Farm to Fabric Masterclasses: Educating the Next Generation of Fashion Designers
Education is one of our strategic pillars. Through partnerships with leading global fashion institutions, we connect students with the world of mohair, inspiring them to rethink their design approaches and unlock their creativity using mohair.
Mohair South Africa Shines at Pitti Filati 2024
Mohair South Africa attended Pitti Filati with several key objectives in mind. First and foremost, we aimed to promote mohair fibre, enhancing its global visibility and recognition as a sustainable, premium, and distinctly South African natural fibre.
GUGUBYGUGU: Sustainable African Fashion Wins at Paris Haute Couture Week
Gugu Peteni is the creative director and owner of GUGUBYGUGU, a South African fashion brand. She recently showcased her SS25 collection at Paris Hature Couture week and won an award.
Insights from the 2023 Textile Exchange Conference
The Mohair South Africa team travelled to London last month for the 2023 Textile Exchange Conference. This global gathering brought together over 1,800 in-person and virtual attendees, encompassing a spectrum of voices from farmers and activists to CEOs and NGOs.
Visiting the Prato Mills
The Natural Fibre Connect Prato Textile Recycling Tour commenced with an insightful visit to Manteco.
African Textile Talks 2023
The 2023 African Textile Talks hosted by Twyg &Imiloa Collective on Thursday, 17 August, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. This was a great opportunity to connect and learn about textiles, slow fashion, and design in AFRICA.
On the Cusp Series: The celebration of textile art with Frances van Hasselt
This local artist is all about honouring the art of working with mohair. Design is a way to capture stories and memories of places and spaces and recreate these moments into objects.
Time to celebrate GUGUBYGUGU at SA Fashion Week
Gugu Peteni studied fashion and textile design at the Nelson Mandela University (Cum Laude honours, 2017). Post-graduate, she worked as the in-house designer and retail manager for Mohair SA for three years, and in the process started her own fashion brand GUGUBYGUGU.