Four Black South African fashion designers take centre stage, on the world stage
Take a moment. We’ve recently experienced one of the most blatant expressions of white supremacy on global television in recent history. At the same time, we’ve seen four Black South African fashion designers take to the world stage with history-making...
We ask three elderly women about sustainability on Heritage Day
To commemorate Heritage Day, Twyg intern Nobanzi Sokhuthu spoke to three elderly family members about sustainability and about their memories of growing up in rural areas during apartheid. They were born in the Eastern Cape between 1947 (the year the Royal family...
Fashion brands Lukhanyo Mdingi and REIGN step into the global market
Two South African brands, REIGN and Lukhanyo Mdingi, recently completed an accelerator programme with the Ethical Fashion Initiative. As part of a cohort of six hand-picked African fashion brands from across the continent, they spent four-months tailoring their...
Q&A: Denzel Vilakazi launched NESU as an expression of being African
South African designer Denzel Vilakazi studied Fashion Design at the Tshwane University of Technology. After placing second at the Sansui Summer Cup in Gauteng in 2017, the Edcon Group pulled him into their 21 Steps to Retail programme where he founded NESU. NESU is...Trending
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