Designers, members of the media, finalists, judges, sponsors and visionaries turned out in well-heeled force at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards event on Thursday 23 November 2023. To celebrate sustainable fashion’s finest, the fifth annual edition of the awards...
2023 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards finalists are announced
At the forefront of sustainable-fashion advocacy, Twyg’s annual Sustainable Fashion Awards strive to celebrate and support designers, creators, thought leaders and innovators who use best practices to help change fashion. After thoughtful consideration by our panel of...
Designers celebrate the Karoo landscape with new farm-to-fashion collection
Collaborators and designers Frances van Hasselt and Leandi Mulder have released a new capsule collection called Voorskoot Vygies consisting of 21 one-of-a-kind textile mappings based on timeless, detailed textures tapping into the unique visual nuances of the Karoo....
Meet the stellar line up of judges for the 5th edition of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
For the fifth annual edition of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, our panel of judges bring a strong global perspective to the 2023 awards. This will be the second year this panel will be judging the awards. We are confident that this dynamic panel, with...
Book a table at Confections x Collections 2023 for a fashion showcase and afternoon tea
Confections x Collections is back for a second edition. Set against Table Mountain in the heart of Cape Town this annual coming-together of creative expression fuses five days of exclusive salon-style fashion shows with designer-inspired confectionery. Taking place...
Futuristic Pagan by Chipo Mapondera and Sabina Mutsvati
Futuristic Pagan explores Shona spiritual practices and traditions through virtual reality. The space reflects a Shona dreamscape made up of traditional icons that represent the rituals and meanings related to communicating with the ancestors, and other guides and...
What lies beneath by Rufaro Magara and Ryan Harvey
Dive into a virtual ocean adventure in "What Lies Beneath", a captivating prototype VR game that transports players to an underwater world with a pressing mission to save the seas. The game seamlessly blends education with entertainment, empowering the viewer with the...
Back To by Tarryn Tippens and Larnelle Bakala
Back To is a short-format 360-degree film that explores cultural identity through sustainable design. This is the story of a woman named Yelena who is living in a post-apocalyptic world. Yelena tells us the story of how her life has come to be what it is and how the...
Resurrection by Jackson Chifamba and Joel Chandauka
Join JaXX in an immersive experience of what it’s like to be a textile creative in Harare. Follow him as he goes to the Mbare market to thrift for second-hand clothes that he uses as material for the making of his Rozebowl collection clothing pieces. The film is a...
Bhero Kulture by Siza Mukwedini and Plot Mhako
For Bhero Kulture, Siza and Plot have created an augmented reality portal into the Mabhero clothing market in Harare, and an immersive zine that allows viewers to engage with various topics affecting the fashion industry in Zimbabwe. The zine invites viewers through...