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14 Young African innovators imagine the future of textiles

From sunflower stems and banana fibre to wool, bacteria and plastic waste, the finalists in Twyg's inaugural Textile Innovation Student Challenge show how African materials and knowledge could reshape fashion

July 30, 2026

Africa Textile Talks launches Future Fabrics Student Challenge

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Africa Textile Talks launches Future Fabrics Student Challenge

Emerging designers, makers and researchers are invited to explore regenerative materials, indigenous knowledge and textile innovation through a new Africa-wide challenge

June 11, 2026

Oscars 2026: The red-carpet details we loved most

Fashion Features

Oscars 2026: The red-carpet details we loved most

From Amazonian-grown fibres to politically charged brooches and intricate handiwork, here are the fashion details that stood out from the glitter.

March 16, 2026

When ‘sustainable’ fashion backfires on the environment

Fashion Features

When ‘sustainable’ fashion backfires on the environment

How innovations in the circular economy can actually potentially wiping out any environmental gains.

September 15, 2025

Fashion Features

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

Writing letters to the future unlocks powerful visioning

Features

Writing letters to the future unlocks powerful visioning

Through letters to the future and a collective artmaking journey, And Yet We Imagine invites us to plant new seeds of hope, compost outdated ideas, and dream beyond the limits of today’s world.

April 29, 2025

Features

After Library of wearable narratives

“These garments hold you, like they’ve held others before you.” Thulile Gamedze’s After Library invites us to wear memory, history, and meaning.

April 23, 2025

There is soft power in contemporary textile art

Features

There is soft power in contemporary textile art

Every time I visit the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, I make it my mission to seek out the textile art. In earlier years I had to hunt for these pieces, most of which were woven. More recently, however, I’ve...

March 3, 2025

Review: Looking for clean make-up? We tried Essence

Beauty Guides

Review: Looking for clean make-up? We tried Essence

Now more than ever, people are serious about what they put into their bodies—but what about the stuff we put on our bodies? As the conversation around harmful food ingredients and chemicals found in certain fabrics grows louder, one sector...

February 24, 2025

Explainer: Counterfeit culture and why fakes threaten designers and our economy

Explainers Features

Explainer: Counterfeit culture and why fakes threaten designers and our economy

If clothing is designed in South Africa, produced in South Africa, and inspired by the symbolism of Xhosa beadwork, shouldn’t South Africans – not counterfeiters – benefit from its success? Here we explain why the prevalence of fakes isn’t about...

February 20, 2025

Cape Town hosts slow African fashion at 3rd edition of Confections x Collections

Features

Cape Town hosts slow African fashion at 3rd edition of Confections x Collections

The third annual Confections x Collections fashion event presented by Mount Nelson, a Belmond hotel and curated by Twyg, will once again provide a unique platform for diverse, authentic African perspectives and sartorial storytelling. Taking place from 5 – 9...

October 2, 2024

A night fit for our stars: the 5th annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards

2023 Awards

A night fit for our stars: the 5th annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards

Designers, members of the media, finalists, judges, sponsors and visionaries turned out in well-heeled force at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards event on Thursday 23 November 2023. To celebrate sustainable fashion’s finest, the fifth annual edition of the awards took...

November 27, 2023

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Shop guilt free in Cape Town

We know that traveling, in general, isn’t the most eco-friendly activity, so being mindful of how you spend your money is important. We tailor sustainable shopping tours for you.

April 11, 2018

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14 Young African innovators imagine the future of textiles

Africa Textile Talks launches Future Fabrics Student Challenge

Oscars 2026: The red-carpet details we loved most

When ‘sustainable’ fashion backfires on the environment

The Story of Ambani Fish Leather

Writing letters to the future unlocks powerful visioning

After Library of wearable narratives

There is soft power in contemporary textile art

Review: Looking for clean make-up? We tried Essence

Explainer: Counterfeit culture and why fakes threaten designers and our economy

Cape Town hosts slow African fashion at 3rd edition of Confections x Collections

A night fit for our stars: the 5th annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards

Shop guilt free in Cape Town

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