Bogolan shows how heritage can build a fashion economy
As mud cloth gains international recognition, women artisans and entrepreneurs are turning cultural heritage into jobs, businesses and local value
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Q&A: Carlo Gibson and Toni Rothbart create wearable bedding
The make-good brand was launched in Johannesburg in 2021 by Carlo Gibson and Toni Rothbart to channel the duos skills, capabilities and experience. By connecting communities, creative industries, and funding Carlo – a fashion designer and social innovator – and...
Ethical Fashion Initiative is on a mission to change the world
Long before sustainability became trendy, the Ethical Fashion Initiative waved “goodbye to fast fashion” and introduced “a better way of producing”. Founder and director of EFI, Simone Cipriani, believes that the $2.4 trillion-a-year global industry has the power to change the...
Book extract: Ten small things we can do to make a difference
No man is an island. Everything we do, even the smallest gesture, can make a difference. This is not just an expression, it is a scientific fact: sociological research has shown that when a person or a group does the...
Long Read: Fashion, Sustainability and Decoloniality
This week at the Future of Fashion symposium hosted by Rewoven, Dr Erica de Greef delivered a keynote. Titled Fashion, Sustainability and Decoloniality, she explores the concept of decoloniality and its relevance to thinking critically – from a perspective of the global South...
How can we support sustainable fashion? Johannesburg fashion academic offers her advice
On our mission to create and inspire sustainable lifestyles, we chatted to fashion design academic, Desiree Smal. Besides her on-going teaching, she has written a doctorate on sustainable fashion in South Africa and continues to research the issue here and...
Six Things You Should Know About The True Cost Of Fast Fashion
From crop tops to mum jeans and bombers, fashion trends are making their way into wardrobes around the world faster than ever, thanks to social media, its thousands of influencers, and the enormous business opportunity it represents for brands. As...
Greta Thunberg: “Change Is Coming, Whether You Like It Or Not”
This is the full speech that Greta delivered at the UN Climate Action summit in New York on Monday: This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be standing here. I should be back in school on the other side of the...
Winners of the 2019 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards announced
Finally, the night arrived to celebrate and recognise local designers’ who innovate and create beautiful, sustainable fashion.The inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards event attracted more than 100 designers, retailers and environmental activists to the Rooftop on Bree in Cape Town...
Finalists for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019 announced
We are thrilled to report that there was an overwhelming response to the call for nominations for the inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019. We thank all the designers, retailers and influencers who took the time to submit work and...
The wellbeing economy offers seeds of hope at Victoria Yards
In Joburg’s eastern suburbs, developers, residents and craftspeople are forging a new sense of neighbourliness and trying to do business in ways that do not exclude or marginalise people. There’s a cappuccino divide – the worlds of those who can...
What We Did This Plastic Free July
For the month of July, the nationwide #PlasticFreeMzansi campaign addressed the careless use of plastic. Led by WWF South Africa, The Beach Co-op and Twyg, influencers and volunteers focussed on reducing the use of plastic earbuds stems, chip packets and...
Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic
Crisp packets litter the landscape of many Midlands villages. Tetrapak is often burnt, plastic bottles bob in wetlands and take-way plastic tubs clog gutters. There is one ton of plastic for every person on Earth, much of it is packaging...
There is a new space in Woodstock where good things are happening
Woodstock, a bustling Cape Town suburb known for its narrow streets, urban art and tucked-away treasures, is the home of GOODWoodstock, a new community-focused, mixed-use space. Its emphasis is on sharing economies and bringing together people in a multi-layered space...
How Tanja Wessels copes with eco-anxiety
When Tanja Wessels saw a coconut wrapped in foam packaging and cling film in her local supermarket something shifted. “I stared at it for what felt like ages, my mind racing and my body unable to move”. She began to...