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Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 Finalists Announced

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 Finalists Announced

The annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards strive to celebrate and support designers, creators, thought-leaders, and innovators who use best practices to help change fashion. The fourth annual edition of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards will be held on Thursday, 17...

November 11, 2022

Fuata Moyo: A family following their heARTs

Fashion

Fuata Moyo: A family following their heARTs

Imagine this family portrait. The backdrop is Fuata Moyo’s new production space, a few days after the Mbiola siblings took occupation. Kabambi (KB) is in his paint-splattered dungarees and customised carrier bag, Martine sits on a chair draped in an...

February 9, 2022

Meet three local tailors who mend and make clothes to love

Fashion

Meet three local tailors who mend and make clothes to love

Mending clothes goes a long way in increasing the longevity of our clothes. For centuries, tailors have been maintaining our clothing. To explore the role of tailors in our fashion ecosystems, I visited three tailors living in two different townships...

January 31, 2022

Explainer: What does Shell’s planned seismic survey in South Africa mean?

Explainers Features

Explainer: What does Shell’s planned seismic survey in South Africa mean?

The planned seismic survey off South Africa’s Wild Coast by energy company Shell has unleashed public outrage in the country and beyond. The survey’s aim is to search for oil and gas deposits. Environmental and human rights organisations and fishing communities are...

December 13, 2021

Fashion

Green Water, Blue Forest

The name of IAMISIGO’s SS22 collection is so simple that at a glance you might miss its super power: “Green Water, Blue Forest”. Water is generally blue, forests are green. By swapping these colours around, the brand startles us. It...

December 3, 2021

The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 Finalists

2021 Awards Fashion

The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 Finalists

The third annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, which will be held on Thursday 18th of November, celebrate and honour people and organisations working towards creating a better future for our planet and its people. This year two new categories were...

November 16, 2021

Country Road is going in the right direction for a sustainable future

Fashion

Country Road is going in the right direction for a sustainable future

Country Road has a clear vision to embed sustainability throughout its business. Sustainability is not just a gimmick or a way to curry favour with earth-conscious consumers. Instead, the Australian retail group is taking a holistic view of things, leaning...

November 12, 2021

Q&A: Xzavier Kunene explains why denim is a democratic fabric

Fashion

Q&A: Xzavier Kunene explains why denim is a democratic fabric

Zxaveier Kunene juggles many roles. Formerly the Entertainment and Influencer Specialist at adidas South Africa, he recently moved to Reebok as Footwear Manager. He is also an independent designer and upcycler, a culture analyst and one quarter of the style...

October 29, 2021

Indigenous Footprint: An exhibition of photographs that contributes to a new narrative

Features

Indigenous Footprint: An exhibition of photographs that contributes to a new narrative

The stories and histories of indigenous people have been ignored from our mainstream national narrative for too long. Koena Art Institute, a non-profit organisation, is stepping in to help change this with its commitment to preserving the history and heritage...

October 29, 2021

Fashion

SA Fashion Week and Italian Embassy create Fashion Bridges to develop the global fashion community

Fashion week season is not just about celebrity front rows and showcasing new collections. A new format of contemporary fashion weeks, which has already popped up in New York and Berlin, and kicking off in Milan, presents the opportunity for...

October 4, 2021

Q&A: Discover what Achenyo Idachaba Obaro does with weed in Nigeria

Features

Q&A: Discover what Achenyo Idachaba Obaro does with weed in Nigeria

Achenyo Idachaba Obaro uses menace weeds to help build livelihoods for women through her award-winning social enterprise MitiMeth. Using and rethinking water hyacinth and agricultural residues, the team at Mitimeth produces woven art décor, gifts, stationery, baskets, fashion accessories, dining-ware...

October 1, 2021

It’s fact: menstrual cups are cheaper and more sustainable than tampons or pads

Features

It’s fact: menstrual cups are cheaper and more sustainable than tampons or pads

Although menstrual cups have been around for decades, they historically have been less popular than pads or tampons. A menstrual cup is a type of reusable feminine hygiene product. It’s a small, flexible bell-shaped cup made of rubber or silicone that...

September 30, 2021

Why Mungo mill remains a leader of sustainable practices in South Africa

Fashion

Why Mungo mill remains a leader of sustainable practices in South Africa

Between more sustainable processes, a keen awareness of what products are and where they come from, it’s no surprise in the context of the climate crisis that businesses are shifting their lens. In South Africa, there are few who match...

September 17, 2021

Q&A Vintage with Love founder, Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly on literacy and secondhand shopping

Fashion

Q&A Vintage with Love founder, Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly on literacy and secondhand shopping

Leigh Ord and Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly founded Vintage with Love in 2013 to contribute to solving the literacy crisis in South Africa. Soon afterwards, Debbie Smuts joined the team in Cape Town. With the founders mutual love for fashion, they...

September 13, 2021

Q&A: Maven’s co-founder Jane McNamara says second-hand is not second choice

Fashion

Q&A: Maven’s co-founder Jane McNamara says second-hand is not second choice

Maven, the second-hand clothing brand which launched almost two years ago, has grown into a much-loved source of gently-worn clothes. Founders Jane McNamara and Teri-Fay Macduff aim to educate and inspire consumers that second-hand is not second choice. “There are...

August 13, 2021

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Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 Finalists Announced

Fuata Moyo: A family following their heARTs

Meet three local tailors who mend and make clothes to love

Explainer: What does Shell’s planned seismic survey in South Africa mean?

Green Water, Blue Forest

The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021 Finalists

Country Road is going in the right direction for a sustainable future

Q&A: Xzavier Kunene explains why denim is a democratic fabric

Indigenous Footprint: An exhibition of photographs that contributes to a new narrative

SA Fashion Week and Italian Embassy create Fashion Bridges to develop the global fashion community

Q&A: Discover what Achenyo Idachaba Obaro does with weed in Nigeria

It’s fact: menstrual cups are cheaper and more sustainable than tampons or pads

Why Mungo mill remains a leader of sustainable practices in South Africa

Q&A Vintage with Love founder, Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly on literacy and secondhand shopping

Q&A: Maven’s co-founder Jane McNamara says second-hand is not second choice

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