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Gorgeous upcycled outfits at Midlands Trashion Show remind us that plastic isn’t always pretty

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest polycrises of our time. Since its invention in the late 1800s, plastic has slowly become ubiquitous in our lives – in our homes, streets, and oceans – to such an extent that plastic...

July 10, 2023

Rethread Africa turns farm waste into future-fit fabrics

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Rethread Africa turns farm waste into future-fit fabrics

Some deep breaths you take change you forever. For Charles Oyamo it was inhaling the scent of fertile soil from the lands his parents worked in the villages of Migori County in South West Kenya. “People mostly plant sugar cane...

July 4, 2023

Designer dresses up a jet plane in recycled G-Star RAW denim

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Designer dresses up a jet plane in recycled G-Star RAW denim

One of the 21st century’s most important designers, Maarten Baas, has clad a private jet in recycled G-Star RAW jeans linking hyper-consumption with the super-wealthy. For the exhibition More or Less at Milan Design Week, the designer created an opportunity...

July 3, 2023

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7 Upcycling brands reimagining fashion waste in SA

At the heart of the circular fashion future lies the concept of upcycling. Upcycling, in practice, involves transforming discarded materials or products into new items of higher value or quality. It is a creative and innovative way to give new...

June 29, 2023

New collaboration brings the farm to your wardrobe in local, ethical production process

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New collaboration brings the farm to your wardrobe in local, ethical production process

POLO South Africa has collaborated with Gerber & Co to produce their first ever 100% locally produced and manufactured mens’ knitwear collection made of South African merino wool. The fashion brand’s creative director Alia Peer says that the collaboration with...

June 19, 2023

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Fashion’s youth usher in a new era of care and community

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 out how they are...

June 15, 2023

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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 this. During its three decades of existence, Decorex has become...

June 7, 2023

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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 we’re still buying more than ever. The rising...

June 6, 2023

Samkelisiwe Mhlongo-Setshedi: “No machine can replace work done by the human hand”

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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 maker. Her innate creativity and fascination with design defined her...

June 2, 2023

3 Tips for upcycling from zero-waste designer LaaniRaani

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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 here and there. It is a...

May 4, 2023

7 South Africans each write a love letter to clothing for #FashionRevolution

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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 disposable. To heal this system, and create a fair fashion future,...

April 30, 2023

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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 two common types...

April 28, 2023

What does fashion revolution mean for Africa?

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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 group’s homeland at the time. But,...

April 24, 2023

Dutch artist Jan van Esch explores ethics of the global secondhand clothing trade

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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 space. In the same space, about 80 items of...

April 20, 2023

4 Styling tips for falling in love with your clothes again

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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 helps you use your...

April 12, 2023

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