Since 1970, the 22nd of April has been dedicated to honouring the beautiful planet we live on. Earth day is about reflection, gratitude, and taking action to make our Earthly home healthier for...
Fashion
A Time For New Dreams
In the lush Newlands Forest where dappled light leaves a dreamscape, we create versions of self and become all we wish to be through the transformative power of fashion. Soulful and transcendent, A...
#WhoMadeMyShoes: Nkoketse Mameste is the self-taught shoemaker of Lust Be Original
This is the fifth and final story in a five-part #WhoMadeMyClothes series that centres and celebrates the people who make our clothing for this year’s #FashionRevolutionWeek From a young age,...
#WhoMadeMyHat: No one else can do what Silma Hendricks does at The Hat Factory
This is the fourth in a five-part #WhoMadeMyClothes series that centres and celebrates the people who make our clothing for this year’s #FashionRevolutionWeek As the straw braider and machinist,...
#WhoMadeMyJeans: Libaso Dube gives us hope for tomorrow
This is the third in a five-part #WhoMadeMyClothes series that centres and celebrates the people who make our clothing for this year’s #FashionRevolutionWeek Trigger warning: This story contains...
Why we should adopt a wellbeing wardrobe
If things don’t change fast, the global fashion industry could use a quarter of the world’s remaining global carbon budget to keep warming under 2℃ by 2050, and use 35% more land to produce fibres...
#WhoMadeMyBag: Meet Margret Munemo maker of ONEOFEACH’s African-inspired bags
This is the second in a five-part #WhoMadeMyClothes series that centres and celebrates the people who make our clothing for this year's #FashionRevolutionWeek “My parents were both talented with...
#WhoMadeMyDress: Meet Patricia Jacobs head seamstress at Hannah Lavery
This the first in a five-part #WhoMadeMyClothes series that centres and celebrates the people who make our clothing for this year's Fashion Revolution Week. From helping her grandmother sew, to...
Q&A: Laura Wagner-Meyer on why disability representation in fashion matters
Fashion has the power to shape our desires and aspirations and it influences what millions of people find beautiful, and more importantly who they find beautiful. This is why diverse representation...
13 Local Brands Creating Ethical Jewellery to Treasure
Jewellery is a fantastic way to show off your unique style and turn even the simplest outfit into something special. But, pretty jewels often have an ugly backstory. For many centuries, precious...
The basics and ethics of NFTs and fashion
NFTs have become a multi-billion dollar industry in less than a year, raising questions of ethics, sustainability, and ownership as we try to figure out whether these digital assets are a...
Q&A: Laura Rainbird started Thrift Fest to inspire a local preloved movement
Since 2012, Thrift Fest has been cultivating a welcoming space for sustainability and slow living. In Cape Town, Thrift Fest has become a household name for anyone interested in thrifting and the...
Get Hooked
Bev Nates has created a magical fashion editorial that is a tribute to her Russian grandmother, Lilly Levin, whom she adored. Bev remembers her granny sitting alongside a Russian teapot with...
How to make your loved clothes last
There is a reason for the slow fashion movement refrain that “the most sustainable clothes are the ones you already own”. Taking care of your clothes is one of the best ways to limit your fashion...
6 Retail Spaces Selling Local Fashion Brands
The 18th to the 24th of April marks Fashion Revolution Week. In the lead up, we thought it would be a good idea to share a few brick-and-mortar retail spaces that provide a unique shopping...