PICHULIK
PICHULIK is a jewellery and accessories atelier based in Cape Town, inspired by ancient traditions, mythology, and global cultures. The brand is renowned for its striking pieces handcrafted from rope, brass, and gemstones.
Feature: Woman-owned
SELFI
SELFI is a Cape Town-based ready-to-wear clothing brand designed with the modern woman in mind. The label focuses on using high-quality natural fibres, ensuring that all pieces are 100% biodegradable. Community is at the heart of SELFI’s mission, with the...
Sama Sama
Sama Sama is a Cape Town-based clothing brand that creates pieces that are versatile, adjustable, and designed to move with the body. The brand prioritises natural fibres such as linen, mohair and hemp, complemented by eco-friendly trims, compostable packaging, and upcycled...
Rethread
Rethread is a Cape Town-based clothing brand focused on reducing waste through upcycling and small-batch production. The brand produces limited runs of new garments, all made locally to support South African craftsmanship. Their collection includes upcycled pieces made from secondhand...
Leandi Mulder
Leandi Mulder creates thoughtfully woven, felted, and knitted pieces, respecting every stage of the value chain— from growing and nurturing to harvesting, distributing, designing, and manufacturing. Leandi approaches design from the fibre outward, prioritising sustainable farming, organic practices, and designing...
LARA KLAWIKOWSKI
Lara Klawikowski's eponymous label crafts imaginative womenswear, with a focus on avant-garde wedding dresses. Each piece is handmade using unconventional materials and textures, primarily fabric waste and offcuts. The label transforms these into unique or limited-edition garments that are detailed,...
Laaniraani
Laaniraani produces one-of-a-kind pieces handmade using reclaimed T-shirt yarn and donated vintage fabric. Shamyra Moodley heads a small team making unique pieces at her home studio, using secondhand fabrics and offcuts to create clothing, packaging, jewellery and homeware. Laaniraani has...
Hamethop
Hamethop is a luxury accessories and womenswear label that blends art, architecture, fashion, and design. With the preservation of African craftsmanship at the centre of her work, founder Tsakani Mashaba regularly collaborates with local artisans and artists. The brand is...
Fikile Sokhulu
Fikile Sokhulu is a young South African brand based in KwaZulu-Natal. The brand is known for its highly detailed pieces that play with layers, shape and textures. Garments are made in small runs or to order using natural fibres such...
ERRE
ERRE is a womenswear label that produces both basics and luxury garments in Pretoria. Each garment is locally crafted and made to order to reduce waste and ensure the perfect fit. ERRE has built a reputation for its striking and...
Petit Fox
Petit Fox was the first company of its kind in South Africa, pioneering the secondhand online kids' clothing sector nationwide. The brand buys and sells secondhand children's clothing and maternity wear to and from parents. Petit Fox provides a way...
Loskop
Loskop is an everyday fashion brand based in Cape Town that follows a slow fashion model, producing small batches of playful basics. The brand aims for a zero-waste factory, upcycling fabric offcuts for accessories and other projects. Garments are made...
Stephanie Bentum
Stephanie Bentum is a textile designer producing contemporary textiles using high-quality, mainly locally sourced, sustainable raw materials and following eco-friendly processing methods, focusing on innovation and experimentation in her design methods. She has designed textiles for some of South Africa's...
Beagle + Basset
Beagle + Basset is an eco-conscious design studio, inspired by ancient methods of extracting pigment from plants to colour fabrics. The brand’s palette shifts with the seasons and what is abundantly available in nature, producing bedding, clothing, accessories, ceramics, and...
Amanda Laird Cherry
Amanda Laird Cherry has been producing high-quality trans-seasonal apparel since 1996. The design label is rooted in mindful design, using fashion as a tool for storytelling, cultural celebration, and sustainable innovation. Amanda Laird Cherry is known for its beautifully made...