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Kenyan innovation team wins Global Change Award for stinging nettle fibre

By now most people interested in fashion have heard of orange fibre, fungi fashion and grape leather. The teams behind these innovations were previous winners of the Global Change Award founded by the H&M Foundation. Soon everyone will know about...

April 24, 2019

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LUNAR shines a bright light on South African sustainable fashion

Today’s world of fashion gives ‘Zero Fs’ to the planet. The industry is mostly concerned with creating ever-changing trends and making dirt-cheap virgin clothing which is sold fast and cheaply via sales, bargains and two-for-one deals. All done without considering...

March 22, 2019

Our Workshop: Township studio wins Design with Purpose Award

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Our Workshop: Township studio wins Design with Purpose Award

Before making his way to Our Workshop in the morning, Luvuyo Mpoza has already been up since 3am cleaning rubbish bins in Langa, a Cape Town township. When he started his small business almost eight years ago, the 32-year-old couldn’t...

March 12, 2019

FVH X LM knits mohair with heritage of local craft and Karoo landscape

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FVH X LM knits mohair with heritage of local craft and Karoo landscape

When Leandi Mulder and Frances van Hasselt returned from a residency in Japan, they brought back a nugget of advice. Masaki Sato told the young designers, “Embrace what is unique to your situation”. After applying what they learnt from Sato,...

March 4, 2019

The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?

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The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?

Is this the flyest wedding in Africa? When stylist and photographer Picha Marangi met Elizabeth Korikel in Turkana, a town in the northwestern part of Kenya, he found his creative soul mate. A short while later, he married the singer,...

February 19, 2019

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Looking for local, sustainable brands? Find them at The Ethical Market in Joburg

After two successful Cape Town-based pop ups (and many requests for a Johannesburg-based one), THEM or The Ethical Market will open on Thursday evening at the Bamboo centre in Johannesburg. This pop up shop focusses on local and ethical fashion,...

October 23, 2018

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A film celebrating secondhand clothes wins first prize at Bokeh Film Festival

The 2018 winner of the best film in the fashion category of Bokeh Fashion Film Awards is Picha Marangi. This two-minute long film starts with seconds of smoky, depressing landfill imagery, but quickly segues into a film that leaves you...

September 24, 2018

Fashion

How a love for knitting led to the launch of new knitwear label Wrapt

On the small mezzanine level of a house in Johannesburg, the Wrapt team is busily working at knitting machines. It’s been a few months since they joined Hannelie Bekker’s new knitwear label but already Oupa Nhovela, Anna Setloboko and Felicity...

September 7, 2018

Fashion

Should fashion retailers ban mohair?

For anyone with a modicum of respect for life, it is upsetting to watch the PETA video about mohair farming in South Africa. The sound and visuals of goats in distress are powerful and emotive. The video makes a call for...

May 27, 2018

Fashion

The new PICHULIK collection is a call for rain

When I visited PICHULIK’s new Cape Town studio in mid-April the ground around my house (I can no longer call it a garden) was bone-dry. I had an appointment with fashion designer Nadya von Stein to talk about the PICHULIKbyNadya...

May 2, 2018

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Tag: African Creatives

Kenyan innovation team wins Global Change Award for stinging nettle fibre

LUNAR shines a bright light on South African sustainable fashion

Our Workshop: Township studio wins Design with Purpose Award

FVH X LM knits mohair with heritage of local craft and Karoo landscape

The couple wear upcycled outfits and traditional beading: is theirs the flyest wedding in Africa?

Looking for local, sustainable brands? Find them at The Ethical Market in Joburg

A film celebrating secondhand clothes wins first prize at Bokeh Film Festival

How a love for knitting led to the launch of new knitwear label Wrapt

Should fashion retailers ban mohair?

The new PICHULIK collection is a call for rain

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