmakhotso is and I loved hearing from her grandmother as well as the guys at the Institute. Fabulous video 💕💕

Anonymous

Isn’t Mmakhotso just adorable and she’s so talented. I can see her going very far with her career in the future. Her grandmother is clearly very proud of her granddaughter and rightly so. I thoroughly enjoyed this whole interview🥰💕. Thank you so much. X

Anonymous

Amazing talent

Anonymous

What a lovely interview it was great to meet Mmakhotso she’s a lovely young woman and so articulate and so very talented.

Anonymous

What an adorable young woman Mmakhotso is & so talented. She is confident & yet humble at the same time. How lovely you could all meet up …your dresses are exquisite. It will be a wonderful experience for this young lady to visit you at LaLande & you must definitely have a costume party when she is there. Thanks for sharing this I just loved it xx

Anonymous

Mmakhotso is delightful and talented and her grand ma mam so beautiful and graceful. What a joy to see this interview and witness the success from the channel's funding !!!

Anonymous

What a lovely poised brilliant young lady. Love her designs! 💖

Anonymous

I hit the post button before I was finished with my comment. It was fun seeing Isabell join you in the picture taking with you modeling together. And then I thought wouldn’t it be a fun project to create a line for stylish mature women 60 and over. And as a bill could be the model along with Mmakhotso grandmother and maybe for other women and it could be a fundraiser fashion show. That particular age group and all of our sizes it’s so overlooked by really good fashion I just thought it would be a fun thing to do and maybe another way to fund the Institute Just a thought :-)

Anonymous

It was supposed to say Isabell not Bill !

Anonymous

show the full lenth!!!!!!!

Anonymous

Grandmother? I missed that comment. I assumed she was her mother. Beautiful, both of them. What a gracious & eloquent young woman Mmakhotso is! I loved her designs and the gifts she gave Stephanie. How wonderful for her to achieve this scholarship and deserving. Have you any word from the first young lady recipient? How is she doing?

Anonymous

Stephanie..........you are a good sole donating your time every week hosting your gift channel to make all this possible for this student. Plus I love watching everyone open the gifts and always enjoyed Mummy eating her "Crisp" in every video. lolol

Anonymous

What a sweet video. So talented Mmakhotso is, and I love her wonderful grandmother. Proud of you Stephanie for this scholarship so such a deserving person and school. The dresses she designed looked beautiful on you.

Anonymous

Both of the dresses are gorgeous!

Anonymous

What an enchanting video! It’s so heartwarming seeing Mmakhotso’s talent receiving such deserving encouragement. What an amazing difference you have made to this young artist’s life xx

Anonymous

I am so excited and curious to see Mmakhatso’s reaction visiting the fabric cupboard at LaLande’s Narnia. Maybe there can be some fabric/fashion/design themed content....

Anonymous

Maybe some of the fabric in the attic could be sent to mmakhotso? Or maybe she could start a gofundme or buymeacoffee, to help her to buy fabrics that she wants?

Anonymous

Cadeau at the Chateau is a gift that keeps on giving. Stephanie has been truly blessed and she in turn is a blessing to others.

Anonymous

I LOVE this! I know all to well how scholarship and support can change someone’s life. Thank you for sharing this and I encourage others to support talent whenever you see it!

Anonymous

She's a keeper! Beautiful designs! That dress was made for you Stephanie! I LOVE the idea of day to night! really glad I can be of a little assistance. Keep up the good work!

Anonymous

I'm so glad that Mmakhotso is doing well going in to her second year. Her designs are beautiful and the dresses that she made are fabulous!

Anonymous

I hope everyone's hearts are as bursting with joy, yeah and a bit of pride too, as mine is! I am probably being silly, but this is so much bigger than us watching videos, or even Mmakhotso, herself. (And she is marvelous!) This is a tiny little ray of hope for South Africa, itself, which has so much to overcome. This whole scenario would have been impossible just a few years ago, during apartheid. Doing good matters!!

