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Q&A: Carlo Gibson and Toni Rothbart create wearable bedding

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...

May 20, 2022

Fashion

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...

January 13, 2020

Book extract: Ten small things we can do to make a difference

Opinion

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...

December 10, 2019

Fashion

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...

December 7, 2019

How can we support sustainable fashion? Johannesburg fashion academic offers her advice

Features

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...

November 5, 2019

Fashion

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...

September 30, 2019

Greta Thunberg: “Change Is Coming, Whether You Like It Or Not”

Features

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...

September 24, 2019

Winners of the 2019 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards announced

2019 Awards

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...

September 20, 2019

Finalists for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019 announced

2019 Awards

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...

September 13, 2019

The wellbeing economy offers seeds of hope at Victoria Yards

Places

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...

August 12, 2019

Features

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...

August 1, 2019

Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic

Fashion

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...

July 24, 2019

There is a new space in Woodstock where good things are happening

Spaces

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...

July 8, 2019

How Tanja Wessels copes with eco-anxiety

Opinion

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...

June 23, 2019

Make it Better: Will veganism save the world?

Food

Make it Better: Will veganism save the world?

We need an overhaul of how we eat and how we farm. Industrial animal agriculture is inhumane and morally reprehensible. It also contributes to global warming and is a leading cause of deforestation, water shortages and mass species extinction. In...

April 13, 2019

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Q&A: Carlo Gibson and Toni Rothbart create wearable bedding

Ethical Fashion Initiative is on a mission to change the world

Book extract: Ten small things we can do to make a difference

Long Read: Fashion, Sustainability and Decoloniality

How can we support sustainable fashion? Johannesburg fashion academic offers her advice

Six Things You Should Know About The True Cost Of Fast Fashion

Greta Thunberg: “Change Is Coming, Whether You Like It Or Not”

Winners of the 2019 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards announced

Finalists for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019 announced

The wellbeing economy offers seeds of hope at Victoria Yards

What We Did This Plastic Free July

Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic

There is a new space in Woodstock where good things are happening

How Tanja Wessels copes with eco-anxiety

Make it Better: Will veganism save the world?

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