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Want to know who is behind the Fashion Revolution? Meet Orsola de Castro

Orsola co-founded Fashion Revolution in 2013. Since then, the campaign has grown into a global movement of people demanding a fairer, safer and more sustainable fashion industry. Find out more

April 18, 2018

Fashion

Closet Wise: Changing my mindset to slowly change my wardrobe

At the beginning of this year, Luanne committed to becoming an ethical and responsible shopper. This is the first bi-monthly column about her sustainable fashion journey.

April 11, 2018

Fashion

Q+A with fashion designer Leandi Mulder about her eco-label

Leandi recently showed her collection at the AFI Cape Town Fashion Week as part of the Fashion Revolution group. Hers spoke to sustainable fashion very directly in terms of fabric and manufacturing.

April 4, 2018

Opinion

Can South Africa become a leader in fair and safe employment for garment workers?

In SA, 9.2-million people need employment and the clothing industry currently employs fewer that 100,000. How can this industry grow to employ more people?

April 4, 2018

Fashion

When the revolution comes this is what you’ll be wearing

Fashion Revolution South Africa curated a fashion show for African Fashion International Cape Town Fashion Week. Here is the list of designers you can look forward to seeing.

March 22, 2018

Fashion

Jaden Smith: Meet G-Star RAW’s new climate warrior

Watch the video launch of the sustainable denim collection in FW18.

March 19, 2018

Fashion

Five winners of the H&M Global Change Award could change the face of fashion

Initiated by the non-profit H&M Foundation, these awards spur early stage innovations in helping fashion recirculate valuable resources. Here are the 2018 winners.

March 15, 2018

Fashion

12 Fast facts about fashion

We buy clothes every season that we can replace the next without breaking our bank accounts. But this fast fashion comes at a cost to the people making those clothes and to the environment.

March 8, 2018

Fashion

Helsinki Fashion Week walks the green talk this year

A mere babe on the fashion week scene, Helsinki Fashion Week has taken a giant leap into the future. This year the fashion week will be showing 30 sustainable brands in an eco-village environment.

March 6, 2018

Fashion

Q&A: SA Fashion Week director Lucilla Booyzen on her visit to Buckingham Palace

Lucilla explains how she took a design created by Clive, in collaboration with House of Thethana, to London.

February 26, 2018

Fashion

Sinahko offers opportunity in Langa One Stitch at a Time

Nontuthuzelo Pahlana runs a sewing school in Langa, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, to upskill unemployed people.

January 16, 2018

Fashion

Luxury fashion brands lead innovation for a sustainable way

With the funding to innovate and experiment, luxury brands are creating a greener aesthetic.

December 4, 2017

Sustainable sneakers are sneaking up on us

Fashion

Sustainable sneakers are sneaking up on us

White sneakers look great with nearly everything on nearly everybody, so it’s no surprise they’re having a fashion moment. Here is a list of our favourite sustainable sneaker brands.

December 4, 2017

Fashion

Part Three: 5 minutes with designer Shaun Robertson

Shaun was on of many of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology students who gave attention to sustainability and expressed the need for the fashion industry to change.

November 17, 2017