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Explore Threads of Renewal

This year Africa Textile Talks extended its offering with an exhibition titled Threads of Renewal curated by Twyg’s fashion editor, Tandekile Mkize. Open for the duration of the talks programme, 29 July – 2 August, the exhibition created a space...

August 16, 2025

Explainer: How SHEIN and Temu are disrupting SA’s fashion economy

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Explainer: How SHEIN and Temu are disrupting SA’s fashion economy

What do platforms like Shein and Temu mean for jobs and local businesses?

August 14, 2025

Global players at Allfashion Sourcing put spotlight on local stakes

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Global players at Allfashion Sourcing put spotlight on local stakes

Allfashion Sourcing Cape Town, an annual trade show, casts light on a globalised and complex supply chain with most product exhibited last week from China and other countries. Operating under German company Messe Frankfurt, the show facilitates business-to-business networking and...

July 18, 2025

Fashion meets conservation in the Drakensberg

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Fashion meets conservation in the Drakensberg

In the Southern Drakensberg near Matatiele in the Eastern Cape, a group of farmers and herders is part of a decade-long project supported by the H&M Group and World Wide Fund for Nature to create a more sustainable fashion industry....

July 16, 2025

Beneath Karoo skies, South African wool takes centre stage

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Beneath Karoo skies, South African wool takes centre stage

At the Karoo Winter Wool Festival, an old shearing shed became an immersive celebration of wool across fashion, art and design

July 9, 2025

What fashion represents at the Bonn Climate Change Conference

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What fashion represents at the Bonn Climate Change Conference

Most people with access to technology are aware of the climate crisis. But how governments and adjacent organisations respond to the crisis remains elusive to many. Climate change policy is typically framed in relation to future generations or faraway places like...

July 7, 2025

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The Story of Ambani Fish Leather

Next-generation leather has been all the rage in the last 20 years. Leather has always been a no-brainer material in human societies, maximising what we can get out of the animals we hunt and farm. However, industrialisation and mass manufacturing...

June 26, 2025

Sustainable marketing: Lost Boy – wines for the wild

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Sustainable marketing: Lost Boy – wines for the wild

How does a young American with no knowledge of winemaking, no trust fund, and no friends or acquaintances in a strange country, far from home, create a brand on zero budget, exporting back to his country? Meet Trevor DeRuisé of...

June 23, 2025

How University of Pretoria students learn to craft a better future

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How University of Pretoria students learn to craft a better future

At the University of Pretoria, sustainability isn’t just taught — it’s practiced. From bread bags to denim offcuts, students are turning waste into tools for social change. The Department of Consumer and Food Sciences integrates Sustainable Development Goals into its...

June 18, 2025

Dr Samiksha Singh: The biggest culprit of microplastics is textiles and clothing

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Dr Samiksha Singh: The biggest culprit of microplastics is textiles and clothing

In just over 20 years the story of microplastics has gone from something newly described in 2004 to the dire reality of being overwhelmingly present in what we eat, drink, wear and inhale. And with it has come devastating consequences...

June 17, 2025

Q&A: Meet Redress Design Award 2025 finalist Casbeth Tshegofatso Marobane

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Q&A: Meet Redress Design Award 2025 finalist Casbeth Tshegofatso Marobane

South African designer Casbeth Tshegofatso Marobane is one of 10 finalists in the 2025 Redress Design Award. The competition celebrates designers who apply circular design principles by transforming waste textiles into garments. Casbeth holds a BA in Fashion Design from...

June 16, 2025

What to see and do at AllFashion Sourcing 2025

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What to see and do at AllFashion Sourcing 2025

AllFashion Sourcing is set to take place soon at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 8 to 10 July 2025. The three-day business-focused trade show is a must for anyone working in or curious about the textile and...

June 11, 2025

Mohair South Africa prepares for a new era

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Mohair South Africa prepares for a new era

South Africa produces more than half of the world’s mohair—an elegant, durable fibre used by designers across the globe. Now, with a new brand identity and sustainability partnerships in place, Mohair South Africa is future-proofing the industry while honouring its...

June 6, 2025

Explainer: Why clearing out your closet is a sustainable power move

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Explainer: Why clearing out your closet is a sustainable power move

Feeling overwhelmed by your wardrobe? A conscious declutter might be just what you need. When you let go of what’s not serving you, you make space for what actually works. You get to know your style better, buy with more...

June 6, 2025

Q&A: How Vogueish curates luxury goods, consciously

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Q&A: How Vogueish curates luxury goods, consciously

Vogueish offers a curated selection of pre-owned designer items, aiming to make luxury shopping more accessible and more sustainable. The online platform works to extend the lifecycle of every product through upkeep and, if necessary, refurbishment, ensuring pieces stay in...

May 28, 2025

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Explore Threads of Renewal

Explainer: How SHEIN and Temu are disrupting SA’s fashion economy

Global players at Allfashion Sourcing put spotlight on local stakes

Fashion meets conservation in the Drakensberg

Beneath Karoo skies, South African wool takes centre stage

What fashion represents at the Bonn Climate Change Conference

The Story of Ambani Fish Leather

Sustainable marketing: Lost Boy – wines for the wild

How University of Pretoria students learn to craft a better future

Dr Samiksha Singh: The biggest culprit of microplastics is textiles and clothing

Q&A: Meet Redress Design Award 2025 finalist Casbeth Tshegofatso Marobane

What to see and do at AllFashion Sourcing 2025

Mohair South Africa prepares for a new era

Explainer: Why clearing out your closet is a sustainable power move

Q&A: How Vogueish curates luxury goods, consciously

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