by Jackie May | Jul 17, 2020 | Fashion Revolution
Earlier this month Sudanese slow fashion advocate Hadeel Osman launched the #AfricaIsNotALandfill hashtag to draw attention to issues related to “El Gugu” or “El Marhoum Gadrak” or “Dead Man’s Clothes”. Last week she helped launch an Arabic slow fashion Instagram...
by Simone Cipriani | Feb 6, 2020 | Opinion
As the new season of fashion weeks kicks off, we publish an opinion by head of Ethical fashion Initiative, Simone Cipriani, who believes that fashion weeks represent an industry unwilling to change. He says it is an industry that will exploit all that it can until it...
by Catherine Del Monte | Jan 27, 2020 | Fashion
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...
by Chloe Mikolajczak | Sep 30, 2019 | 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 for consumers, being...
by Sarah Robyn Farrell | Aug 8, 2019 | Opinion
Women’s Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of the 1956 women’s march on the Union Buildings protesting the extension of pass laws. It is a day to celebrate them and all of the women who fought and died in the struggle to end apartheid. We also take...