Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 Archives

South African story-tailor Cleo Droomer uses fashion to restory the past and shape the future

South African story-tailor Cleo Droomer uses fashion to restory the past and shape the future

South African story-tailor Cleo Droomer’s design practice is engaged with the philosophical – and practical – enquiry into how the future should embody the past. In a fashion industry that is separated from the past, Cleo’s artfully constructed patchwork Droom...

March 20, 2023

POLO collaborates with Kenyan artisans to produce a limited-edition designer bag

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POLO collaborates with Kenyan artisans to produce a limited-edition designer bag

Sustainable fashion isn’t about seeking out one solve-all solution to the industry’s harmful ways. In reality, it’s about nurturing localised fashion ecosystems that include a multitude of sustainable fashion designers, organisations, artisans, and changemakers. This is exactly the ethos of...

January 19, 2023

Hotel Verde is Africa’s greenest hotel – here’s why

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Hotel Verde is Africa’s greenest hotel – here’s why

Conveniently situated a stone’s throw from the Cape Town international airport, Hotel Verde Cape Town Airport is widely regarded as Africa’s greenest hotel. Founder Mario Delicio’s intention from the get-go was to provide sustainable accommodation and to ensure that the...

December 6, 2022

Long read: Renée Neblett on why we need an African renaissance in fashion

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Long read: Renée Neblett on why we need an African renaissance in fashion

Social activist and founder of Kokrobitey Institute in Ghana, Renée Neblett delivered the keynote address at the fourth edition of theTwyg Sustainable Fashion Awards on 17 November 2022. She addressed a room of designers, makers, fashion visionaries and changemakers who...

December 6, 2022

PETCO Awards 2022 celebrates South Africa’s everyday environmental heroes

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PETCO Awards 2022 celebrates South Africa’s everyday environmental heroes

In a world where overproduction and overconsumption are normalised, waste has become a social and environmental concern. One of challenges is the lack of landfill capacity in South Africa. GreenCape’s latest study found that 22 out of 25 of the municipalities...

November 29, 2022

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards is South African sustainable fashion’s night out

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Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards is South African sustainable fashion’s night out

The fourth edition of the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards are proof that sustainability is at the heart of South African fashion. The annual awards recognise sustainable, circular and ethical fashion. On 17 November designers, makers, fashion visionaries and changemakers gathered...

November 24, 2022

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 winners are announced

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Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 winners are announced

Twyg announced this year’s Sustainable Fashion Awards winners on 17 November 2022 at the Mount Nelson hotel in Cape Town. Designers and brands were awarded for their implementation of sustainable, ethical, circular and regenerative design. The over all winner is...

November 18, 2022

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South African story-tailor Cleo Droomer uses fashion to restory the past and shape the future

POLO collaborates with Kenyan artisans to produce a limited-edition designer bag

Hotel Verde is Africa’s greenest hotel – here’s why

Long read: Renée Neblett on why we need an African renaissance in fashion

PETCO Awards 2022 celebrates South Africa’s everyday environmental heroes

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards is South African sustainable fashion’s night out

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 winners are announced

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