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 decided on hosting an...
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...
Q&A: Ocean Sono says vintage is growing underground roots
A few weeks ago, I spotted a vintage shoot on Instagram. One of the models, Yui Keeping, sent me to meet Lulu Sono at her vintage stall on Church Street in Cape Town, which led me to meeting Lulu’s sons. Her youngest Xabisa is the stylist of these images and...
Open Letter: Dear Fashion Industry, Let’s talk about waste.
In an open letter to the fashion industry, Liz Ricketts cofounder of OR Foundation insists there can be no sustainability revolution without justice throughout the global supply chain. She has has been working with secondhand clothing retailers and upcyclers in...
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