Why natural environments matter when photographing sustainable fashion
Natural landscapes can help sustainable fashion brands communicate authenticity, slowness and a deeper connection to place
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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.
One pair at a time
A Paris-based designer has created a brand of handcrafted upcycled luxury shoes made by a team of artisans in Senegal
Prince Albert families turn rubbish into fashion
At Blink Begin in Prince Albert, children celebrated graduation in outfits made from recycled materials
Q&A: Dominique Lanz on creating art with textile waste in Ghana
Swiss artist Dominique Lanz spent three months at Kokrobitey Institute exploring natural dyeing and the realities of textile waste in Ghana
Why The Lab believes garment care is the future of sustainable fashion
From your most-loved denim to your favourite sneakers, smarter care practices can extend lifespan and reduce environmental impact
How Alexa Schempers balances sustainability with business at Rethread
As her label grows, the designer reflects on the limits of upcycling, the pressures of production in South Africa, and redefining what sustainability means in practice
Q&A: Fashion designer Lindokuhle Mdluli sharpened his process at the Nike Air Max Residency
This emerging fashion designer extended his design process under pressure during the residency with Thebe Magugu
Q&A: Siphesihle Mkhabela felt seen at the Nike Air Max Residency
This Vaal-based designer explored sculpturing couture that holds tension, emotion and stories during the two-week residency