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Thrifting: The future of fashion may be in your closet

Thrifting, secondhand, and resale are fashion buzzwords. In fact, statistics suggest secondhand could overtake fast fashion in the next ten years and unlock a sustainable fashion future. According to WWD, thrifting is now a $28 billion (over R407 billion) global...

January 27, 2020

Beauty

Beauty Spot: Plaiin and Simple

Frustrated by the lack of zero-waste beauty products, Megan Cozens started experimenting with making products five years ago. Supported by the business knowledge of her parents as well as a diploma in organic skincare formulation, she founded a soap brand,...

January 22, 2020

Fashion

Line of sight: Why the future of fashion is about perspective

I enjoy being informed — that’s code for: I am a nerd who takes life way too seriously — but until about two years ago, I knew little to nothing about sustainability in fashion. Now, I know how clothes get...

January 20, 2020

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

Last minute gift guide for the eco-conscious

Fashion

Last minute gift guide for the eco-conscious

You’ve got two days left before family Christmas time. You need gifts. Or you think you need gifts. You don’t have time for the mall, or you couldn’t think of anything worse to do with your precious leave time. You’ve...

December 23, 2019

Designer tracks Europe’s throwaway clothing to Salaula market in Zambia

Fashion

Designer tracks Europe’s throwaway clothing to Salaula market in Zambia

When Lotte de Haan first arrived in Zambia three years ago, she spotted someone wearing a soccer club T-shirt from the Dutch village where she grew up. “I was so surprised. It is a super-local soccer club.” At the time,...

November 18, 2019

Long Read: Do we possess our possessions or do they possess us?

Features

Long Read: Do we possess our possessions or do they possess us?

In 1859, around 450 passengers on the Royal Charter, returning from the Australian goldmines to Liverpool, drowned when the steam clipper was shipwrecked off the north coast of Wales. What makes this tragic loss of life remarkable among countless other...

November 8, 2019

Nature is centerstage at arteBOTANICA’s Nirox springtime takeover

Fashion

Nature is centerstage at arteBOTANICA’s Nirox springtime takeover

As humanity seemingly heads towards extinction it’s hard not to be completely overwhelmed by the magnitude of climate change. Don’t feel gloomy. With arteBOTANICA’s inaugural showcase taking place at NIROX Sculpture Park on Saturday, South Africans have the opportunity to...

November 6, 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

Pascale Theron gives ostrich feathers a new function with her woven fabric

Fashion

Pascale Theron gives ostrich feathers a new function with her woven fabric

Ostrich feathers have been given a new role in our lives along with an updated look. Thanks to Pascale Theron we have Feathered Fabrics. The Johannesburg-born designer creates soft, natural and artisanal textiles using ostrich feathers. Pascale who presented her...

September 12, 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

Beauty

Beauty Spot: Twyg’s Top 3 Beauty Picks This Month

This month Bekah Vogel has tried and tested three beauty products which contain mostly natural ingredients and are plastic free. By featuring these products, we hope to promote better beauty care, both for you and for the planet. We don’t...

July 29, 2019

Circular Economy: Inspired by Nature for Nature

Features

Circular Economy: Inspired by Nature for Nature

We live in a throw-away culture. Globally, people throw away about 3.5 million tons of waste a day – an estimated 880 000 tons of this is plastic. Businesses produce goods for sale and the packaging for those goods. We...

July 22, 2019

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Tag: Ecofriendly

Thrifting: The future of fashion may be in your closet

Beauty Spot: Plaiin and Simple

Line of sight: Why the future of fashion is about perspective

Ethical Fashion Initiative is on a mission to change the world

Last minute gift guide for the eco-conscious

Designer tracks Europe’s throwaway clothing to Salaula market in Zambia

Long Read: Do we possess our possessions or do they possess us?

Nature is centerstage at arteBOTANICA’s Nirox springtime takeover

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

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

Pascale Theron gives ostrich feathers a new function with her woven fabric

The wellbeing economy offers seeds of hope at Victoria Yards

What We Did This Plastic Free July

Beauty Spot: Twyg’s Top 3 Beauty Picks This Month

Circular Economy: Inspired by Nature for Nature

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