A night fit for our stars: the 5th annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
Designers, members of the media, finalists, judges, sponsors and visionaries turned out in well-heeled force at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards event on Thursday 23 November 2023. To celebrate sustainable fashion’s finest, the fifth annual edition of the awards...
2023 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards finalists are announced
At the forefront of sustainable-fashion advocacy, Twyg’s annual Sustainable Fashion Awards strive to celebrate and support designers, creators, thought leaders and innovators who use best practices to help change fashion. After thoughtful consideration by our panel of...
Confections x Collections brings a dash of new to the vintage Mount Nelson
As day five of Confections x Collections 2023 wraps up, the soft afternoon sunlight falls across Chulaap’s collection. Tilting heads and lifting chins, the ten models and the...
Book a table at Confections x Collections 2023 for a fashion showcase and afternoon tea
Confections x Collections is back for a second edition. Set against Table Mountain in the heart of Cape Town this annual coming-together of creative expression fuses five days of...
The Fold reveals and preserves fashion heritages
African textile heritages hold clues to how we can change fashion and disrupt stereotypes. “African fashion is interwoven with values of ancient principles such as...
Artist Noluthando Lobese upcycles waste to reframe Johannesburg realities
There’s no such thing as waste without value, not for Noluthando Lobese. The visual artist and set and costume designer sees “waste” materials as toys and as invitations to play...
Maxhosa Africa defies quiet luxury to be true to its African roots
Fashion lovers from across Cape Town lined the lobby of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa last Thursday, which in the early evening was buzzing with anticipation for...
Entrepreneur in Mauritius recycles textile waste to make bricks
As a child Mujahid Emambokus and his father tended to plants in the small backyard of his childhood home in Mauritius. The time spent in the family garden, instilled in him a...
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Twyg Swap&Mend events
Recirculating clothing that already exists is one effective way to tackle fashion’s waste crisis and limit the demand for new clothing. Clothes swaps have become a fun and Earth-friendly way to do this.
Sustainable design resources
We don’t have much time to change consumption habits and production patterns to address climate change and social justice. To save you time, we have curated this list of essential resources.
Shop guilt free in Cape Town
We know that traveling, in general, isn’t the most eco-friendly activity, so being mindful of how you spend your money is important. We tailor sustainable shopping tours for you.