Nobanzi Sokhuthu, Author at twyg

Meet 6 young Africans shaping the future

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,...

June 16, 2021

Q&A: Nadya von Stein designs with a deep respect for the natural world

Fashion

Q&A: Nadya von Stein designs with a deep respect for the natural world

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...

June 11, 2021

Fashion

Q&A: Françoise Jeanne de Villiers on her slow fashion start up Studio Çoise

Studio Çoise is a slow fashion label founded by Françoise Jeanne de Villiers in the Cape Winelands. Clothes are made by hand and with love. The home-based studio has a strong focus on quality design, using natural fabrics. It operates...

May 22, 2021

Q&A: Asha : Eleven does good, inspiring stuff to inspire others to do the same

Fashion

Q&A: Asha : Eleven does good, inspiring stuff to inspire others to do the same

Olivia Kennaway founded Asha : Eleven in 2018. Ethics and sustainability are the driving force behind her Cape Town-based brand. Olivia, a mother of two, is on the Fashion Revolution South Africa team and works to reduce fashion’s negative impact...

May 14, 2021

Fashion

Q&A: Fikile Sokhulu became a fashion designer to bring her illustrations to life

Durban-based designer Fikile Sokhulu has been intriguing us ever since she was a fashion student at Durban University of Technology. After graduating in 2017, she has focussed on developing her feminine, nostalgic and whimsical Fikile Zamagcino Sokhulu brand. Last week...

May 7, 2021

Q&A: Sipho Mbuto says a beautiful garment should not destroy our planet

Fashion

Q&A: Sipho Mbuto says a beautiful garment should not destroy our planet

Sipho Mbuto showed his upcycled Dlala SS21 collection at SA Fashion Week on Thursday evening. Inspired by the tenacity of children who create toys with found objects, he has refashioned secondhand denim jeans. The can’t-miss labels offer the background to...

April 30, 2021

5 Clean, local and sustainable lip balms for winter

Beauty

5 Clean, local and sustainable lip balms for winter

With the pandemic, we have had to adapt to face masks which meant that we ditched wearing lipstick. But pandemic or not, beauty treatment shouldn’t be ignored. You might not be wearing lipstick, but you should be wearing a balm....

April 22, 2021

Features

9 Must-see documentaries for Earth Day

In celebration of Earth day we have compiled this list of must-see environmental documentaries. Some are newly released, others are older, but highly recommended. If you’re not out in nature, experiencing the abundance of ecosystem services it offers us, then...

April 22, 2021

Fashion

Q&A: Mikael Hanan on building his luxury sustainable fashion brand FIELDS

You’ll find a store at Cape Town’s The Old Biscuit Mill which is as comfortable here as it would be in Paris’ Le Marais district. This is a brand of understated luxury with a focus on being sustainable. After years...

April 16, 2021

Q&A: How a book persuaded designer Ulfah Davids to launch U.Be.You

Fashion

Q&A: How a book persuaded designer Ulfah Davids to launch U.Be.You

After graduating from Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2015, U.Be.You founder and designer Ulfah Davids worked for a local streetwear brand. Known as the first lady of TWOBOP, she became the creative director of the brand after just three...

April 10, 2021

Q&A: Alexa Schempers uses waste as resource to create Rethread

Fashion

Q&A: Alexa Schempers uses waste as resource to create Rethread

This founder tells us the hard truths about creating sustainable fashion, and the importance of persisting

April 3, 2021

Q&A: BOYDE’s creative director gives us the lowdown on his award-winning work

Fashion

Q&A: BOYDE’s creative director gives us the lowdown on his award-winning work

Three years after he launched his menswear brand, Joburg-based designer Samkelo “Boyde” Xaba won South African Fashion Week’s Scouting Menswear Competition. His 2020 winning collection, in accordance with the judging criteria, illustrates that the designer reduces waste, uses low impact...

March 26, 2021

Q&A: Luke Radloff of UNI FORM considers the future in his design decisions

Fashion

Q&A: Luke Radloff of UNI FORM considers the future in his design decisions

Creative director Luke Radloff had been honing his skills for several years before founding the South African fashion label UNÍ FORM two years ago. As creative director of his brand, he combines the contemporary with the familiar, drawing references from...

March 19, 2021

Q&A: Daniel Sher presents the new Good Good Good Collection

Fashion

Q&A: Daniel Sher presents the new Good Good Good Collection

Cape Town fashion brand Good Good Good launched its SS21 collection with the film An Orchestra in an Open Field directed by Jarred Figgins. Through its partnership with the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Good Good Good is offering its...

March 12, 2021

Q&A: Eleazer Radebe of By Ele presents a new collection to soothe our souls

Fashion

Q&A: Eleazer Radebe of By Ele presents a new collection to soothe our souls

Designer Eleazer Radebe started his working life as a researcher in HIV / AIDS. It was another 10 years before he launched into fashion in 2012. While he wants to focus on natural fibres, sustainable fabrics are expensive in South...

March 5, 2021

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Author: Nobanzi Sokhuthu

Meet 6 young Africans shaping the future

Q&A: Nadya von Stein designs with a deep respect for the natural world

Q&A: Françoise Jeanne de Villiers on her slow fashion start up Studio Çoise

Q&A: Asha : Eleven does good, inspiring stuff to inspire others to do the same

Q&A: Fikile Sokhulu became a fashion designer to bring her illustrations to life

Q&A: Sipho Mbuto says a beautiful garment should not destroy our planet

5 Clean, local and sustainable lip balms for winter

9 Must-see documentaries for Earth Day

Q&A: Mikael Hanan on building his luxury sustainable fashion brand FIELDS

Q&A: How a book persuaded designer Ulfah Davids to launch U.Be.You

Q&A: Alexa Schempers uses waste as resource to create Rethread

Q&A: BOYDE’s creative director gives us the lowdown on his award-winning work

Q&A: Luke Radloff of UNI FORM considers the future in his design decisions

Q&A: Daniel Sher presents the new Good Good Good Collection

Q&A: Eleazer Radebe of By Ele presents a new collection to soothe our souls

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