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We’ve all heard of SHEIN. But why are people buying from them?

Online retailer SHEIN is regularly the subject of discussions about how it is responsible for the rise of ultra fast fashion, relies on exploitative labour practices, and creates garments containing elevated levels of toxic chemicals including lead and phthalates. So...

August 23, 2022

H&M x Lee collection launches along with sustainability tips from creatives

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H&M x Lee collection launches along with sustainability tips from creatives

All fashion should be sustainable fashion. Change the business model. Slow down production. Produce only what sells. Insist on ethical labour conditions. Don’t let profit stand in the way of change. Pay fair wages. These are statements from a series...

January 27, 2021

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Why sustainability departments are old-fashioned

Instead of applying sustainability practices across its entire business, the fashion industry has introduced them in a piecemeal fashion. Now, as we peer over a precipice of radical and unplanned change, it’s worth taking a closer look at this old-fashioned...

March 30, 2020

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Fashion must change. Lucilla Booyzen explains why

In a matter of days SA Fashion Week’s Spring Summer shows went from being a conventional live event to going digital to being postponed. Despite this, the work of SA Fashion Week will continue. We asked the event’s founder and...

March 25, 2020

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The time for slow fashion is now

Now without a doubt, it’s time to stand with slow fashion. Featuring Ghanaian model Napari, shot by a South African team, at Langebaan along the West Coast, this magical shoot celebrates slow fashion and the potential it has to correct...

March 23, 2020

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Fashion in the time of coronavirus

Talking fashion during a time of coronavirus seems fickle, but it’s in fact really important. Many institutions and organisations have had to take difficult decisions to help stop the spread of infection by cancelling gatherings, lessons and shows. This weekend...

March 17, 2020

Are we being hoodwinked by the sustainability buzzwords?

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Are we being hoodwinked by the sustainability buzzwords?

As we become more aware of climate change and our role in protecting the environment, we’re seeing more companies produce products dubbed ‘ethical’ and ‘eco-friendly.’ But is this authentic or are smart marketeers adapting their messaging to a new wave...

February 3, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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Jackie May: “Fashion weeks are more important now than ever before”

When SA Fashion Week opened a few weeks ago it was against the backdrop of United Kingdom’s Extinction Rebellion calling for an end to London Fashion Week and a boycott of fashion. Questions were raised about the relevance of fashion weeks....

December 2, 2019

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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

What is Levi’s doing about its social and environmental responsibilities?

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What is Levi’s doing about its social and environmental responsibilities?

There is a good chance that when you read “denim”, Levi Strauss & Co will spring to mind. Not only because the brand has been around for 166 years, but because it has been grabbing headlines recently. Levi’s is one...

August 25, 2019

Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic

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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

How Tanja Wessels copes with eco-anxiety

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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

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We’ve all heard of SHEIN. But why are people buying from them?

H&M x Lee collection launches along with sustainability tips from creatives

Why sustainability departments are old-fashioned

Fashion must change. Lucilla Booyzen explains why

The time for slow fashion is now

Fashion in the time of coronavirus

Are we being hoodwinked by the sustainability buzzwords?

Thrifting: The future of fashion may be in your closet

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

Ethical Fashion Initiative is on a mission to change the world

Jackie May: “Fashion weeks are more important now than ever before”

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

What is Levi’s doing about its social and environmental responsibilities?

Midlands Trashion Show Makes Recycled Plastic look Fantastic

How Tanja Wessels copes with eco-anxiety

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