Shamyra Moodley is an accountant-turned-creative director of Laaniraani, and creates one-of-a-kind sustainable designs from donated remnant fabric. With a passion for colours and textures, Shamyra combines art and fashion to express her African, Indian and Irish heritage. The multi-award-winning designer, who most recently brought home 2023 Eco Responsibility Special Prize awarded by Africa Fashion Up and HEC Paris, Nicholas Coutts/ TWGY Sustainable Fashion Award in 2022 and the AFI Fastrack Designer of the Year award in 2021, believes sustainable fashion can help the sector in a variety of ways.“The combination of legislation, consumer education, the mindset of repurposing wasted fabric, and considered design with scale in mind can bring about an industry shift that benefits our planet and its people.
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