Nabeela Karim, Author at twyg

“Out of Sight, Out of Mind” – The hidden impacts of fashion’s convoluted supply chain

If you’re buying fast fashion, chances are your clothes have been on a long, unseen journey passing through many different hands in many different countries. It may be the convoluted norm of globalised fashion supply chain, but it’s also a...

February 20, 2023

5 Artists who work with waste exhibit at Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2023

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5 Artists who work with waste exhibit at Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2023

Living amid social and environmental catastrophes requires innovation and creativity to help find solutions, catalyse change, and comfort us in the face of adversity. We are seeing this in the artworld as more and more artists respond to the environmental...

February 15, 2023

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Twyg Fashion Forecast 2023

We live in an era of heightened environmental concern, widespread social unrest, and growing economic strain. But, we are also living in a time of incredible innovation, reimagining, and hope. Given this complex cultural zeitgeist, the fashion industry has to...

February 1, 2023

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Repair what you wear

We know the devastation that comes when a piece of clothing you’ve loved is damaged. While this might mean the end of the items’ life, it doesn’t have to be. By mending it, you can instead give it another life....

December 30, 2022

Join the What Design Can Do Challenge and use your creativity to forge a circular society

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Join the What Design Can Do Challenge and use your creativity to forge a circular society

Do you have an idea that contributes to a circular society? What Design Can Do and the Ikea Foundation are inviting creatives from around the world to pitch their circular solutions in the Make it Circular Challenge. The competition seeks...

December 14, 2022

Fashion

PUMA x P.A.M. creatively connects fashion lovers with climate challenges

A collaboration between the cult Australian-based brand Perks and Mini, and German sportswear brand PUMA engages, connects, and supports the environment. Specifically, it is creating awareness about the DEEP BioData Platform, a biodiversity technology project. The first of four collections,...

December 13, 2022

Save the date: Join us for a Camps Bay beach clean-up

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Save the date: Join us for a Camps Bay beach clean-up

Since 2018 Twyg and The Beach Co-op have organised the annual #PlasticFreeMzansi campaign. Inspired by Australia’s Plastic Free July, the campaign educates and informs South Africans about plastic, encourages people to reduce their use of problem plastics, and organises beach...

December 8, 2022

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Take care to travel slowly

When I returned home after an overseas trip earlier this year, I was exhausted, sleep-deprived, and burnt out. I had been on holiday, so why did I feel desperate for another break? The truth is, travelling is rarely as relaxing...

December 6, 2022

World Circular Economy Forum 2022 will focus on African innovation

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World Circular Economy Forum 2022 will focus on African innovation

The World Circular Economy Forum 2022 will be hosted on the African continent between 6 – 8 December. It is focused on addressing the effects of climate change and on solutions in an African context. Despite having a negligible contribution...

December 5, 2022

Fashion

What is the role of influencers in sustainable fashion?

We’ve all been there: a celebrity or Instagram influencer raves about a garment, and styles it impeccably, and all of a sudden we think we need it too. Social media has proven to be a powerful marketing platform, with the...

November 1, 2022

6 Ingredients in your care routine that could be polluting oceans

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6 Ingredients in your care routine that could be polluting oceans

Picture this: it’s Sunday evening, you play smooth jazz and unwind with a bubble bath and clay mask. Sounds euphoric, doesn’t it? Self-care routines have become popular since the pandemic. Dedicating time to look after yourself and destress is important,...

September 27, 2022

Fashion

How decolonised African fashion is inhabiting the V&A Museum

The Africa Fashion exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, seeks to reconsider and reflect the rich makings and functioning of Africa’s recent fashion history and industry. Since countries across the African continent gained independence from colonial rule, African creatives have used...

August 24, 2022

Veldskoen adds a star quality to its footprint

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Veldskoen adds a star quality to its footprint

Veldskoen launched the new Ranger Boot that leaves a positive impact in more ways than one. Called the Ranger Social Impact Boots, the shoes have messages imprinted on their soles that leave footsteps with inspirational words such as “trust”, “pause”,...

August 11, 2022

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10 Women gently shaping a caring future

Women’s Day in South Africa is about more than honouring the tens of thousands of women who marched to Pretoria’s Union Buildings against the Pass Laws Act on this day in 1956. It’s also about deep reflection, paying homage to,...

August 9, 2022

Fashion

Why fashion is a feminist issue

Fashion is political. The industry perpetuates deeply entrenched systems of exploitation that disproportionately affect women. Over 70% of the total fashion workforce is women, and yet, women hold less than 25% of leadership positions in top fashion companies. So, although fashion...

August 2, 2022

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Author: Nabeela Karim

“Out of Sight, Out of Mind” – The hidden impacts of fashion’s convoluted supply chain

5 Artists who work with waste exhibit at Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2023

Twyg Fashion Forecast 2023

Repair what you wear

Join the What Design Can Do Challenge and use your creativity to forge a circular society

PUMA x P.A.M. creatively connects fashion lovers with climate challenges

Save the date: Join us for a Camps Bay beach clean-up

Take care to travel slowly

World Circular Economy Forum 2022 will focus on African innovation

What is the role of influencers in sustainable fashion?

6 Ingredients in your care routine that could be polluting oceans

How decolonised African fashion is inhabiting the V&A Museum

Veldskoen adds a star quality to its footprint

10 Women gently shaping a caring future

Why fashion is a feminist issue

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