Long read: Why you should join the Fashion Revolution
The national co-ordinator of Fashion Revolution South Africa Cyril Naicker addressed a UN panel discussion on Sustainable Fashion for All: Examining the Industry through the Lens of Social Justice. Here is an edited transcript of his talk. Below the transcript is...
Q&A with Hadeel Osman on nurturing slow fashion in Sudan
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...
Expert says fashion weeks represent an industry unwilling to change
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...
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...Trending
10 Shoe brands we’re loving right nowWe’ve been on the lookout for sustainable footwear brands on the South Afri...
Top 6 Sustainable Swimwear BrandsWe're happy to be turning our backs on 2019. It's time to enjoy the summer...
Meet the Trio Who Weaves Fashion Waste into Fashion FabricYou’ve read stories about upcycling, recycling and reconstructing unused cl...