Karabo Poppy paints a new beauty story
What happens when a multi award-winning illustrator and street artist meets Lelive’s plastic-negative, locally made philosophy?
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What does Made in South Africa really mean?
As South Africa works to rebuild its clothing industry, finding a common agreement on what Made in South Africa means has never been more important
Q&A: How DunsinCrafts turns plastic sachet waste into luxury goods
Nigerian designer transforms discarded water sachets into Aso Òrá, a textile inspired by traditional Aso Oke weaving, creating luxury fashion while tackling plastic waste
Q&A: Yamkela Mahlelehlele brings Maison KOTR to Bash
The Maison KOTR founder reflects on balancing conceptual design, commercial opportunity and sustainability in a new capsule collection for Bash
The Blueprint for a Regenerative Fashion Future calls for African ownership
A new manifesto from the African Fashion Coalition sets out a vision for regenerative fashion led by value retention and human-centred production
10 Fashion innovations you need to know about now
The Global Change Award recognises bold, forward-thinking and kind ideas to solve real-world fashion challenges. Meet the 2026 winners
Africa Textile Talks 2026: Creating thriving textile futures
Join this two-day convening for innovation, regenerative materials, trade, production and African textile and clothing futures
The mountain men behind Lesotho’s wool wealth
More than 80,000 herders tend the country’s sheep and goats
Q&A: How Kenan van Kooij turned plastic waste into the viral sensation
The designer reflects on sustainability, self-expression and the creative journey behind his Sashimi dress
Polo South Africa makes the case for wearing protein
A 100% locally produced winter wool collection entices us to swap out synthetic fibres for a natural animal fibre alternative
Q&A: Awa Meite on why blue is more than a colour
Through her collection BLUE, the Malian designer explores indigo while celebrating artisans, handwoven textiles and local cotton
Karoo Winter Wool Festival returns to celebrate the wonders of wool
Set in the Eastern Cape Karoo, the festival explores wool through farming, design, food and community
Style as resistance and Black self-making in South Africa
South African fashion has long transformed clothing into a language of survival, resistance, memory and futurity
Woven Threads positions African fashion as a blueprint for the future
Talks, exhibitions and presentations at the annual Lagos event explored African fashion as a regenerative alternative to extractive global systems
Fashion remembers faith
A fashion performance staged in St George’s Cathedral reflects on Black church culture, memory, ritual and the quiet power of dressing with dignity