In her monthly column, Modupe Oloruntoba says creative solutions for working around COVID-19 restrictions may offer new avenues for improving sustainability in fashion image production.
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Q&A with designer Tessa O’Halloran on rethinking plastic waste
Exciting things are happening in a small studio in the Karoo where plasticity. re-imagines waste plastic. This bespoke upcycling company based in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape was founded by...
11 Shoe brands we’re loving right now
We’ve been on the lookout for sustainable footwear brands on the South African and international market that combine comfort, sustainability, and social responsibility. We've come up with a list of...
Shift in Flow
Fashion is exploring and evolving as it breaks away from hallowed traditions. It might very well be in the process of becoming an industry that considers its impact on the environment, placing its...
The Covid coat offers upcycled protection
Cape Town-based design and manufacturing studio, The Sewing Café, is taking care of front-liners and commuters to help keep them safe with these affordable, practical, comfortable and...
Transcript: Interview with SACTWU’s Etienne Vlok about the retail and textile masterplan
On Wednesday, 3 June, editor-in-chief of Twyg Magazine, Jackie May was in conversation with SACTWU's National Industrial Policy Officer, Etienne Vlok to discuss the retail, clothing, textile,...
The best sustainable materials for your face mask
Since 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 jeans to...
Q&A: Makhosazane Sekgwama transforms T-shirt waste into designer homeware
Inspired 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...
Lagos Fashion Week: Highlights from Woven Threads
The 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 designers with...
Global Fashion’s Underbelly Is On Show This Season
On 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.
Why South African corporate fashion brands scored badly in the Transparency Index
Four South African brands were assessed by Fashion Revolution for its Transparency Index 2020 which was released last month. All of them scored within the 11 - 20% range, which is below average....
Q&A: Nkwo Onwuka’s fashion brand is driven by the philosophy of less
Nkwo 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’.
How IAMISIGO weaves stories to decolonise the mind
The IAMISIGO mission is to decolonise the mind thoroughly. Creative director Bubu Ogisi finds little-known historical stories in remote African communities and applies these to fibres and garments,...
Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother
We 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.
Q&A: Designer Fezokuhle Dimba wants to make the world a better place
Durban-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,...