Designers

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025 Open for Nominations

by Karabo Peter@karabo_peter_September 25, 2025September 23, 2025 92 0

The seventh edition of the Twyg Awards invites entries across ten categories, spotlighting designers and brands shaping a more sustainable fashion future.   Cape Town, South Africa (25 September 2025)…

Stitching Heritage and Sustainability in South Africa

by Karabo Peter@karabo_peter_ August 21, 2025August 28, 2025 1,041 0

Jackie May highlighted why South Africa must reimagine its relationship with textiles from natural fibres and cultural heritage to the everyday choices we make about what we wear.   Cape…

5 South African Designers Showcase at New York Fashion Week!

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyOctober 4, 2024October 4, 2024 2,041 0

Five female South African designers got the enormous opportunity to showcase their talent at New York Fashion Week!   Global (04 October 2024) — Five South African female designers got…

Leon Kluge is South Africa’s Landscape Designer of the Year

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguySeptember 25, 2024September 25, 2024 882 0

To no floral enthusiast’s surprise, South Africa’s Flower King, Leon Kluge, has been awarded Landscape Designer of the Year!   Cape Town, South Africa (25 September 2024) — At the…

Nominations for the 2024 Sustainable Fashion Awards are Open!

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguySeptember 23, 2024September 20, 2024 218 0

Calling all eco-focused fashionistas and designers! The 2024 Sustainable Fashion Awards’ Nominations are officially open:   South Africa (23 September 2024) — The nominations for the 2024 Sustainable Fashion Awards…

Gert-Johan Coetzee is the Unsung Star of the Miss SA Show 

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyAugust 12, 2024November 7, 2024 5,819 0

Celebrated fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee wowed the crowd at the Miss SA pageant with an array of gowns created via technology, 3D-printed magic and artistic flair!   Pretoria, South Africa…

Magugu Creates Fashion Love Letter for Oscar-Winning Lupita Nyong’o

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyOctober 18, 2023October 18, 2023 303 0

If fashion tells a part of our individual story, then the people who are a part of that story should be recognised! This is the thinking behind the latest collection…

South Africa’s Thebe Magugu Honoured for Fashion that Positively Impacts 

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyOctober 2, 2023October 2, 2023 551 0

Johannesburg-based designer Thebe Magugu has added another big award to his tally as honoured at a United Nations Event—this time for the designer’s dedication to positive impact in fashion.  …