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Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025 opens nominations
Nominations for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025 are officially open for nominations until 3 October 2025. This year sees the introduction of the first Pan-African award category: the Merchants on Long Pan-African Artisanal Fashion Award. The awards recognise designers working at the intersection of style, sustainability, and social impact.
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“The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards honour the designers, brands and creatives who are using fashion as a tool for environmental and social change,” says Jackie May, founder of Twyg.
“We invite everyone to help us spotlight those working towards a fairer, slower, and more sustainable fashion system.”
Category is…
- Accessory Award
- Emerging Designer Award presented by H&M
- Farm-to-Fashion Award
- Innovative Design and Materials Award presented by Polo South Africa
- Pan-African Artisanal Fashion Award
- Retail Award
- Student Award
- Tastemaker Award
- Trans-seasonal Design Award
The winner of the Changemaker Award presented by Bash will receive R100,000.
The Changemaker category is not open for nominations; instead, the winner will be selected from the winners of the other categories.
Due to logistics, the Merchants on Long Pan-African Artisanal Fashion Award is not eligible to be considered for the Changemaker Award.
The Emerging Design Award presented by H&M also receives R100,000.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony, which will be held on 27 November 2025 in Cape Town.
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