2023 Awards
A night fit for our stars: the 5th annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
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...
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...
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...
Partners 2023
2022 Awards
Hotel Verde is Africa’s greenest hotel – here’s why
Conveniently situated a stone’s throw from the Cape Town international airport, Hotel Verde Cape Town Airport is widely regarded as Africa’s greenest hotel. Founder Mario Delicio’s...
Long read: Renée Neblett on why we need an African renaissance in fashion
Social activist and founder of Kokrobitey Institute in Ghana, Renée Neblett delivered the keynote address at the fourth edition of theTwyg Sustainable Fashion Awards on 17 November 2022. ...
Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards is South African sustainable fashion’s night out
The fourth edition of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards are proof that sustainability is at the heart of South African fashion. The annual awards recognise sustainable, circular and...
2021 Awards
Q&A: Sandi and Camila Gillman weave slowness in a world of speed
Sandi and Camila Gillman are the mother-daughter duo behind Cape Town-based textile studio, Sett & Beat. They were finalists at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 in the Textile...
Q&A: Carlo Gibson and Toni Rothbart create wearable bedding
The make-good brand was launched in Johannesburg in 2021 by Carlo Gibson and Toni Rothbart to channel the duos skills, capabilities and experience. By connecting communities, creative...
Q&A: Rethread’s Alexa Schempers on the evolution of her circular fashion brand
Rethread has long since been a brand that Twyg has admired for the way that designer and founder, Alexa Schempers, uses waste to create unique and sustainable garments. Rethread focuses on...