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Redress Design Awards finalists turn waste into want

On the first day of New York Fashion Week, slow fashion had its moment in Hong Kong. Last Thursday 11 emerging sustainable designers from around the world showed their collections at the Grand Final of the Redress Design Award 2018,...

September 11, 2018

Fashion

How a love for knitting led to the launch of new knitwear label Wrapt

On the small mezzanine level of a house in Johannesburg, the Wrapt team is busily working at knitting machines. It’s been a few months since they joined Hannelie Bekker’s new knitwear label but already Oupa Nhovela, Anna Setloboko and Felicity...

September 7, 2018

Beauty

If you love Lush, you’ll love its co-founder Rowena Bird

Rowena Bird is picking up trash when we meet. Her hair is soft pink, her lips painted a brighter pink and she’s wearing Parly Adidas sneakers made from recycled ocean plastic. On her recent visit to South Africa, she’s cleaning...

September 3, 2018

Fashion

Part 1: Find out what is being done about viscose’s dangerous chemical pollution

We all love the feel of viscose. It’s soft and luxurious to the touch. So, it shouldn’t surprise you much that after it was first commercially produced in 1905 it was often called “artificial silk”. The silkiness is obvious. But...

August 28, 2018

Features

Damned if we don’t

Wrapped in post-consumer plastic, Rati Lekalakala imagines being an animal in the same situation. This is not much of a stretch of her imagination: high concentrations of plastic materials have been found blocking the airways and stomachs of hundreds of ...

July 29, 2018

Fashion

Will WWF save the planet by selling one polyester jacket at a time?

You may have seen the World Wildlife Fund’s promoted posts on Facebook and on Instagram. WWF South Africa has launched a technical apparel project in South Africa. I’m a huge fan of innovation in the garment sector and the fact...

July 25, 2018

Food

If you want to eat clean and green, is the future halaal?

When Muslims from India and Pakistan began arriving in the United Kingdom in large numbers in the 1960s, they imported two anxieties common to immigrants: what to eat, and where to pray. The new foreigners, usually men, sought places of...

July 23, 2018

Fashion

Ben Nivison’s new textiles are woven yarns of two cultures

In the Kullu Manali Valley valley lies Bhutti, a small hard-to-access village on the foothills of the Himalayas in Northern India. It’s here you’ll find one of the world’s last hand-weaving societies in the world. And it is here that...

July 19, 2018

Features

Why clothes are one of the greatest sources of plastic in the ocean and how to prevent this

In this extract from How to Give up Plastic: Save the world one plastic bottle at a time, author Will McCallum gives us the lowdown on plastic and our clothes. You’ll be surprised by what he has to say. It...

July 12, 2018

Features

Who has pledged to Rethink The Bag this Plastic Free July?

Making very public commitments to give up single-use plastic shopping bags, influencers (including musicians, actors, public servants) reached thousands of people. For Plastic Free July 2018 one person per day pledged to “refuse to buy or accept single-use plastic shopping...

July 10, 2018

Fashion

Take a look who will be showing at the Helsinki Fashion Week

With a few short weeks to go before the eco Helsinki Fashion Week, there is growing excitement about this big and relevant event happening in a small Nordic country. Founded by Evelyn Mora, the three-year-old fashion week in Finland sponsors...

July 9, 2018

Places

Walking the Baviaans Camino will put a little soul in your heart

It’s a bitterly cold morning deep in a kloof beside a rocky riverbed in the Eastern Cape. We emerge from our tents exhaling steam. The tops of the indigenous trees have only just started to catch the light. We need to...

July 3, 2018

Opinion

Talking Rubbish: “A R5 swear jar is my commitment to Plastic Free July”

With Plastic Free July underway, now is the time to take stock of my zero-waste journey. This month-long campaign raises awareness of our global plastic waste problem while encouraging people to avoid single-use plastic through the #choosetorefuse challenge. I have...

July 2, 2018

Features

Pineapple leather-alternative used in Africa to make vegan bags

If you’re interested in innovative solutions, you’ll be interested in Piñatex. Lucky for us, WeAllShareRoots, a small French-South African company, is the first African brand to feature this new fibre. Piñatex is a PETA-certified leather alternative made from pineapple leaves....

June 20, 2018

Fashion

Emma Longden sits pretty with natural fabrics

A curiosity about fabric is what sets her brand apart, says fashion designer Emma Longden. Her team, she says, “is always learning about textiles”. Since the ethos of Cape Town-based Sitting Pretty is based on environmental awareness, ethical trading and...

June 15, 2018

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Tag: sustainability

Redress Design Awards finalists turn waste into want

How a love for knitting led to the launch of new knitwear label Wrapt

If you love Lush, you’ll love its co-founder Rowena Bird

Part 1: Find out what is being done about viscose’s dangerous chemical pollution

Damned if we don’t

Will WWF save the planet by selling one polyester jacket at a time?

If you want to eat clean and green, is the future halaal?

Ben Nivison’s new textiles are woven yarns of two cultures

Why clothes are one of the greatest sources of plastic in the ocean and how to prevent this

Who has pledged to Rethink The Bag this Plastic Free July?

Take a look who will be showing at the Helsinki Fashion Week

Walking the Baviaans Camino will put a little soul in your heart

Talking Rubbish: “A R5 swear jar is my commitment to Plastic Free July”

Pineapple leather-alternative used in Africa to make vegan bags

Emma Longden sits pretty with natural fabrics

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