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Finalists for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019 announced

13 September 2019|Reporter

We are thrilled to report that there was an overwhelming response to the call for nominations for the inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019. We thank all the designers, retailers and influencers who took the time to submit work and write motivations. We’re delighted by the large number of designers who are implementing sustainable practices in their work. Our congratulations go out not just to the finalists, but to all…

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Pascale Theron gives ostrich feathers a new function with her woven fabric

12 September 2019|Jackie May

Ostrich feathers have been given a new role in our lives along with an updated look. Thanks to Pascale Theron we have Feathered Fabrics. The Johannesburg-born designer creates soft, natural and artisanal textiles using ostrich feathers. Pascale who presented her Feathered Fabrics at the 2019 Design Indaba has a studio in Holland, where she graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2018. On Friday, she will launch a collaboration with…

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The Seen Collective was born after a search for the perfect jumper 

2 September 2019|Reporter

When Steph Mundy first moved to Johannesburg from London, she looked for the perfect jumper. Unable to find what she wanted, she looked for someone who could knit her one from a sketch she had drawn.  When others saw it, they asked her to design…

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What is Levi’s doing about its social and environmental responsibilities?

25 August 2019|Stella Hertantyo and Jackie May

There is a good chance that when you read “denim”, Levi Strauss & Co will spring to mind. Not only because the brand has been around for 166 years, but because it has been grabbing headlines recently. Levi's is one of 28 companies globally which…

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Flygskam? If You’re Feeling Flight Shame Here’s What To Do About It

15 August 2019|Jackie May

It’s Wednesday. My social media algorithms won’t let me escape the news headlines. Greta Thunberg has set sail for New York on a zero-carbon yacht. While she leaves Plymouth, in the UK, “on white-crested swells under leaden skies”, I sit in a plane on an…

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Meet our judges for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards

14 August 2019|Jackie May

For the inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards we wanted our judges to have different skills and knowledge to bring to the judging process. We're delighted to say that we've achieved this. We have representation from education, fashion activism, styling, editorial, retail, conservation... Nominations close on…

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The wellbeing economy offers seeds of hope at Victoria Yards

12 August 2019|Ufrieda Ho

In Joburg’s eastern suburbs, developers, residents and craftspeople are forging a new sense of neighbourliness and trying to do business in ways that do not exclude or marginalise people. There’s a cappuccino divide – the worlds of those who can fork out for a fair…

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Seven South African Women to Follow this Women’s Day

8 August 2019|Sarah Robyn Farrell

Women's Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of the 1956 women's march on the Union Buildings protesting the extension of pass laws. It is a day to celebrate them and all of the women who fought and died in the struggle to end apartheid.…

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What We Did This Plastic Free July

1 August 2019|Jackie May and Aaniyah Omardien

For the month of July, the nationwide #PlasticFreeMzansi campaign addressed the careless use of plastic. Led by WWF South Africa, The Beach Co-op and Twyg, influencers and volunteers focussed on reducing the use of plastic earbuds stems, chip packets and plastic bottles. At beach cleanups,…

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Beauty Spot: Twyg’s Top 3 Beauty Picks This Month

29 July 2019|Bekah Vogel

This month Bekah Vogel has tried and tested three beauty products which contain mostly natural ingredients and are plastic free. By featuring these products, we hope to promote better beauty care, both for you and for the planet. We don’t expect brands to have achieved…

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Everyday heroes weigh in on the war on plastic

25 July 2019|Melanie Farrell

Have you ever wondered why certain types of plastic bottles are plucked out of your rubbish by “trolly-preneurs” every week? These informal recyclers are looking for PET bottles that can be “sold” at buy-back recycling centres. What makes PET (the acronym for a versatile plastic…

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2019 Nominations Are Open

Innovative Design and Materials This award seeks to recognise a designer who has used techniques that minimise textile waste through innovative pattern cutting, the use of pre- and post-consumer fabric waste, and / or reconstruction techniques. The award also seeks to recognise a commitment to using sustainable fabrics in a collection. All submissions must demonstrate the extent to which materials have been sustainably sourced. Trans-seasonal Fashion Award This award recognises…

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Future of Fashion 2019

Fashion Revolution is an international campaign advocating for a fashion industry that values people, the environment, creativity and profit in equal measure. This year on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster six years – when a clothing factory collapsed, killing 1,138 people and injuring many more – we will discuss solutions and interrogate alternative ways of producing fashion. You will learn what the fashion revolution does, why it does this,…

