Launched last year during the first lockdown to raise money for women and children in need, Freya Hats produces slow and transseasonal fashion. Its first hats were made from discarded fabric samples. Freya Hats is committed to sustainability, creating fashion garments...
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 agricultural residues, the team at Mitimeth produces woven art décor, gifts, stationery, baskets,...
For this selection of bags, we highlight six local brands producing quality, trans-seasonal leather handbags. According to each brand, the leather* is locally and ethically sourced. PROJECT DYAD Cape Town-based Project Dyad was...
Maven, the second-hand clothing brand which launched almost two years ago, has grown into a much-loved source of gently-worn clothes. Founders Jane McNamara and Teri-Fay Macduff aim to educate and inspire consumers that second-hand is not second choice. "There are...
To adapt our lifestyles to become more sustainable and to help slow down global warming, innovations and products like Daily Peach are crucial to making simple switches that together add up to make a big difference. What started as a passion project has developed...
Leandi Mulder and Frances van Hasselt are long-standing friends who apply the same design practices and philosophies. They share a fascination and respect for the natural world and understand the cyclical nature of producing sustainable fabrics from natural fibres....
Green Degree does a few things: It upcycles old denim into new items; it raises funds; and it supports education by equipping learners with classroom tools. Founded in 2019 by Anne Henderson and Cheryl Macdonald, Green Degree collects old denim jeans to make upcycled...
Ahead of our monthly swap shop we reached out to one of our favourite South African slow fashion enthusiasts, Stella Hertantyo to give us a low down on why she loves swapping clothes. When did you attend your first swapping event? I’ve been informally swapping clothes...
It has been 45 years since the oppressive, racist and murderous, apartheid government killed hundreds of young people in Soweto who were amongst the thousands protesting an education system designed to ‘train and fit’ Africans for their roles as labourer, worker, and...
Nadya von Stein's work reflects her South African upbringing and European heritage. Her home merged the creative influence of her mother, who comes from a line of Italian dressmakers, with the precise influence of a medical engineer father who is of German descent....
Our work is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12, which aims to ensure sustainable consumption and production. Read More
