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10 South African youth fashion brands to support this Youth Day

South African youth have a long history of challenging the status quo. On 16 June 1976 – the date we now know as Youth Day – when the Apartheid government changed the primary medium of instruction in schools to Afrikaans,...

June 7, 2022

Q&A: Sandi and Camila Gillman weave slowness in a world of speed

2021 Awards Fashion

Q&A: Sandi and Camila Gillman weave slowness in a world of speed

Sandi and Camila Gillman are the mother-daughter duo behind Cape Town-based textile studio, Sett & Beat. They were finalists at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 in the Textile Maker or Mill category. “Sett” is the term in weaving that...

June 3, 2022

Selling Secondhand Clothes is a Bustling Trade in Mfuleni

Fashion

Selling Secondhand Clothes is a Bustling Trade in Mfuleni

There is a growing number of secondhand clothing resellers and vintage stores in the formal market, as well as vendors and markets in the informal economy. We know very little about the origins of the garments, how they end up...

May 31, 2022

Q&A: Crochet designer Nthatuoa Makhapha on trusting her process and accepting the unexpected

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Q&A: Crochet designer Nthatuoa Makhapha on trusting her process and accepting the unexpected

In Sesotho, ‘Nthatuoa’ means ‘My loved one’, an apt name for this small business whose crocheted creations are intricate labours of love. NTHATUOA creates garments and accessories that allow for the preservation of the age-old skill of crocheting. We caught...

May 27, 2022

2021 Awards Fashion

Q&A: Alexa Schempers on the evolution of her circular fashion brand

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Award finalist Alexa Schempers tells us about her brand and her approach to sustainable fashion design

May 13, 2022

7 Fresh Produce Subscription Boxes to Help You Support Small and Local

Food

7 Fresh Produce Subscription Boxes to Help You Support Small and Local

In South Africa, the movement to support local, small-scale growers and farmers is on the rise as citizen-consumers have become more aware of the effects of large-scale commercial farming on their health and the environment. Supporting local food systems is...

May 3, 2022

6 Retail Spaces Selling Local Fashion Brands

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6 Retail Spaces Selling Local Fashion Brands

The 18th to the 24th of April marks Fashion Revolution Week. In the lead up, we thought it would be a good idea to share a few brick-and-mortar retail spaces that provide a unique shopping experience for looking, feeling, and...

April 5, 2022

Discover South African brands with The Local Edit App

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Discover South African brands with The Local Edit App

To embrace the ethos of slow fashion, we need to choose community over convenience. And, if we want to grow the slow fashion community, we need to find ways to make it accessible to different kinds of people with different...

March 28, 2022

6 Local Black-Owned Haircare Brands for Natural Hair

Beauty

6 Local Black-Owned Haircare Brands for Natural Hair

For Black women across the African diaspora, the choice of how one wears their hair is at times more than simply a personal choice. Often, it comes with social and political implications that can have an extreme impact on all...

March 1, 2022

Fuata Moyo: A family following their heARTs

Fashion

Fuata Moyo: A family following their heARTs

Imagine this family portrait. The backdrop is Fuata Moyo’s new production space, a few days after the Mbiola siblings took occupation. Kabambi (KB) is in his paint-splattered dungarees and customised carrier bag, Martine sits on a chair draped in an...

February 9, 2022

PICHULIK brings us hope for summer, simple sensuality and human connection

Fashion

PICHULIK brings us hope for summer, simple sensuality and human connection

The PICHULIK headquarters is a gallery, office and design space on the bustling corner of Harrington and Albertus streets in Cape Town. This first floor atelier is where PICHULIK’s beautiful timeless pieces are designed, produced and sold. The images featured...

October 6, 2021

6 Bag brands creating quality items that last

Fashion

6 Bag brands creating quality items that last

For this selection of bags, we highlight six local brands producing quality, trans-seasonal leather handbags. According to each brand, the leather* is locally and ethically sourced. PROJECT DYAD Cape Town-based Project Dyad was founded in 2016 by Vincent Urbain and...

August 30, 2021

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 application process

2021 Awards

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 application process

Are you implementing sustainable, circular and regenerative approaches to your design? Are you fostering ethical practices? Are you challenging business-as-usual? If these are issues that concern you, then we’re looking for you! The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 are open...

August 3, 2021

Q&A: House of Canvex turns recycled plastic bottles into interior textiles

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Q&A: House of Canvex turns recycled plastic bottles into interior textiles

House of Canvex is a six-year-old interior textiles business based in Durban, South Africa with an ethos developed around creating quality products “without sacrificing local connection and environment”. They are doing this with four revolutionary rPET (recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate) base...

January 21, 2021

Part Two: Preferred South African plant fibre textiles

Fashion The Hub

Part Two: Preferred South African plant fibre textiles

This is *part two in our series on preferred textiles available in South Africa and where to find them. It’s a non-exhaustive list of natural plant fibres like cotton, linen hemp, and rPET, and includes their sourcing and processing practices,...

January 11, 2021

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10 South African youth fashion brands to support this Youth Day

Q&A: Sandi and Camila Gillman weave slowness in a world of speed

Selling Secondhand Clothes is a Bustling Trade in Mfuleni

Q&A: Crochet designer Nthatuoa Makhapha on trusting her process and accepting the unexpected

Q&A: Alexa Schempers on the evolution of her circular fashion brand

7 Fresh Produce Subscription Boxes to Help You Support Small and Local

6 Retail Spaces Selling Local Fashion Brands

Discover South African brands with The Local Edit App

6 Local Black-Owned Haircare Brands for Natural Hair

Fuata Moyo: A family following their heARTs

PICHULIK brings us hope for summer, simple sensuality and human connection

6 Bag brands creating quality items that last

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 application process

Q&A: House of Canvex turns recycled plastic bottles into interior textiles

Part Two: Preferred South African plant fibre textiles

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