For Youth Day, Twyg fashion director Tandekile Mkize created NU ERA a fashion editorial to celebrate a new era of care and community. We spoke to the designers who are featured in the shoot to find...
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Twyg heads to Decorex Cape Town in slow fashion style
As our understanding of sustainability and social responsibility grows, so do we increasingly recognise that design needs to adapt and innovate to meet these challenges. Fashion is not exempt from...
Why the overconsumption of sustainable fashion won’t change the status quo
Something isn't adding up: at the heart of the sustainability movement is the recognition that overconsumption – and the resulting waste – is bad news for the environment. But statistics show that...
Samkelisiwe Mhlongo-Setshedi: “No machine can replace work done by the human hand”
Growing up between a rural location near the Valley of a Thousand Hills and Hammarsdale, a township west of Durban where books and resources were limited, Samkelisiwe Mhlongo-Setshedi became a...
3 Tips for upcycling from zero-waste designer LaaniRaani
Upcycling is the practice of giving a garment that could go to waste a new lease on life. This could mean deconstructing it entirely and creating something new, or just adding a few embellishments...
7 South Africans each write a love letter to clothing for #FashionRevolution
An important part of slow fashion is cultivating deeper connections with our clothing. The fast fashion system has convinced us that fashion is purely transactional and clothing is inherently...
A beginners guide to mending resources
By mending and repairing your clothing, you are making sure that you can wear it for longer, which means you are slowing down how much you consume and making sure that less goes to waste. There are...
What does fashion revolution mean for Africa?
“It takes a revolution to make a solution”. This line from the 1974 hit, Revolution, by iconic reggae sensations, Bob Marley and the Wailers, was intended as a comment on political violence in the...
Dutch artist Jan van Esch explores ethics of the global secondhand clothing trade
Clothes are everywhere at the Gallery of the University of Stellenbosch on Dorp Street in Stellenbosch. Bright, appealing life-size marker drawings of clothes hang on the walls of the main gallery...
4 Styling tips for falling in love with your clothes again
In a fashion system that thrives on disposability, one of the most radical acts of care is to love the clothing in our wardrobes. For this, a powerful tool is to understand your personal style which...
Social impact CMT Tweak Fashion uses textile waste to create sustainable livelihoods
Struck by the heaps of textile waste produced by our fashion industry and the social injustice that leaves many women unemployed Justine Engelbrecht, found a solution by combining fashion with...
Week of Fashion showcases biggest-ever selection of local designers for AW23
In a celebration of local fashion, this past weekend, SA Menswear Week (SAMW), in partnership with Week of Fashion, showcased its biggest selection of designers to date, with over 106 designers...
Could the hidden chemicals in clothes be affecting your health?
Toxic chemicals are used and released all along the fashion supply chain from the production of the raw materials to the finishing of garments. These are enormous challenges to sustainability and to...
Viviers Studio takes local collaborations to Milan Fashion Week
South Africa is known for its vast natural landscapes: Lush forests and arid deserts, rocky mountain summits, and engulfing oceans. VIVIERS Studio's FW23/24 collection, Karroo-land of Thirsts,...
13 Size-inclusive slow fashion brands leading change in the South African industry
As we collectively forge a new future for fashion, we need to ensure that the slow fashion movement is inclusive and accessible. For plus-sized people, the opportunities to engage with sustainable...