Twyg and 44 Stanley Avenue are bringing the Slow Fashion Festival to Johannesburg on Saturday, 20 April. Join us for a day of experiences, including learning different arts of mending, swapping preloved clothes, watching the film Fashion Reimagined, and more. During Fashion Revolution Week and before Earth Day, the Slow Fashion Festival will leave you […] The post Be inspired to mend and care at the Slow Fashion Festival in Johannesburg appeared first on twyg ..read more

A new fashion exhibition curated by Kenyan cultural producer Sunny Dolat is a showcase of 19 designers from across the African continent who have consistently resisted the monolithic fashion system. Housed at Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi, the exhibition is open from 4 – 14 April. Through the work of fashion designers, including Maxhosa Africa, […] The post Fashion Exhibition: Tradition(al) explores resistance through cloth and craft in Africa appeared first on twyg ..read more

In utilising waste materials, a product of an overly consumptive and decadent culture, designer Bubu Ogisi addresses colonialism and imperialism as evil spirits. The post Designer Bubu Ogisi unmasks truths about African fabrics appeared first on twyg ..read more

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 some of those outfits I can say ‘oh, yes that was what my mother wore […] The post Thabo Makhetha design nurtures your tribe appeared first on twyg ..read more

Care is a particular kind of love, one that involves what we do for each other in this world. Care can be defined as a “species activity that includes everything we do to maintain, continue and repair our ‘world’ so that we can live in it as well as possible. That world includes our bodies, […] The post With love and care from Burkina Faso appeared first on twyg ..read more

Textiles and fashion emerge as unexpected yet potent agents for positive change in the context of Israel and Palestine, where tensions have endured for generations. Clothing often extends beyond superficial aesthetics, evolving into influential instruments for storytelling and social transformation. They weave narratives that transcend borders and linguistic barriers, contributing to fostering a sense of […] The post How common threads transform narratives in the Middle East appeared first on twyg ..read more

In celebration of South Africa’s sustainable fashion designers, this new editorial showcases sustainably and ethically made garments designed by Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2023 finalists. Thirty one finalists were selected from a total of 103 nominations by an independent and international jury of experts. The winners of the 11 awards categories were announced at an […] The post Grounded in nature appeared first on twyg ..read more

At the forefront of sustainable-fashion advocacy, Twyg’s annual Sustainable Fashion Awards strive to celebrate and support designers, creators, thought leaders and innovators who use best practices to help change fashion. After thoughtful consideration by our panel of esteemed judges – Nigerian entrepreneur and founder of Lagos Fashion Week Omoyemi Akerele, Swiss creative consultant, writer and […] The post 2023 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards finalists are announced appeared first on twyg ..read more

As day five of Confections x Collections 2023 wraps up, the soft afternoon sunlight falls across Chulaap’s collection. Tilting heads and lifting chins, the ten models and the designer Chu Suwannapha engage with photographers who want to capture the last moments of a fantastical fashion story. Chu, also known as the Prince of Prints, uses cloth to relate a seafarer’s tale. The Chulaap show is the final and […] The post Confections x Collections brings a dash of new to the vintage Mount Nelson appeared first on twyg ..read more

Fashion lovers from across Cape Town lined the lobby of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa last Thursday, which in the early evening was buzzing with anticipation for the Maxhosa Africa SS23/24 show, The theme of the show, titled A.S.T.O (African Space Travel Organisation), embodies the innovative spirit of pushing the boundaries of African […] The post Maxhosa Africa defies quiet luxury to be true to its African roots appeared first on twyg ..read more