PICHULIK brings us hope for summer, simple sensuality and human connection
The PICHULIK headquarters is a gallery, office and design space on the bustling corner of Harrington and Albertus streets in Cape Town. This first floor atelier is where PICHULIK’s beautiful timeless pieces are designed, produced and sold. The images featured here are...
SA Fashion Week and Italian Embassy create Fashion Bridges to develop the global fashion community
Fashion week season is not just about celebrity front rows and showcasing new collections. A new format of contemporary fashion weeks, which has already popped up in New York and Berlin, and kicking off in Milan, presents the opportunity for the world to look at the...
Q&A: Discover what Achenyo Idachaba Obaro does with weed in Nigeria
Achenyo Idachaba Obaro uses menace weeds to help build livelihoods for women through her award-winning social enterprise MitiMeth. Using and rethinking water hyacinth and...
It’s fact: menstrual cups are cheaper and more sustainable than tampons or pads
Although menstrual cups have been around for decades, they historically have been less popular than pads or tampons. A menstrual cup is a type of reusable feminine hygiene...
The proof that JoJo tanks are the must-have accessory for an eco-conscious lifestyle
It’s interesting that many South African urbanites are blissfully unaware that SA is actually a water-scarce country. In fact, we rank as around the 40th driest country in the...
Sustainability must start with universities if the fashion industry is to change
With five weeks to go until COP26, the delayed 2020 UN climate change conference in Glasgow, many people are considering how their personal and professional behaviour can help...
Judges revealed for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021
For our third edition of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, we're delighted to welcome stellar designers Lukhanyo Mdingi and Sindiso Khumalo to our jury. Lukhanyo was recently...
New art installation focusses on circularity, the value of existing materials and slowing down
Globally 80 billion apparel items are manufactured each year. A rubbish truck full of clothes ends up in landfill every second. By 2030, we are expected to be discarding more...
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