How Alexa Schempers balances sustainability with business at Rethread
As her label grows, the designer reflects on the limits of upcycling, the pressures of production in South Africa, and redefining what sustainability means in practice
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15 Fashion brands making winter-warming jerseys
Where to find beautiful, ethically-made knitwear
Finalists announced for the 2025 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
Meet the 2025 finalists
Africa Textile Talks Day 1: Circular solutions for South Africa’s textile industry
From life cycle assessments to textile recycling and policy reform, Day 1 of Africa Textile Talks 2025 examines how circularity could reshape South Africa’s fashion and textile industry.
Women in Zanzibar are reshaping the economy through seaweed farming
Zanzibar’s women have long farmed seaweed. Now, they’re cashing in as local startups add value to every strand, using their earnings to start businesses, build homes, and pay school fees. As the sun rises over Zanzibar’s pristine shores, a group...
Explainer: The politics of crochet couture
From haute couture and fast fashion to your grandmother’s craft cupboard – crochet is everywhere right now. But it’s not only crochet: quilting, lace, needlepoint and other sewing crafts are having their moment too. If these techniques can be sold...
Five easy ways to make your online shopping more sustainable this festive season
Throughout the holiday season, the urgent need for sustainable consumption is clear. Some 300,000 tonnes of clothing and 471 million small electrical everyday items end up in household waste in the UK in a year, with the number of unwanted items increasing significantly just after...
Country Road collaborates with Twyg Awards to celebrate emerging designers
Since 2019, the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards have identified South African designers who are prioritising planet and people. And since 2020, Country Road has sponsored the awards. Aside from this local support, Country Road is renowned for championing industry-leading initiatives,...
MUNKUS crafts timeless heirlooms and textile legacies for future generations
How Thando Ntuli of MUNKUS reimagines fashion, blending generational heritage with contemporary design and sustainable practices.
Join the first seasonal Twyg Swap&Mend on 23 March 2024 in Cape Town
Twyg’s Swap&Mends are back. This time we have additional experiences to further inspire your sustainable fashion journey. We want to ensure that you take home new fashion skills and leave having gained new knowledge about fashion. On 23 March, the...
Thabo Makhetha design nurtures your tribe
Sometimes Thabo Makhetha-Kwinana likes to take a long peek inside her mother’s closets. Those spaces hold stories of tradition and custom upheld in cloth; also reminders that her own history and heritage run through each thread. “When I look at...
Sindiso Khumalo uses fashion to tell stories of women’s empowerment and global sheroes
Sindiso Khumalo is not just a LVMH finalist. An unofficial family historian, textile designer and social activist, she represents the social possibilities which can be opened up through fashion. And now, as the (joint) recipient of one of the fashion...
Private planes, mansions and superyachts: Why billionaires have such a massive carbon footprint
Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have been vying for the world’s richest person ranking all year after the former’s wealth soared a staggering US$160 billion in 2020, putting him briefly in the top spot. Musk isn’t alone in seeing a significant increase in...
Lukhanyo Mdingi chooses to design with integrity and intention
From a technical prowess honed during his time at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, to a debut at New York Fashion Week in 2019, Lukhanyo is no small-time designer. Added to this, Lukhanyo was hand picked to participate in...
4 Places to get sustainable gifts for children
With Christmas Day in a few days time, finding gifts for your loved ones can be challenging and stressful, especially if you are looking for more sustainable options. For children, its especially important to focus on eco-friendly toys which are not...