Renée Neblett and Merchants share a vision for the future of fashion
The inaugural Merchants Pan-African Twyg Award honours Renée Neblett and her commitment to craft, fashion, community and sustainability in Ghana
Awards
Q&A: Thrift Fest’s Laura Rainbird on the culture of thrift markets
We asked Laura Rainbird to share what she's learned after 14 years of Thrift Fest
Meet the winners of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025
A newly appointed jury of six international and local leaders selected winners across nine categories, recognising excellence in design, material innovation, trans-seasonal fashion, retail, and social impact.
Finalists announced for the 2025 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
Meet the 2025 finalists
Meet the judges for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
The new jury for 2025, 2026 and 2027
Explore the roots of Stephanie Bentum’s textile art
Much like unravelling a woolen jersey, it’s hard to say where creativity begins and ends. For Stephanie Bentum, the textile designer and maker behind some of South Africa’s most revered sustainable fashion collections, the origins of her creative practice can...
Conscious capsules are Mother of Gao’s slow fashion statement
Fast fashion teaches that creativity requires abundance. You have to have more to do more—more clothing, more trends, more newness. Refreshingly, South African slow fashion designer, Katlego Mokwana, began her brand to remind us that this is simply not true....
Thobeka Mbane drives inclusive fashion with purpose and power
As a culture strategist and stylist, it’s without a doubt that Thobeka Mbane is a tastemaker. For over a decade, she’s had a hand in engineering some of the most iconic images of glitterati such as Black Coffee, Elsa Majimbo,...
44 Stanley is a beloved hub for conscious shopping
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]A little more than two decades ago a collection of scruffy 1930s light industrial buildings in Johannesburg were converted into a creative and business hub. When Brian Green founded 44 Stanley in 2003, the...
Sage & Sunday’s holistic approach to garment making
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Sage & Sunday embraces an ‘ultra-transparency’ approach, evident from the design of its flagship store in Woodstock, Cape Town. A wooden slatted wall separates the retail space from the workshop, offering a view into...
What’s next for Apricity’s Rachel Mia, winner of Twyg’s 2024 Student Award
It was Rachel Mia’s grandmother who gifted her the love of handicraft. Ma Joy taught her to knit, a skill Rachel grew up watching her use to create baby clothing for donation to hospitals. After completing her job shadowing at...
Athena Argyrakis’s journey from film editor to jewellery designer
It’s fitting that Athena Argyrakis’s parents named her after the Greek goddess of war and crafts, foreshadowing her journey as a footwear and jewellery designer—a path that would prove to be a battle at times. Each piece she designs is...
The winners of the 2024 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
The 2024 winners of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards were announced at a stylish, well-attended event held at the prestigious Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel in Cape Town on 20 November 2024. This year 10 exceptional category champions took their...
Get to know the global experts set to judge 2024 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
Leading international and African minds will convene soon to judge this year’s Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards. Once the panel has completed the adjudication process, the finalists will be announced on 12 November and the winners will be announced at an...