Anonymous

@Claudette This is the same young woman that Stephanie and her followers of Chateau Unwrapped sponsored from the beginning. She is in her 2nd year at the Villioti Academy

Anonymous

What a talented and delightful young woman. Her progress in such a short time is amazing and the dresses she made you are creative and lovely.

Anonymous

What a delightful young woman, and clearly so talented! I can see why she was chosen, and look forward to keeping track of her unlimited future ❤️

Anonymous

Wow! If that is what Mmakhotso has created at the beginning of her 2nd year, imagine her creations by the time she has finished her course! Combined with her desire and determination to succeed in developing her talents and passion, Mmakhotso has great future ahead of her!

Anonymous

I absolutely could not love this more. What a gift you have given this talented young woman. This, she, is just a small part of your amazing legacy, Stephanie. God bless you. Well done.

Anonymous

This is fantastic. This is truly what it is all about. You should show this on cadeaux so all the viewers can see what they have helped achieve ❤️

Anonymous

A wonderful young woman. You have to appreciate her firm resolve as well as her talent and intelligence. I’m a devotee of the Cadeaux series for the vicarious shopping, and giving gifts is one of my favorite things to do. But it’s good to be reminded that there other, important gifts that are given beyond the ones we see onscreen.

Anonymous

That was so fantastic! Mmakhotso is an incredibly talented young lady. I love her designs and her creations for Stephanie. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏👏💜😊🌹

Anonymous

I loved this video!

Anonymous

This is fabulous!! What a great gift!!

Anonymous

Such a beautiful young lady. And so talented! Thank you for this vlog. Feel so happy to be a tiny help in her future. Does she have a fabric and notions allowance? I would be happy to help in this area. Don’t know if material/fabric is costly there. But it is here. How is it that everything fits Stephanie so well!!! 🤔😇

Anonymous

I think you should post this full interview on Chateau Unwrapped so everyone there that watches the channel can see what a lovely young lady they are helping. You could attach it to the end of a gift opening video or post it separately. Either way I think everyone would love to see it.

Anonymous

I loved this so much!!!!!

Anonymous

What a lovely, delightful girl she is! She is making the best of her opportunity, it’s clear to see. I think she will do very well in the fashion industry. X

Anonymous

So thrilled to see the scholarship winner. It’s wonderful to have contributed to the education and journey of this lovely young woman towards the fulfilment of her dreams! And boy can she design and create! The dresses are gorgeous Stephanie!

Anonymous

What a lovely insight into the fashion world. I remember when this young lady won her scholarship, she is doing so well. The dress is gorgeous, the dress and matching skirt is also gorgeous. What a talent! Thank you for sharing this Stephanie, much love from the Dordogne xx

Anonymous

WOW. Thank you for sharing this. Mmakhotso is an impressive woman who is clearly making the most of her dream. I echo the others. If there are ways to support her further, please do let us know how. The new clothes look amazing on you.

Anonymous

By coincidence I had rewatched Mmakhotso’s interview yesterday. What a difference in this beautiful girl, still humble and grounded but blossoming with the opportunity she has been given. She is worth every advert we’ve watched and quite a few more. Can’t wait to see what she does next - 😍

Anonymous

What a lovely young lady... so poised and humble!

Anonymous

How special, each blessing the other ☺️💕

Anonymous

What a talented young woman!

Anonymous

This is wonderful! It seems Mmakhotso has what it takes: talent, drive, poise and a certain "it" factor that cannot be manufactured. What a beautiful future she has in front of her. So glad you chose to support her education!

Anonymous

I don’t watch the caddeaux channel any longer since it has gotten so out of hand and takes 2 to 3 episodes to get through all the gifts people send. My question why is this interview being posted here when the Patrons don’t donate to this charity rather than the caddeaux channel?

Anonymous

Loved this so much! What a talented and driven young lady!

