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
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What stood out at Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026
A Twyg selection of artists and projects shaping new conversations around textiles, circularity and cultural production
Second skin
A study of texture, movement and form, this editorial explores fashion as architecture
Heirs of Greatness: a new future for African craft and fashion
In Casablanca, Orun revealed a bold vision for Africa’s creative industries shifting from spectacle and visibility to systems, ownership and long-term cultural and economic power.
Clearly Invincible launches the Lagos Fashion Season 2025 Trend Report
A foundational intelligence report examining media impact, cultural narratives, and data gaps across Lagos’ fashion ecosystem.
The African fashion week question. Does visibility translate into value?
Do fashion weeks sufficiently serve the designers, artisans and creative workers who power Africa’s fashion ecosystem? We spoke to the experts.
Finalists announced for the 2025 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
Meet the 2025 finalists
Wool, land and people of Morocco
These photos by Pierre Girardin show how craft, climate, and community are inseparable
Q&A: Talking beauty with the brain behind SU Skincare
Find out more about SU Skincare's Sindisiwe Cele
Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025
Are you implementing sustainable, circular and regenerative approaches to fashion design? Are you fostering ethical practices?
Africa Textile Talks Day 3: Thread with Care
From indigenous knowledge and fibre innovation to decentralised manufacturing, the final day of Africa Textile Talks 2025 explores how care, culture and circular thinking are shaping the continent’s textile future.
Africa Textile Talks Day 1: Circular solutions for South Africa’s textile industry
From life cycle assessments to textile recycling and policy reform, Day 1 of Africa Textile Talks 2025 examines how circularity could reshape South Africa’s fashion and textile industry.
Explore Threads of Renewal
This year Africa Textile Talks extended its offering with an exhibition titled Threads of Renewal curated by Twyg’s fashion editor, Tandekile Mkize. Open for the duration of the talks programme, 29 July – 2 August, the exhibition created a space...
The natural evolution of Industrie Africa
When Nisha Kanabar founded Industrie Africa in 2018, the global conversation around African fashion felt stagnant with repetitive tropes, heritage clichés, and little space for evolution. This motivated her to challenge Western perceptions of African design, and to boost international...
Q&A: How KWA draws on Batswana traditions to create modern talismans
Afrocentrism lies at the heart of KWA’s design philosophy. The jewellery brand was founded to honour the culture and traditions of the Batswana people, using materials like cowrie shells and indigenous beads and handcrafting every piece in Botswana. Its founder,...