Reason to care: Most fashion is produced in a fast fashion system which has a huge impact on planetary and social systems. The fast fashion industry is driven by overproduction and overconsumption. The true costs are shouldered by garment workers who work in...
Reason to care: Travelling is such an important source of joy in many of our lives. We learn about new cultures and experience new places. When we travel, we break away from our regular routines and sometimes forget about all the low-impact habits that we have so well...
The heat of the summer is here, and we need to get our sun protection on. Sunscreen is a skincare necessity for protecting against sun-related damage. With the depletion of the ozone layer, our skin has become more vulnerable to the sun, requiring us to use more...
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...
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 of mending: visible and invisible. Visible mending is...
You might have noticed many skin and haircare products are advertised as “paraben-free”, or come across online influencers warning parabens are terrible for your health. But what is a paraben? And could a minor ingredient in products that many of us use daily really...
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 fashion have been limited. Historically, the fashion system has...
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. Here is a non-exhaustive list...
The environmental impact of fashion waste is overwhelming. Every second, the equivalent of a rubbish truck load of clothes is burnt or buried in landfill. And as the majority of garments are made from oil-based materials like polyester – 22.67 billion tonnes of...
Waste is a symptom of a consumerist, linear economic system that thrives on extracting natural resources to create more stuff than is necessary. As a remedy, the circular economy is widely viewed as a pathway towards a more sustainable future. Recycling of materials...
As 2022 hurtles towards an end and the weather warms up, we’re dreaming of escaping the hustle and bustle of daily city life. And what better way than to switch off and recharge with time away in nature at a South African getaway spot? For those looking to...
From rituals and ceremonies across cultures, to self-expression, perfume has been a powerful sensory companion for thousands of years. In the 19th century, synthetically-derived scents began to take over from naturally-derived scents. The switch to commercial,...
The circular fashion movement is a response to environmental, social and economic impacts of the fashion industry’s waste crisis. We now know that hundreds of thousands of tonnes of clothing end up in landfill, are burnt or are jettisoned by bale loads from the Global...
Coral bleaching, floods, bushfire, biodiversity decline and extinction – as we witness the effects of climate change, amid a stream of reports warning of the cost of government inaction, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. How to counter the gloom? We asked six...
The 18th to the 24th of April marks Fashion Revolution Week. In the lead up, we thought it would be a good idea to share a few brick-and-mortar retail spaces that provide a unique shopping experience for looking, feeling, and falling in love with local fashion brands....
Our work is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12, which aims to ensure sustainable consumption and production. Read More
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