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Rethink the Bag

Did you know that South Africans use about 8 billion plastic shopping bags every year!  Research shows that these bags are used for just 20 minutes before being thrown away and at the moment, most plastic shopping bags are not recyclable. Once in the sea, plastics travel to even the most remote corners of the planet. The latest United Nations Environmental Programme report on single-use plastic explains that high concentrations of plastic…

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Shop guilt free in Cape Town

This fabulous full-day sustainable shopping tour in Cape Town is far more than just retail therapy. We know that traveling, in general, isn’t the most eco-friendly activity, so being mindful of how you spend your money is important. In fact, well spent it can make an enormous difference to your carbon footprint, and to people’s lives. There is no need for you to worry about background checks. We’ve done this for…

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Sustainable Fashion Design

In our efforts to reduce the negative impact of fashion, Twyg would like to establish what sustainable practices South African fashion designers are implementing and how we can grow the movement of responsible fashion production and consumerism. This survey will help us identify the strengths and weakness of our industry. Sustainability is a complex subject, and it is difficult to define the extent of efforts in creating sustainable fashion. But armed…

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Langa Fix Week

This is a MAKE SMTHNG Week initiative to challenge current consumer culture.  This global movement invites you – instead of going shopping - to spend quality time with friends, family and, in this case, the Our Workshop community. Our Workshop is a communal space in Langa where people teach each other new skills and fun, creative and beautiful ways to make the most of the resources around us: "by sharing,…

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Future of Fashion 2018

Fashion Revolution is an international campaign advocating for a fashion industry that values people, the environment, creativity and profit in equal measure. Last year two million people engaged with Fashion Revolution. Over 113 000 people asked brands #whomademyclothes.  On the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster five years - when a clothing factory collapsed, killing 1,138 people and injuring many more - we will discuss solutions and interrogate alternative ways…

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Let’s talk about sex

How does menstruation affect girls' education? It affects menstruating people to a large degree. Firstly, if one is living in a place where there are not many resources, such as money for the over-priced sanitary products available to you, chances are you will get to a point where you have to decide whether you will buy bread for the family or provide your child who is menstruating with products. Many times…

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Finalists for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019 announced

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The Seen Collective was born after a search for the perfect jumper 

