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Athena Argyrakis’s journey from film editor to jewellery designer

Athena Argyrakis’s journey from film editor to jewellery designer

It’s fitting that Athena Argyrakis’s parents named her after the Greek goddess of war and crafts, foreshadowing her journey as a footwear and jewellery designer—a path that would prove to be a battle at times. Each piece she designs is...

December 5, 2024

The winners of the 2024 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards

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The winners of the 2024 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards

The 2024 winners of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards were announced at a stylish, well-attended event held at the prestigious Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel in Cape Town on 20 November 2024. This year 10 exceptional category champions took their...

November 25, 2024

Lukhanyo Mdingi at Confections x Collections 2024

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Lukhanyo Mdingi at Confections x Collections 2024

Day 4: Friday, 8 November, was the penultimate day of Confections x Collections 2024, showcasing Lukhanyo Mdingi presented and hosted by Mount Nelson, a Belmond Hotel in Cape Town. The show was special for several reasons: creative director Lukhanyo Mdingi...

November 14, 2024

Exploring the achievements of the 2023 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards winners

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Exploring the achievements of the 2023 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards winners

November 13, 2024

IAMISIGO at Confections x Collections 2024

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IAMISIGO at Confections x Collections 2024

Day 3: Thursday, 7 November, was the halfway mark of the 2024 edition of Confections x Collections. “It has been incredibly rewarding to work on expanding our reach for this year’s edition,” said Jackie May, reflecting on the task taken...

November 10, 2024

Lagos Space Programme at Confections x Collections 2024

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Lagos Space Programme at Confections x Collections 2024

Day 2: On Wednesday (6 November), at the Mount Nelson’s Confections x Collections, Adeju Thompson, founder of the Nigerian-based Lagos Space Programme, became the first international designer to showcase his work at the annual fashion experience. With his participation, there...

November 7, 2024

Rich Mnisi at Confections x Collections 2024

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Rich Mnisi at Confections x Collections 2024

Day 1: Seth Shezi opened the floor for Confections x Collections on Tuesday (5 November) wearing Rich Mnisi, the first designer to showcase at the 2024 edition of the salon-style fashion experience in Cape Town. “I’ve never felt so insecure...

November 6, 2024

What’s the oldest item in your wardrobe? We asked 6 fashion enthusiasts

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What’s the oldest item in your wardrobe? We asked 6 fashion enthusiasts

Our wardrobes are filled with memories and meaning. There are clothes that you bought with your first pay check, those that were handed down from family or the ones that you bought on a special trip. We asked six people...

October 28, 2024

Ngande Textiles uses African batik to shed new light on ancient practices

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Ngande Textiles uses African batik to shed new light on ancient practices

In less than a month of operation, Ngande Textiles accumulated hundreds of thousands of views on Instagram, sharing the process behind the creation of one-of-a-kind African batik textiles. Founded in June this year by US-based Cameroonian designer, textile maker, educator,...

October 21, 2024

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Back to earth with African mudcloth

Woven into African fashion is cleansing; confronting the stains of colonisation, erasure, and oppression. It’s a messy process and perhaps fitting that this is a story that can be revealed through mudcloth.

August 20, 2024

Kaross embroiderers mend economic divides in rural Limpopo

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Kaross embroiderers mend economic divides in rural Limpopo

In 1989, five women sat around a kitchen table embroidering cloth on a rural Limpopo citrus farm. Over three decades later, impact-driven business Kaross employs 1,000 embroiderers who work from home and create uniquely South African embroidered products while mending...

August 5, 2024

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Q&A: IGC Fashion uses neglected materials to create garments and community

June 28, 2024

Harvesting natural dyes with Botanical Nomad’s Ira Bekker

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Harvesting natural dyes with Botanical Nomad’s Ira Bekker

Dyeing from nature and given textiles the colours of the wild are what keeps the Botanical Nomad, Ira Bekker, walking in the woods.

May 20, 2024

These are the archivists of a living tradition

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These are the archivists of a living tradition

How the ingenuity of Africa's weavers, spinners, dyers, smiths, bead and leather workers came from an understanding of the very fabric of life.

May 16, 2024

4 South African makers and their mothers who are stitching together generations

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4 South African makers and their mothers who are stitching together generations

From major luxury fashion houses passing down brands from generation to generation, and grandmothers passing on handicraft skills to mothers allowing their cupboards to be raided, mother figures are a strong influence in fashion. This Mother’s Day, we’re paying tribute...

May 10, 2024

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Athena Argyrakis’s journey from film editor to jewellery designer

The winners of the 2024 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards

Lukhanyo Mdingi at Confections x Collections 2024

Exploring the achievements of the 2023 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards winners

IAMISIGO at Confections x Collections 2024

Lagos Space Programme at Confections x Collections 2024

Rich Mnisi at Confections x Collections 2024

What’s the oldest item in your wardrobe? We asked 6 fashion enthusiasts

Ngande Textiles uses African batik to shed new light on ancient practices

Back to earth with African mudcloth

Kaross embroiderers mend economic divides in rural Limpopo

Q&A: IGC Fashion uses neglected materials to create garments and community

Harvesting natural dyes with Botanical Nomad’s Ira Bekker

These are the archivists of a living tradition

4 South African makers and their mothers who are stitching together generations

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