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Exhibition of wearable art sews together parallel stories of Settler history

The opening of the Cuttings 1820 – 2020 exhibition, a tribute to South African women and their histories, is a fitting closing to Women’s Month. The symbolically-charged collaborative exhibition by artist, Pippa Hetherington and the Keiskamma Art Project explores the...

August 31, 2020

REEFER lights up its new branding with hemp sneaker

Fashion

REEFER lights up its new branding with hemp sneaker

South African sneaker brand, Corks was the first of its kind in South Africa to release a shoe range made out of cork. Now, the company has launched its unisex hemp sneaker range on the back of its rebranding campaign....

August 14, 2020

Equality. Are we there yet? We asked 6 eco-warrior women

Opinion

Equality. Are we there yet? We asked 6 eco-warrior women

Sixty four years ago today, women staged one of the largest demonstrations in South Africa’s history: 20 000 women marched to Pretoria’s Union Buildings to present a petition to prime minister Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom to protest the apartheid pass laws....

August 9, 2020

Fashion

South Africa’s coolest denim brand launches womenswear

Like many businesses during COVID-19, TSHEPO Jeans has innovated its operations. Besides his bricks and mortar boutique store and atelier at Victoria Yards in Johannesburg, designer Tshepo Mohlala’s jeans and accessories have been available online since April. Soon, TSHEPO Jeans...

August 3, 2020

Q&A: Research Unit takes a long view on sustainability

Fashion

Q&A: Research Unit takes a long view on sustainability

Chad and Erin-Lee Petersen launched Cape Town-based utilitarian lifestyle brand, Research Unit in 2011. Nine years later, the couple showcased their debut womenswear collection entitled ‘Pilgrim’ at the SA Fashion Week SS20. Inspired by facets of meditative spirituality and travel,...

July 31, 2020

Front row seats for everyone at the digital SA Menswear Week SS21

Fashion

Front row seats for everyone at the digital SA Menswear Week SS21

South African Menswear Week SS21 joins the global movement to showcase 18 fashion collections digitally this season. Co-founder of SA Menswear Week Simon Deiner is very excited. “We kickstart the first day of SAMW with several of South Africa’s emerging...

July 27, 2020

Q&A with designer Tessa O’Halloran on rethinking plastic waste

Fashion

Q&A with designer Tessa O’Halloran on rethinking plastic waste

Exciting things are happening in a small studio in the Karoo where plasticity. re-imagines waste plastic. This bespoke upcycling company based in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape was founded by Tessa O’Halloran, her mother Helen and her little sister Erin...

June 19, 2020

Masego Morgan on her conscious lifestyle choices

Opinion

Masego Morgan on her conscious lifestyle choices

Masego Morgan has been talking about sustainable fashion and ethical practices long before most of us had added the word “sustainable” to our vocabulary. She uses Instagram as a platform to talk about issues of race, ethics and sustainability. It’s...

June 16, 2020

Transcript: Interview with SACTWU’s Etienne Vlok about the retail and textile masterplan

Fashion The Hub

Transcript: Interview with SACTWU’s Etienne Vlok about the retail and textile masterplan

On Wednesday, 3 June, editor-in-chief of Twyg Magazine, Jackie May was in conversation with SACTWU’s National Industrial Policy Officer, Etienne Vlok to discuss the retail, clothing, textile, footwear and leather (R-CTFL) masterplan which was signed by major CTFL retailers, manufacturers,...

June 8, 2020

Q&A: Ceramicist Sikho Mququ puts his soul into pots

Spaces

Q&A: Ceramicist Sikho Mququ puts his soul into pots

Sikho Mququ of Ckho Ceramique was born and raised in Umtata surrounded by the textured grassland and thicket of the Eastern Cape. After studying fine art in East London, Sikho moved to Cape Town and founded the 100% black-owned ceramic...

June 5, 2020

Q&A: Designer Fezokuhle Dimba wants to make the world a better place

Fashion

Q&A: Designer Fezokuhle Dimba wants to make the world a better place

Durban-based designer Fezokuhle Dimba turns waste plastic and scraps of fabric into edgy afro-centric looks. Raised and nurtured by women who not only adored fashion but crafted their own clothes, it was just a matter of time before Fezokuhle developed...

May 8, 2020

Babylonstoren makes sweet smells of nature

Places

Babylonstoren makes sweet smells of nature

Babylonstoren is undoubtedly one of the most beautifully curated experiences in the Cape. My last trip to this historic Cape Dutch farm and food garden was as a guest of its hotel where my husband and I spent a night...

February 28, 2020

Fashion

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

Fashion

Meet the Trio Who Weaves Fashion Waste into Fashion Fabric

You’ve read stories about upcycling, recycling and reconstructing unused clothes to avoid them reaching the dump. But have you thought of what happens to the textile waste that is left on factory floors during the making of our clothes? Many...

September 24, 2019

Finalists for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019 announced

2019 Awards

Finalists for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019 announced

We are thrilled to report that there was an overwhelming response to the call for nominations for the inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019. We thank all the designers, retailers and influencers who took the time to submit work and...

September 13, 2019

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Exhibition of wearable art sews together parallel stories of Settler history

REEFER lights up its new branding with hemp sneaker

Equality. Are we there yet? We asked 6 eco-warrior women

South Africa’s coolest denim brand launches womenswear

Q&A: Research Unit takes a long view on sustainability

Front row seats for everyone at the digital SA Menswear Week SS21

Q&A with designer Tessa O’Halloran on rethinking plastic waste

Masego Morgan on her conscious lifestyle choices

Transcript: Interview with SACTWU’s Etienne Vlok about the retail and textile masterplan

Q&A: Ceramicist Sikho Mququ puts his soul into pots

Q&A: Designer Fezokuhle Dimba wants to make the world a better place

Babylonstoren makes sweet smells of nature

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

Meet the Trio Who Weaves Fashion Waste into Fashion Fabric

Finalists for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2019 announced

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