Regardless of whether you are a slow fashion enthusiast or not, you’ve probably noticed that thrifting is on the rise, in a big way. As more and more people have started to thrift and more and more online thrift shops have popped up, a new concern about the ethics of thrifting has arisen: is thrifting…
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Staycay Vacay: Our Favourite Local Getaway Spots
One of the things we missed most during the stricter lockdowns, last year, was the opportunity to go on little getaways and explore corners of the country that we haven’t been to yet, or that we wanted to return to, because they brought us a sense of serenity. While confined to our homes, we started…
Classism, privilege and sustainable fashion
Reality check: being able to shop ethically and “sustainably” is a privilege. Sustainable living, in the sense of the current sustainability narrative, requires that you have: The time to educate yourself about the social and environmental issues of the fashion industry, to be a conscious consumer, the time to seek out slow fashion brands that…
People: Modupe Oloruntoba
We need to start by saying that this is an interview that we have BEEN wanting to do to, ever since we started cnscs_, almost a year ago! Modupe embodies so much of what cnscs_ means to us and each month, in our planning meetings, we’d discuss whether it was the right time to reach…
Starting the year in cnscs_ style
Welcome back to the cnscs_ corner of the internet! The start of the new year always has a reflective air to it, as we prepare for a new chapter and allow ourselves to embrace a new opportunity to try again. Why shouldn’t this reflection apply to our personal style journeys too? It is the perfect…
One year of cnscs_ – where to from here?
We’ve been sharing our thoughts, resources, tips and tricks in this cnscs_ corner of the internet for almost a year now. We started creating content for 2020, this time last year. And, the good news is that we are not going anywhere! Each time we reflect on the journey of cnscs_, the thing we are…
Visuals: Greyton Getaway
Last week, we went on a little mid-week getaway to a farm just outside of Greyton. Being tucked away in the mountains, in our cozy cottage reminded us of how much beauty this country holds and how much joy there is in local travel. We are always curious about what other people get up to…
Part 3: Loved Clothes Last
We are back with the next part of our Loved Clothes Last series! This time, we are chatting to local fashion activist, Zakiyya Karim. Zakiyya studied Visual Communications and is now a Junior Art Director at a Ogilvy (a creative agency in Cape Town). She is also a slow fashion enthusiast and helped organise a…
A few tips for finding your personal style
This quote from our cnscs_ people interview with Luh’ra sums up what personal style means, to us, really well: “An item of clothing doesn’t make your personal expression, it’s more about how you choose to wear it – that’s where the expression comes in.” We believe that developing your personal style is an important part…
People: Emma Jones-Phillipson
Emma Jones-Phillipson is a freelance, gender, policy and climate consultant, based in Cape Town. She also happens to be one of our dearest friends! We met Emma, because of our mutual interests in slow fashion. In fact, when Stella first started her slow fashion journey, Emma’s articles on Twyg were some of the first articles…
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