Stories & Features
Exclusive: Meet Rayana Edwards, the amazing entrepreneur giving unemployed and uneducated South African women a new future in fashion.
Rayana Edwards is the director of Harem Consult, founder of Sari for Change, mother to five daughters, an entrepreneur, sustainable fashion consultant, life coach, and community change agent. Read more
Sewing circle at Soweto school enhances social fabric
Thabang Primary School chair Shadi Mogole teaches unemployed moms to sew school uniforms, thereby teaching them a skill that helps put food on the table. Read more
Sacred upcycles old saris into luxe modestwear
Supported by the Islamic Fashion and Design Council, and founded by 38-year-old Nina McLamb of Gothenburg, Sweden, the design label Sacred is a cross-continental collaboration. Read more
Sari for Change is more than just an upcycling fashion project
The fashion industry is one of the most polluting and wasteful in the world. After garments have been bought and worn out (some not worn out), they are discarded with, leading to over 84% of clothes ending up in landfills or being incinerated. Read more
The Fashionistas of Transformation
How sharing can revolutionise the fashion industry. Read more