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
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The mountain men behind Lesotho’s wool wealth
More than 80,000 herders tend the country’s sheep and goats
The long road to the market for Lesotho’s wool farmers
From the highlands of Lesotho, quality wool is sold in Gqeberha to the world
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
A new era of local sustainable fashion is taking shape
As circularity, traceability and ESG reshape the global fashion industry, South Africa’s textile sector is opening new pathways for purpose-driven work
Why natural environments matter when photographing sustainable fashion
Natural landscapes can help sustainable fashion brands communicate authenticity, slowness and a deeper connection to place
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
Explainer: Floods, farms and fashion
Find out how the storms in South Africa reveal the connection between climate change, agriculture and the clothes we wear
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
Allfashion Sourcing 2026: Where Africa’s fashion industry connects
At one of the world’s largest textile trade fairs, sustainability is no longer a side conversation
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
Women weavers: The backbone of Lesotho’s textile legacy
For many of the weavers, the work is more than a livelihood, it is a legacy.