Fashion
May 28, 2020
The best sustainable materials for your face maskSince face masks have become a mandatory wardrobe staple in South Africa, the clothing industry has been rapidly fashioning face masks out of all kinds of material from pillowcases, old ...
May 22, 2020
Q&A: Makhosazane Sekgwama transforms T-shirt waste into designer homewareInspired by the KwaZulu-Natal landscapes, Makhosazane Sekgwama crochets baskets, pot plant covers, pouffes, throws and rugs using recycled cotton fabric from waste fabric. The philosophy of Makhosazane’s brand, Rosa Handmade, ...
May 21, 2020
Lagos Fashion Week: Highlights from Woven ThreadsThe fourth annual edition of Woven Threads, held last month, was a fully digital event. Because of the global pandemic, studio visits, talks and workshops highlighting the work of ten ...
May 19, 2020
Global Fashion’s Underbelly Is On Show This SeasonOn show this season are not new summer trends, but the fashion industry’s nasty underbelly. What is being done to address this? Here are three encouraging actions that been taken. ...
May 15, 2020
Q&A: Nkwo Onwuka’s fashion brand is driven by the philosophy of lessNkwo is the founder founder and creative director of the Nigerian artisanal clothing brand NKWO. The environmentally-conscious brand is rooted in ‘the philosophy of less’. ...
May 14, 2020
How IAMISIGO weaves stories to decolonise the mindThe IAMISIGO mission is to decolonise the mind thoroughly. Creative director Babu Ogisi finds little-known historical stories in remote African communities and applies these to fibres and garments, “as a ...
May 10, 2020
Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a motherWe asked 6 sustainable fashion designers to send us photos of them with their mothers, and to tell us about what their mothers mean to them. ...
May 8, 2020
Q&A: Designer Fezokuhle Dimba wants to make the world a better placeDurban-based designer Fezokuhle Dimba turns waste plastic and scraps of fabric into edgy afro-centric looks. Raised and nurtured by women who not only adored fashion but crafted their own clothes, ...
April 28, 2020
The Stylist’s Role in SustainabilityWhile designers and a handful of executives are applauded and scrutinised about sustainability, fashion is a team sport. Stylists, who are key to this team, are in a powerful position ...
April 24, 2020
Q&A Nombuso Khanyile treads lightly with Afrikan Passion DesignsNombuso Khanyile, a Durban-based designer and BSC Biochemistry and Microbiology graduate, stitches her heart and soul into handmade leather products which are upcycled from tyre and plastic material. Afrikan Passion ...
April 18, 2020
Q&A: St Reign’s founder Samkelisiwe Mhlongo explains vegtan leatherSt Reign is a minimalist leather lifestyle brand inspired by slick, simple, clean lines that make for timeless statement pieces. Founder Samkelisiwe Mhlongo uses vegtan leather pieces. Vegtan is leather that is tanned ...
April 12, 2020
Q&A with designer Siphelele Ntombela about his African Renaissance CollectionAfrican Renaissance Collection celebrates the aesthetic traditions of the Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swati tribes. Head designer of the brand and Design Indaba 2020 emerging creative Siphelele Ntombela studied textile ...
April 9, 2020
Vogue Italia’s blank cover suggests an infinite sadness and the beginning of a new storyThe cover of Vogue Italia’s April 2020 edition is blank. Gone is the original cover photograph, which showed a model wearing a blue-checked Louis Vuitton twin suit against a blue ...
April 6, 2020
Pending: Khayelitsha Fashion Week celebrates African fashion heritageZola Booi, fashion designer, founder of the Fashion Entrepreneur Training Programme and an ambassador of National Youth Development Agency writes about plans for Khayelitsha Fashion Week during the year of ...
April 3, 2020
Ashley Heather turns e-waste into jewellery you’ll want to keep foreverAshley Heather fell into jewellery making by accident. But since she first spotted a crucible of molten silver she has married her commitment to slow fashion and mindful consumption with ...