Jackie May, Author at twyg

Q&A: Ditiro Mashigo follows her dreams and grounds them in nature

Fashion and textile designer Ditiro Mashigo has a quiet confidence. Born in the Limpopo town of Lebowakgomo, Ditiro moved to Pretoria in 1994 where she graduated from the Tshwane University of Technology. After losing her first job, Ditiro launched into...

August 21, 2020

Fashion

South Africa’s coolest denim brand launches womenswear

Like many businesses during COVID-19, TSHEPO Jeans has innovated its operations. Besides his bricks and mortar boutique store and atelier at Victoria Yards in Johannesburg, designer Tshepo Mohlala’s jeans and accessories have been available online since April. Soon, TSHEPO Jeans...

August 3, 2020

Lezanne Viviers: Imagine if plastic were as valuable as gold?

Fashion

Lezanne Viviers: Imagine if plastic were as valuable as gold?

Johannesburg’s luxury design brand VIVIERS Studio has reimagined plastic as a scarce resource. With plastic waste materials, creative director Lezanne Viviers has made a luxury trench coat following the principle that her clothes must allow the wearer the freedom “to...

July 30, 2020

Onesimo Bam layers plastic waste to create his One I Am bag

Fashion

Onesimo Bam layers plastic waste to create his One I Am bag

Onesimo is a surface designer, artist and the founder of One I Am, a fashion brand that is about world making. His recycled plastic bag forms part of the five-part #RefashionPlastic collection. For this year’s #PlasticFreeMzansi campaign we collaborated with...

July 23, 2020

Fashion

Q&A with Hadeel Osman on nurturing slow fashion in Sudan

Meet the Sudanese slow fashion advocate Hadeel Osman who launched the #AfricaIsNotALandfill hashtag. She is national co-ordinator of Fashion Revolution and an ambassador for Slow Fashion Season.

July 17, 2020

Fashion

For #RefashionPlastic Our Workshop weaves baskets from recycled plastic

Artist and designer Heath Nash, founded Our Workshop in 2016 to create a free-to-use space where 23 members gather, share knowledge and make stuff. Heath first opened the workshop in the centre of Cape Town. A year later it moved...

July 16, 2020

Happy Hats by Crystal Birch will make you and Earth happy

Fashion

Happy Hats by Crystal Birch will make you and Earth happy

From a young, dynamic milliner working in an old Cape Town building, comes a fresh idea. Crystal Birch has launched Happy Hats by Crystal Birch, taking her design practice into the future of a circular economy. For the #RefashionPlastic campaign,...

July 9, 2020

Fashion

How designer Hamzeh Alfarahneh refashions his kitchen’s plastic waste

In the first of five articles about designers who participated in the #RefashionPlastic campaign for Plastic Free Mzansi, Hamzeh Alfarahneh explains the shift in thinking this project inspired.

July 3, 2020

Guides The Hub

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.

June 3, 2020

Fashion

Global Fashion’s Underbelly Is On Show This Season

On show this season are not new summer trends, but the fashion industry’s nasty underbelly. What is being done to address this? Here are three encouraging actions that been taken.

May 19, 2020

Fashion

Why South African corporate fashion brands scored badly in the Transparency Index

Four South African brands were assessed by Fashion Revolution for its Transparency Index 2020 which was released last month. All of them scored within the 11 – 20% range, which is below average. While this is the second year Mr...

May 19, 2020

Fashion

Q&A: Nkwo Onwuka’s fashion brand is driven by the philosophy of less

Nkwo is the founder founder and creative director of the Nigerian artisanal clothing brand NKWO. The environmentally-conscious brand is rooted in ‘the philosophy of less’.

May 15, 2020

Can we rebuild South Africa’s clothing and textile industry one mask at a time?

Opinion

Can we rebuild South Africa’s clothing and textile industry one mask at a time?

The South African clothing and textile industry responded swiftly to COVID-19 to protect workers, and many businesses are making personal protective gear. Is this enough to sustain a struggling sector?

May 15, 2020

How IAMISIGO weaves stories to decolonise the mind

Fashion

How IAMISIGO weaves stories to decolonise the mind

The IAMISIGO mission is to decolonise the mind thoroughly. Creative director Bubu Ogisi finds little-known historical stories in remote African communities and applies these to fibres and garments, “as a form of silent protest to post and neo-colonialism”. Bubu who...

May 14, 2020

Food

Tried and Tested: 4 Fresh Food Deliveries

These tried and tested local Cape Town food brands are perfect to kickstart your lockdown level 4. With the press of a button, you can have fresh tasty treats at your doorstep in no time. Cool Bananas – The Vegologist...

May 3, 2020

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Author: Jackie May

Q&A: Ditiro Mashigo follows her dreams and grounds them in nature

South Africa’s coolest denim brand launches womenswear

Lezanne Viviers: Imagine if plastic were as valuable as gold?

Onesimo Bam layers plastic waste to create his One I Am bag

Q&A with Hadeel Osman on nurturing slow fashion in Sudan

For #RefashionPlastic Our Workshop weaves baskets from recycled plastic

Happy Hats by Crystal Birch will make you and Earth happy

How designer Hamzeh Alfarahneh refashions his kitchen’s plastic waste

Sustainable design resources

Global Fashion’s Underbelly Is On Show This Season

Why South African corporate fashion brands scored badly in the Transparency Index

Q&A: Nkwo Onwuka’s fashion brand is driven by the philosophy of less

Can we rebuild South Africa’s clothing and textile industry one mask at a time?

How IAMISIGO weaves stories to decolonise the mind

Tried and Tested: 4 Fresh Food Deliveries

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