Now without a doubt, it’s time to stand with slow fashion. Featuring Ghanaian model Napari, shot by a South African team, at Langebaan along the West Coast, this magical shoot celebrates...
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Fashion in the time of coronavirus
Talking fashion during a time of coronavirus seems fickle, but it's in fact really important. Many institutions and organisations have had to take difficult decisions to help stop the...
The beauty of doing good
Beauty is an idea, a feeling, an abstraction that means something different to everyone. It is the subject of an age-old debate. Two weeks ago, South Africa took the conversation into a...
A new wave of fashion washes up onto our shores
Don't be deceived. What looks like a pearl, is not a pearl. A creative team working with photographer Thirza Schaap has turned ocean plastic pollution into art - including a plastic...
Design Indaba inspires us to take our cues from nature
Anyone working in sustainability is pondering the big question of how we can meet the growing demand for stuff without destroying the environment. If you attended Design Indaba 2020, you’d...
Sexy Jocks bring circular design to your underwear drawer
If you’re looking to only wear sustainable clothes (including vintage, natural fibres, upcycled or recycled clothes), Dave Hutchison’s recent business venture might be the last piece of...
The Clothing Banks celebrates ten years and 10 million saved garments
Since its launch ten years ago, multi-award winning social enterprise The Clothing Bank has revived 10 million items of clothing waste (worth R600 million)
What does the SA Plastics Pact mean for fashion retail?
When the South African Plastics Pact launched last month most of the buzz was about reducing, recycling and reusing plastic packaging. Conversation was thin regarding the synthetic fibre...
Are we being hoodwinked by the sustainability buzzwords?
As we become more aware of climate change and our role in protecting the environment, we’re seeing more companies produce products dubbed ‘ethical’ and ‘eco-friendly.’ But is this...
Thrifting: The future of fashion may be in your closet
Thrifting, secondhand, and resale are fashion buzzwords. In fact, statistics suggest secondhand could overtake fast fashion in the next ten years and unlock a sustainable fashion future. ...
Line of sight: Why the future of fashion is about perspective
I enjoy being informed — that’s code for: I am a nerd who takes life way too seriously — but until about two years ago, I knew little to nothing about sustainability in fashion. Now, I...
Ethical Fashion Initiative is on a mission to change the world
Long before sustainability became trendy, the Ethical Fashion Initiative waved “goodbye to fast fashion” and introduced “a better way of producing”. Founder and director of EFI, Simone...
Last minute gift guide for the eco-conscious
You've got two days left before family Christmas time. You need gifts. Or you think you need gifts. You don't have time for the mall, or you couldn't think of anything worse to do with...
Top 6 Sustainable Swimwear Brands
We're happy to be turning our backs on 2019. It's time to enjoy the summer and the beach is calling. In preparation for our and your time off, we’ve been on the lookout for the most...
Long Read: Fashion, Sustainability and Decoloniality
This week at the Future of Fashion symposium hosted by Rewoven, Dr Erica de Greef delivered a keynote. Titled Fashion, Sustainability and Decoloniality, she explores the concept of...