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Judges revealed for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021

Judges revealed for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021

For our third edition of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, we’re delighted to welcome stellar designers Lukhanyo Mdingi and Sindiso Khumalo to our jury. Lukhanyo was recently awarded the special Karl Lagerfeld Prize at LVMH, fashion designer Lukhanyo Mdingi. Sindiso...

September 20, 2021

Call for Nominations: Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021

2021 Awards Fashion

Call for Nominations: Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021

Designers are problem solvers, and right now, we urgently need problems solved. There has been a noticeable shift in how fashion thinks of itself with a realisation that its responsibility is far wider than making clothes. For this reason, we’re...

August 3, 2021

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 application process

2021 Awards

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 application process

Are you implementing sustainable, circular and regenerative approaches to your design? Are you fostering ethical practices? Are you challenging business-as-usual? If these are issues that concern you, then we’re looking for you! The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 are open...

August 3, 2021

TSHEPO Jeans designs for a better future

2020 Awards Fashion

TSHEPO Jeans designs for a better future

For Tshepo Mohlala, the visionary behind TSHEPO Jeans, accessible, durable and sustainable clothing is always the focus. Growing up in Tsakane, Mohlala connected with denim as a steadfast staple material that gave everyone (rich or poor) the ability to feel...

July 30, 2021

Amanda Laird Cherry is a sustainable fashion success story

2019 Awards Fashion

Amanda Laird Cherry is a sustainable fashion success story

The name Amanda Laird Cherry is synonymous with the promise and possibility of South African fashion. Whether we’re talking about the nearly 25 year old label, or its founder by the same name, ALC, as it is affectionately known, has...

June 23, 2021

South Africa’s elusive fashion legend Clive Rundle is back on the SAFW runway

2019 Awards Fashion

South Africa’s elusive fashion legend Clive Rundle is back on the SAFW runway

Clive Rundle’s clothes have always been able to speak for themselves. Famously driven by his technical prowess, attention to detail and a dedication to perfecting design crafts, the eponymous label has been a leader in South African fashion since 1983....

April 19, 2021

Guided by skilled cobblers Matsidiso ethically crafts modern accessories

2020 Awards Fashion

Guided by skilled cobblers Matsidiso ethically crafts modern accessories

It’s often said that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, but accessory brand Matsidiso was born from breaking this rule. Co-founder Jinae Heyns knew that her mother-in-law’s shoe factory had potential for a new life, after operating for...

March 15, 2021

Sindiso Khumalo uses fashion to tell stories of women’s empowerment and global sheroes

2019 Awards Fashion

Sindiso Khumalo uses fashion to tell stories of women’s empowerment and global sheroes

Sindiso Khumalo is not just a LVMH finalist. An unofficial family historian, textile designer and social activist, she represents the social possibilities which can be opened up through fashion. And now, as the (joint) recipient of one of the fashion...

February 18, 2021

The student becomes the teacher: Katekani Moreku shows the way with his slow fashion

2020 Awards Fashion

The student becomes the teacher: Katekani Moreku shows the way with his slow fashion

In South African indigenous cultures, the surrounding land and resources become part of the people. With a metaphysical connection to the natural world, it is no surprise that Mpumalanga-born Katekani Moreku would bring his culture and surroundings to bear in...

February 8, 2021

Lukhanyo Mdingi chooses to design with integrity and intention

2019 Awards Fashion

Lukhanyo Mdingi chooses to design with integrity and intention

From a technical prowess honed during his time at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, to a debut at New York Fashion Week in 2019, Lukhanyo is no small-time designer. Added to this, Lukhanyo was hand picked to participate in...

January 25, 2021

Twyg Changemaker Lara Klawikowski innovates through design as well as materials

2020 Awards Fashion

Twyg Changemaker Lara Klawikowski innovates through design as well as materials

The magic of Lara Klawikoski is that there is no designer quite like her. Her designs are instantly recognisable for their soft, ethereal quality and yet, the designer continues to innovate through her designs as well as her choice of...

January 20, 2021

Download the Twyg zine for your summer holiday reading

2020 Awards Fashion

Download the Twyg zine for your summer holiday reading

In celebration of the Twyg Awards winners and finalists, we’ve curated a zine filled with images and stories about our winners and finalists. Take your time to read it – there is no rush. You will also find Twyg’s Manifesto...

December 15, 2020

Winners of Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 announced

2020 Awards Fashion

Winners of Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 announced

The second annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards took place last night at Rewoven’s recycling textile warehouse in Cape Town. Amongst the prestigious awards handed out on the night, designer Lara Klawikowski took home the most coveted award of them all:...

November 20, 2020

Press Release: Twyg Awards 2020 finalists announced

2020 Awards Fashion

Press Release: Twyg Awards 2020 finalists announced

Twyg is honoured to announce the finalists of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020. The awards celebrate South African designers leading sustainable, ethical, circular and regenerative practices in the fashion industry. The designers are intentionally improving fashion’s relationship with nature...

October 27, 2020

Introducing the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 Finalists

2020 Awards

Introducing the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 Finalists

October 27, 2020

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