What factory raids reveal about South Africa’s clothing industry
Factory raids in KwaZulu-Natal and court cases have exposed the rot, but what are the solutions?
Tag: fashion
Karoo Winter Wool Festival returns to celebrate the wonders of wool
Set in the Eastern Cape Karoo, the festival explores wool through farming, design, food and community
Style as resistance and Black self-making in South Africa
South African fashion has long transformed clothing into a language of survival, resistance, memory and futurity
Fashion remembers faith
A fashion performance staged in St George’s Cathedral reflects on Black church culture, memory, ritual and the quiet power of dressing with dignity
Prince Albert families turn rubbish into fashion
At Blink Begin in Prince Albert, children celebrated graduation in outfits made from recycled materials
Oscars 2026: The red-carpet details we loved most
From Amazonian-grown fibres to politically charged brooches and intricate handiwork, here are the fashion details that stood out from the glitter.
Vault on Bree showcases Fuata Moyo with city-led street fashion presentation
Fuata Moyo used Bree Street as a stage for storytelling
Finalists announced for the 2025 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
Meet the 2025 finalists
Wool, land and people of Morocco
These photos by Pierre Girardin show how craft, climate, and community are inseparable
After Library of wearable narratives
“These garments hold you, like they’ve held others before you.” Thulile Gamedze’s After Library invites us to wear memory, history, and meaning.
Is Bianca Censori’s ‘naked dress’ a bold statement, or a product of misogyny?
Despite the many musical achievements celebrated at this year’s Grammy Awards, it was Bianca Censori’s red carpet appearance that won the award for most headlines. Walking the red carpet with her husband Ye (Kanye West), nominated for best rap song,...
Crocodile and other exotic leathers still sell. But for how much longer?
Dotted across northern Australia are 21 saltwater crocodile farms, home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are turned into crocodile leather, long sought for use in luxury handbags, belts and other items. While fur lost favour due to welfare concerns...
44 Stanley is a beloved hub for conscious shopping
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]A little more than two decades ago a collection of scruffy 1930s light industrial buildings in Johannesburg were converted into a creative and business hub. When Brian Green founded 44 Stanley in 2003, the...
Sonic interventions reveal local fashion stories and shape collective memories
UN/FOLDING_RE/FOLDING_FOLDED: Imiphindo kwaXhosa is a sonic intervention that re-calls and collates fragments from a collective (hi)story.