Anonymous

Loved every minute of this ❤️

Anonymous

What a lovely young woman; filled with hope, anticipation and enthusiasm. I wish her success and joy in the years ahead. Well done Stephanie, you're backing a winner!

Anonymous

Such a lovely young woman. And so talented. I wish her the absolute best now and in the future!

Anonymous

Oh wow, what a fabulous video and what talent. So excited to see and how amazing to design such perfect clothes for you, Stephanie!

Anonymous

Mmakhotso Is so talented. I love her designs. She has a natural talent for fashion design .

Anonymous

Thank you so much for sharing this chat with such a brilliant young woman! Loved her poise and grace--and of course, her style! Merci!

Anonymous

WOW! She is fantastic! A trip to Paris fashion week with Stephanie would be ideal.

Anonymous

Because most of us care about Laland as as we would a family. I do not live with my cousin, but I do enjoy an update now and then (caddeaux=cousin). That's how we can see a bigger picture of how our support and that of the caddeaux channel are doing good in this world. Hope this helps answer your question.

Anonymous

She is a wonderful young woman

Anonymous

Ok! I cried! I confess! She has matured so much in her personal, educational and professional life. 💗💗💗💗🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Lots of prayers for continued success sweet girl!

Anonymous

What a talented young lady. I loved this moving video xx

Anonymous

Just BRAVO to say here 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️💥💥💫

Anonymous

Mmakhotso has a great future ahead of her! Thank you for the video!

Anonymous

I shudder to think how awful my essays must have been after my first year of uni, and yet she has already been able to design such lovely pieces and have them fit and look wonderful on Stephanie sight unseen! Well done Mmakhotso! Gosh, what will finals hold?

Anonymous

I’m so proud of this beautiful young lady, she’s doing wonderful. Stephanie may God continue to bless and keep you and everyone at La Lande.

Anonymous

She really has in such a short time too, education breathes life and confidence into people💖💝

Anonymous

I hope the scholarship continues.

Anonymous

Wow! I cant believe how much our young scholarship recipient has matured in this first almost year since she got the award. She is much more poised and confident, and even more beautiful in this short time, and I'm sure the scholarship and her knowing we all have her back has helped with these achievements. Im proud of her, for Stephanie and Lalande for coming up with idea & seeing it through and I'm so proud of Mmakhotso (please help me pronounce her name correctly!) for seizing the opportunity & forging onward with it, and all of us for our support as well! We did good! And Mmakhotso's designs & drawings are spectacular as are the dresses she made for Stephanie

Anonymous

Loved this , so wonderful to see what a difference your kindness and generosity can make to someone else’s life . Glad to be a small part of that

Anonymous

Such a kind and well-deserving young lady. Her designs were beautiful and well executed. I would be proud to wear any of her designs.

Anonymous

She has grown from a shy girl to a beautiful lady. Such poise! Such elegance!

Anonymous

Mmakhotso comports with such lovely grace. She is already communicating her unique point of view in fashion. I am impressed with her designs, which manage to be both classical and dramatic.

Anonymous

Beautiful and talented young lady

Anonymous

Those are two lovely outfits she created for you. I like her combination of self-confidence and willingness to learn.

Anonymous

Such a talented young lady!! I look forward to seeing more of her creations in the future.Love from Vermont

Anonymous

Wow, those designs and the dresses that she made! Just wow. A really really talented jung lady and so amazing that Chataoux unwrapped is able to sponsor her.

Anonymous

What a beautiful, talented & accomplished young lady! 💛 It’s wonderful how the gifts & Chateau Unwrapped has given so much joy!! It gives me hope! You are all wonderful 😊⭐️

Anonymous

Stephanie as a Patron, with all that means to each of us, I want thank you so much for sharing these extra special videos from all aspects of your life, home, family and travels. I watch everything you produce on every channel (and can’t wait for the one with Ollie) not only because they bring me great joy but because they are each brushstrokes in the painting being made of Chateau de Lalande in the 21st Century. Merci du fond du coeur!