MISS SA LALELA MSWANE TO WEAR RECYCLED GOWNS FROM PREDECESSORS

This year the Miss Universe pageant has challenged its contestants how they implement fashion sustainability should they be crowned the winner. In line with the the pageants requirements Lalela Mswane has taken what was meant to be a seasonal issue seriously.

We have witnessed the latest trends come and go in the Fashion industry, this is due to seasonal changes, this has created a problem because there has been a lack of sustainability that has arisen due to this. Fast fashion refers to inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends.

“We are so hungry for new, exciting and previously unseen items that we completely forget the implications of those choices and the effect it has on our planet. That is why I decided that half of my Miss Universe wardrobe will consist of outfits previously worn by my predecessors, the women who came before me and took our breaths away.

“I’ve decided to put my own spin on it and make sure that you still see me but I’m so grateful that I get to have a little piece of them with me, and all while making a small contribution towards a more sustainable future for fashion,” she wrote on Instagram.

Mswane has already started wearing looks from Miss South Africa 2018, Tamaryn Green, and Miss Universe 2019, Zozibini Tunzi. Mswane is participating in a pageant that has caused much political uproar since Miss Universe will take place in Israel.

The government pulled its support in the name of supporting the Palestinian people. NGO Citizens For Integrity wants the high court to rule that the boycott is unconstitutional, irrational and is a violation of several human rights and laws.