When Steph Mundy first moved to Johannesburg from London, she looked for the perfect jumper. Unable to find what she wanted, she looked for someone who could knit her one from a sketch she had...
Fashion
What is Levi’s doing about its social and environmental responsibilities?
There is a good chance that when you read “denim”, Levi Strauss & Co will spring to mind. Not only because the brand has been around for 166 years, but because it has been grabbing headlines...
Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic
Crisp packets litter the landscape of many Midlands villages. Tetrapak is often burnt, plastic bottles bob in wetlands and take-way plastic tubs clog gutters. There is one ton of plastic for every...
Why Waste Headspace Dressing Salad in Haute Trash
Milliner Crystal Birch was given an unusual task for Plastic Free July. Well-known for her eclectic collections of designer hats, Crystal diverged from her core business to create fashion garments...
A Cherry on Mx Blouse: Rap Artist blooms in Amanda Laird Cherry
Mx Blouse, the gender non-conforming musician whose pronouns are they/them, was delighted when Amanda Laird Cherry's head designer Brendan Sturrock offered to dress them for their recent Durban...
Why Upcycling Suits Katekani Moreku’s Design Style
Katekani Moreku who was brought up in a small village in Bushbuckridge in the north east part of South Africa is as surprised as his family that he has become a fashion designer. Welverdiend is not...
Christa Dee makes Hemp Clothes with the Future in Mind
Christa Dee talked to Camilla van Hoogstraten about her new clothing brand, Christa & Louella and about exploring ways to think about the future: Christa & Louella is an eco-luxe brand...
Made in Ethiopia: What Your Clothes’ Labels Could Mean
The fashion industry has been talking about sustainability for a good while now. The environment, living wage, circular economy, climate change are subjects high on everyone’s agenda. This week one...
What’s the stitch? Why you need to learn how to fix and darn clothes
When was the last time you mended your clothes? Have you ever? Do you keep the spare buttons that come with your purchases? As a larger woman with size 9 feet, I tend to treasure the clothes I do...
Is it possible for fast fashion company H&M to become sustainable fast enough?
Two things are clear. The fast fashion company H&M has made a commitment to “leading the change towards a circular and renewable fashion industry, while being a fair and equal company”. The...
Six Ways to Create a Wardrobe of Sustainable Fashion
If you love fashion, you're in for a treat this month. We're celebrating South African fashion at SA Fashion Week (3 – 6 April) in Johannesburg and next week at AFI Cape Town Fashion Week (11-13...
LUNAR shines a bright light on South African sustainable fashion
Today’s world of fashion gives ‘Zero Fs’ to the planet. The industry is mostly concerned with creating ever-changing trends and making dirt-cheap virgin clothing which is sold fast and cheaply via...
Using high-tech design Kye Shimizu wants to change fashion for good
Kye Shimizu is not a fashion designer, but his Algorithmic Couture project has created a new convention for fashion. “I have used code to eliminate waste and make fashion sustainable,” he says. Kye...
CLOSET WISE: My top 10 slow fashion ‘grammers
So you’re interested in learning more about sustainable fashion and about being a more conscious consumer in general? That’s great. But where do you go for information and who can you trust? With...
FVH X LM knits mohair with heritage of local craft and Karoo landscape
When Leandi Mulder and Frances van Hasselt returned from a residency in Japan, they brought back a nugget of advice. Masaki Sato told the young designers, “Embrace what is unique to your situation”....