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Designers celebrate the Karoo landscape with new farm-to-fashion collection

Collaborators and designers Frances van Hasselt and Leandi Mulder have released a new capsule collection called Voorskoot Vygies consisting of 21 one-of-a-kind textile mappings based on timeless, detailed textures tapping into the unique visual nuances of the Karoo. This FVHxLM...

October 23, 2023

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4 Textile innovations showcased in Rome

Textiles are the core of the fashion industry, so when (re)thinking and restructuring the industry, we need to rethink textiles. Fibre production for textiles is where the fashion industry has the most impact, according to the Science Based Targets and...

October 13, 2023

Fashion prepares for a climate changed future

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Fashion prepares for a climate changed future

“Dressing for the apocalypse” has become only half-jest. A wardrobe built to cope in a world of record breaking temperatures, increased flooding or more unexpected icy cold snaps and fierce winds has become a modern survival necessity. Designers are adapting with...

October 4, 2023

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Book a table at Confections x Collections 2023 for a fashion showcase and afternoon tea

Confections x Collections is back for a second edition. Set against Table Mountain in the heart of Cape Town this annual coming-together of creative expression fuses five days of exclusive salon-style fashion shows with designer-inspired confectionery. Taking place from 8...

October 3, 2023

6 Social impact CMTs restitching fashion’s values

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6 Social impact CMTs restitching fashion’s values

In the heart of South Africa’s fashion landscape, a silent transformation is unfolding – one that intertwines heritage, innovation, and conscience. Cut, Make, Trim manufacturing businesses, often abbreviated as CMTs, are emerging as the unsung champions of a renaissance in...

September 19, 2023

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Remind me, what does slow fashion mean?

Slow fashion is not just about countering the speed of an inherently unsustainable fast fashion system. It is also an acknowledgement of the multiplicity of fashion ways needed to build a better fashion system. Slow fashion is a mindset. Kate...

September 15, 2023

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Kwetu Kwanza celebrates and educates fashion in Uganda

The annual Ugandan sustainable fashion event, Kwetu Kwanza, acts as a platform to motivate, educate, and empower designers to embrace sustainable fashion and offer the rest of us a glimpse into the fashion industry, both good and bad. This year,...

September 13, 2023

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Fashion meets San culture in the new SELFI collection

In a world in which fashion usually skims the surface of issues, SELFI’s Spirit Body ’23 collection dives deeply into the human experience. Each piece is a tribute to indigenous cultures, an embrace of body diversity, and a reminder of...

September 8, 2023

Transparency is the key to fashion system change – yet SA retailers fall behind

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Transparency is the key to fashion system change – yet SA retailers fall behind

How much do you know about where your clothes come from? The answer likely is “not much”. In July, Fashion Revolution released its eighth Transparency Index. The Index is an annual review of 250 of the world’s largest fashion brands...

September 5, 2023

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The Or Foundation shows us who carries the burden of fast fashion’s failings

Waste colonialism is wreaking havoc in Accra, Ghana. A fashion designer and activist working with The Or Foundation speaks about the crisis

August 14, 2023

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Three designers showcase collections that fuse fashion with their cultural heritage

Culture is not stagnant. It is dynamic, ever-evolving, and with deep roots. As culture evolves, mediums through which it is expressed and remembered evolve too. Fashion is one of these mediums. On 8 June 2023, local fashion designers, Thabo Makhetha,...

August 12, 2023

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What is the local fashion industry doing about its overproduction?

Too much of anything is hardly ever a good thing and excess inventory, or so-called dead stock is no different. What to do with surplus garments, textiles, footwear or the stock that gets returned to retailers but can’t be resold...

August 7, 2023

Made in Soweto Mama’s Boy crochet hats are stealing hearts

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Made in Soweto Mama’s Boy crochet hats are stealing hearts

A mother-son duo remind us that in life, we wear many hats, and that everyone has a story to tell. For Simphiwe Ismael Khumalo and his mother Tulisile Jaqueline Radebe, their crochet hat brand, Mama’s Boy carries profound significance. Simphiwe,...

August 1, 2023

Africa Textile Talks 2023 prepares to explore the future of sustainable textile ecosystems

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Africa Textile Talks 2023 prepares to explore the future of sustainable textile ecosystems

The global textile industry has become one of the most socially and environmentally harmful industries in the world. Challenging these impacts begins with sharing ideas and inspiration for sustainable material worlds.Taking place on 17 August at the V&A Waterfront, in...

July 31, 2023

MICAM Milano presents SS24 shoe trends at the world’s biggest footwear fair

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MICAM Milano presents SS24 shoe trends at the world’s biggest footwear fair

The world’s biggest Italian footwear fair, MICAM Milano is presenting spring / summer 2024 footwear trends in Milan this September. For its 96th edition, MICAM Milano’s theme is “Walk your Way”, encouraging radical self-expression. President of MICAM Giovanna Ceolini says,...

July 27, 2023

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