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  • FINALISTS | TWYG AWARDS 2019 We are thrilled to report that there was an overwhelming response to the call for nominations for the inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019. We thank all the designers, retailers and influencers who took the time to submit work and write motivations. We’re delighted by the large number of designers who are implementing sustainable practices in their work. Our congratulations go out not just to the finalists, but to all the nominees who have inspired us to move towards a sustainable future. And, thank you to the judges for their considered input and the hard (fun but not easy) work in making these decisions. The winners will be announced on 19 September. These awards are sponsored by @petco_sa See website for list of finalists. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🍾 See link to recent story in bio. #twygawards #twygstyle #sustainablefashion #septemberissue 📸: @Unsplash
  • PASCALE THERON GIVES OSTRICH FEATHERS A NEW LIFE Pascale creates beautiful ostrich fabrics. Innovating rather than using the Oudsthoorn ostrich feather in its entirety was a process - Pascale eventually found that the best way to break from the iconic image of a feather, was to physically break it up and reconstruct it into thread. She thought of it in the same way as wool. Tomorrow evening she launches a collaboration with fashion label @viviersstudio in Johannesburg. #ostrichfeathers #featheredfabrics #kleinkaroo #oudsthoorn #sustainabledesign #minimalwaste #lowimpactliving #plasticfreemzansi #climatecrisis #climatechange #ecofriendly #eco #sustainableliving #sustainable #ethics #twyglife #twygstyle #slowfashion #sustainablefashion
  • MAKING FASHION | MAKING WORK A large chunk of the work we do at Twyg is geared to creating awareness about local, sustainable and ethical fashion. We want to see a thriving industry employing thousands more people. We hate to see factories like Green Cross close down. We want to see more places like @matsidiso_shoes @levis_southafrica @thehatfactoryct @imprint_za employing lots of people and making communities happy. #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion #slowfashion #twygstyle #twygawards
  • CONGRATULATIONS THEBE MAGUGU and RICH MNISI We are so delighted for @thebemagugu (on the right) for winning the 2019 @lvmhprize - such brilliant news. This photo of Thebe and @therichmnisi was taken earlier this year at one of the @cniluxury conference parties in Cape Town. The good news doesn’t stop here: @therichmnisi won Emerging Designer of the Year Award at the @essence Best in Black Fashion Awards in New York on Wednesday. 👊🏾🤸🏽‍♂️🤸🏽‍♂️
  • THE SEEN COLLECTIVE When Steph Mundy couldn’t find the right jumper to buy she looked for someone who could make it for her. Soon she put together a collective of women knitters in Johannesburg who now make the most beautiful, designer jumpers for South African and international clients. Here Steph is with one of the collective members, Felicity Asvat. . . Steph Mundy says, “You don’t buy a handmade mohair jumper to wear for one season. You spend many cosy winter days in that jumper’s embrace, you squeeze it into your beach bag to wrap around your shoulders when the sun sets. Investing in one of our jumpers is an investment in a story, and a belief that if we support those around us in our community, in an ethical way, then we are choosing to make this world a better place.” 📸 @hugo_bodenham . . Read more about @theseencollective on our website. See link in bio. . . #luxury #handmadejumper #knitting #handknitting #minimalism #minimalwaste #lowimpactliving #ecovanity #climatecrisis #climatechange #ecofriendly #eco #sustainableliving #sustainable #ethics #twyglife #twygstyleawards
  • SECOND HAND SEPTEMBER REPOST: @oxfamgb This week #StellaTennant and her daughter, Iris, modelled Oxfam clothes in a photoshoot to protest against the harm fast fashion does to people and planet! Iris said: “My birthday is in Second Hand September and I’m going shopping in second hand clothes shops because you can find some really nice stuff. What’s good about shopping in charity shops is you know the clothes are not making climate change worse. I’m also going to go through my drawers and give anything I don’t want to charity” Join Iris and Stella by pledging to take part in our new campaign, #SecondHandSeptember and see if you could say no to new clothes for 30 days! (All the clothes in the shoot are from the @OxfamOnlineShop) Photos: @tomcraig Styled by: @baygarnett #SecondHand #CharityShops #SustainableFashion #FastFashion #ClimateChange #twygstyle #plasticfreemzansi #twyglife
  • LEVI STRAUSS & CO IN AFRICA After a visit to its Cape Town factory and recent news relating to the brand, @stella_hertantyo and @jackiemay_sa wrote a story about how @levis_southafrica responds to its social and environmental responsibility. We’re reminded that sustainability cannot forgot human rights. Transitioning to a sustainable system has to be a just transition: both people and planet matter. The story is on our website - see link in bio. #fairtrade #fashionrevolution #plasticfree #minimalism #minimalwaste #lowimpactliving #plasticfreejuly #ecovanity #plasticfreemzansi #climatecrisis #climatechange #ecofriendly #eco #sustainableliving #sustainable #waterscarce #ethics #twyglife #twygstyle
  • FLYGSKAM | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW As @gretathunberg makes her way across the Atlantic, many of us are assessing our relationship to flying. Do you have any idea how much each trip you make costs the environment? See the latest story on Twyg and read how you can offset your flights and reduce your travel impact. Disclaimer: Climate Neutral Group offset writer @jackiemay_sa ‘s flight to the @hmfoundation #globalchangeaward2019 in Stockholm. R280 offset 2 800 kg of CO2. . . #flightshame #flygskam #flightshame #carbonemissions #offsetting #twyglife #twygstyle #sustainablefashion #slowfashion #plasticfreemzansi #lowimpactliving
  • TWYG SUSTAINABLE FASHION AWARDS | NOMINATE NOW You have two more days left to nominate your or someone else’s brand - closing date is Sunday 18 August. See link in bio for all the information. . . The inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, sponsored by @petco_sa, recognise Southern African designers who have implemented a sustainable design approach and foster ethical practices in the fashion industry. There are eight award categories, including the Changemaker Award, the Nicholas Coutts Award and the Student Award. The winners will be announced at an awards evening in Cape Town on 19 September 2019. Our work supports the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 12: sustainable consumption and production, especially in the fashion industry. By acknowledging changemakers in fashion, Twyg highlights what the industry is capable of achieving, and shows its support of conscious fashion in a very complex industry. . . #twygstyle #twyglife #consciousstyle #consciousfashion #sustainableliving #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion #slowfashion #upcycledclothing #artisan #weaving #knittersofinstagram #twygstyleawards #twygawards #climatechange #fashrev #zerowastefashion #changemakers #fashionawards2019
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