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NOT JUST A PUMA is about art, social impact and… shoes

Why would PUMA, one of the world’s leading sports brands, collaborate with an 18-month-old South African design brand, which has in turn collaborated with an NPO? Not Just A Comb recently launched a collection of trainers with embellishments designed by...

February 24, 2019

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What will it take to fix our throwaway fashion habit?

Clothing in Britain is increasingly characterised by a high volume/low value approach to business. Judging by past precedent, consumers will discard some 680m items of clothing when they spring clean their wardrobes this year. Replacements are cheap: dresses can be bought for as...

February 22, 2019

The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?

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The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?

Is this the flyest wedding in Africa? When stylist and photographer Picha Marangi met Elizabeth Korikel in Turkana, a town in the northwestern part of Kenya, he found his creative soul mate. A short while later, he married the singer,...

February 19, 2019

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What’s the Stitch? How to put fashion waste to good use

At Greenpop’s Reforest Fest last year, the crew wore T-shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. You’re thinking “school design project”. Or, that it is a T-shirt made from clear plastic scales hot-glued together. Nope. These T-shirts look, feel and behave like...

February 10, 2019

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Lesley Whitter of Convoy and Heart & Heritage talks business of fashion

Lesley Whitter, founder of Heart & Heritage label and of Convoy, has opened a new shop and studio space in Johannesburg. Ever since she launched Heart & Heritage in 2013, she’s been working from her mother’s basement. “The time has come for...

January 30, 2019

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How rental services make fashion more sustainable

Imagine. At the beginning of a new month, 30 or 31 outfits are delivered to your door by a rental service. Clothes and accessories are clean, the right fit for your body shape and styled to suit your lifestyle, including...

January 21, 2019

What’s The Stitch? About A Secondhand Revolution

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What’s The Stitch? About A Secondhand Revolution

It’s a new year and time for a ‘new you’, right? Maybe you’re starting a new job (I am!). Or lost your suitcase. Gained (maybe lost) some weight. Or just want a new look. You may need a few new...

January 3, 2019

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Fashion Revolutionary is one of GQs 50 best-dressed men in South Africa

A Fashion Revolution activist is one of the top 50 best-dressed men in South Africa. GQ magazine recognized Cyril Naicker for his sharp local and sustainable style. We asked Cyril how he keeps up with fashion while being conscious of...

December 13, 2018

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The environment takes centre stage at textile artist David Bellamy’s group exhibition

Except for its roof, David Bellamy’s single-storey cottage in the False Bay suburb of Muizenberg is hidden behind a wall of brick and plant. The bright turquoise roof looks like a neat brush stroke against mountain and blanket of blue...

November 20, 2018

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Designer and jeweller Roché van den Berg gives new life to old rubber

Giving new life to old and discarded rubber is what drives Paarl-based maker and creator, Roché van den Berg. She works magic with old rubber. She started her upcycling business Roche. Recycle. Relove creating wearable and usable art in 2006. Roché...

November 13, 2018

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What’s the stitch? How to shop, buy and wear to last

Here’s a quick thought experience. In your closet, what is the item you’ve had the longest? No cheating with wedding dresses or sentimental baby clothes – it needs to be an item you can or do still wear. I have...

November 2, 2018

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SA Fashion Week: Lucilla Booyzen’s labour of love comes of age

Everyone in the SA Fashion Week office in Rosebank is wearing black. Founder and director Lucilla Booyzen is trim, her neatly cut red hair lightly touches her shoulders. She wears a cardigan, black of course, which, she says, has been...

October 26, 2018

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These yoga pants are made from recycled plastic bottles

Spiritgirl Active Wear, a South African brand, uses recycled polyethylene terephthalate bottles to create fun, yoga wear. Founded by Leigh Sarembock and Rochele le Roux in November 2015, they have captured the hearts and minds of many an eco-warrior yoga...

October 26, 2018

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This season’s jewellery is an ode to the ocean

Two new collections of jewellery, one released recently by SMITH Jewellery and the other by PICHULIK, speak to summer days and happiness, both feature seashells and refer to memories of the sea. At a time when there is a strong...

October 24, 2018

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What’s the Stitch: Ready to take the vegan challenge to your wardrobe?

‘What’s the Stitch?’ is a new monthly column by Emma Jones-Phillipson about dressing sustainably in our modern age. She’ll pair critical insights into the environmental and social impacts of the fashion industry with useful guides to conscious buying, wearing, and...

October 5, 2018

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