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The value behind a VIVIERS garment | What determines the price of a garment COUTURE CRAFTSMANSHIP Every garment is hand-cut, hand-made and hand-finished in our South African atelier. Each piece is crafted to be lived with, treasured and, one day, passed on. UNIQUENESS & LIMITED EDITIONS Pieces are produced as one-of-one or in ultra-limited runs. Many garments are sculpted directly on the body. Slow production, intentional pattern cutting and reduced waste are at the core of our practice. SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISANS Every garment supports South African pattern cutters, tailors, beaders, dyers and finishers. We prioritise fair wages and dignified, skilled work within our studio community. SOCIAL IMPACT & TRANSPARENCY Each piece contributes to the livelihoods of 17 people within our studio. We believe in transparency and in crediting every hand involved. CONSCIOUS MATERIALS & PROVENANCE We use high-quality fabrics sourced with intention: South African fibres, collectible vintage textiles, reclaimed materials and vintage couture fabrics. Every textile is selected to honour provenance, reduce waste and preserve local craft heritage. Leftovers are re-imagined into appliqué, weaving, knitwork or embellishment. LIFETIME WARRANTY & CARE A VIVIERS garment is built to last. We offer a lifetime warranty on workmanship and an ongoing repair service to mend, maintain and refresh your piece over time. TIME AS LUXURY Each garment carries hours of research, pattern making, fittings and refined handwork. Time is our greatest luxury - our clothes take time to imagine, to cut, to stitch and to finish by hand. A VIVIERS piece is not just worn - it is lived with, collected and cared for over a lifetime. Thank you for valuing art, artisans and a slower, more human way of making clothes (Read Full Article on viviersstudio.com)

‘Needle Point’, Part Two, presented by our team, shot in our studio. Do you play with your clothes? Do you ever imagine how else they could be worn? How can you give something that was made with so much love and integrity a new look and feel, by simply restyling and reimagining it in a new way? In continuation of ‘Needle Point’, Part One, we present the second part of this collection, stripped back and communicated by the makers and those who imagined it with their loving, caring hands and minds in our studio. ‘From this breaking point, we move toward the needle point, the smallest place where change happens. A needle pierces, joins, and repairs. It speaks to the hands behind each fibre, while pointing to a larger idea. Transformation begins with careful, intentional acts. Here, each material meets the hands of the maker, and every choice becomes visible in the result. The singular self converges with the collective whole.’ Words by Lezanne Viviers, excerpt from AW26 Conceptual Write-Up Through this lookbook, our full team of tailors, artisans, producers, and creative minds behind the work had the opportunity to style and wear what they have poured their love, care, and intention into. This is what it looks like when the makers wear and style their own work: choices that reflect their personal style and shape. A big part of our design process involves multiple people in our team trying on mock-ups to ensure the garment is diverse in sizing and styling. Our clothes are intended to be interpreted by the wearer, styled and played with, to fit into everyone’s unique lifestyle and personality. We hope these images spark something in you and inspire you to reimagine your wardrobe through creative play and styling. Come and find the piece that reflects your unique point of view: ‘Needle Point’, Part Two, live on viviersstudio.com. To request a catalogue, please contact: [email protected] Photographed by Karla Muller (@lifeofkarla )

OPEN CALL: Artists, Artisans, Designers and Students. Wool World: “Karoo Kraal” | An exhibition co-curated by Viviers and Hoven, presented at the Karoo Winter Wool Festival, 3–4 July 2026. Viviers and Hoven (@hovendesign ) invite submissions across fine art, design, furniture, and fashion, created using South African wool, mohair, cashmere, alpaca, as well as ostrich leather and feathers. Fine Art Sculpture, objects, textile paintings, and wall-based works. Design, craft and Furniture Seating, lighting, side tables, room dividers as well as soft furnishings like pillows, bedding and towels. Fashion Garments, accessories, jewellery, bags, socks and shoes. All works must be developed using natural fibres with a focus on South African animal fibres such as South African wool, mohair, cashmere, alpaca, as well as ostrich leather and feathers. The exhibition explores five distinct archetypes, outlined in this proposal that reflect contemporary South African identities, lifestyles, and material cultures. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 May 2026 // SUBMIT VIA THE LINK IN BIO [Image description: Wool World: “Beneath Karoo Skies” co-curated by Viviers and Hoven, presented at the Karoo Winter Wool Festival 2025. Photographed by Karla Muller (@lifeofkarla ). Image credits, left to right: Artwork created by Viviers and Hoven interns from knitwear by Hannelie Bekker, Installation by Tali Lehr-Sacks, Tapestry by Coral + Hive, Chair by Ronel Jordaan.] @karoo_winter_wool_festival @capewoolsa @mohairsouthafrica

It all begins with disclosure... How can one live without questioning the most sacred of questions in life? Who are we and where do we come from? What are our origin stories? ‘Seven years ago in Japan, we rented an RV for 21 days on our honeymoon. We began our quest to learn more about the ancient Japanese kimono craft and the beautiful techniques used to adorn these traditional garments. ‘Ki-Mono,’ to wear a thing, might refer to the ordinary beauty found in the most extraordinary craft. We started in Tokyo, visiting the street markets of Harajuku, where beautiful hand-painted silk kimonos were swapped for American jeans and sportswear. We started the search and slowly learned more about the ancient Silk Route and the trade of this precious textile between countries. As we left the city and drove for weeks through Nikkō, Gunma, Nagano, Kanazawa, and Kyoto, we started to learn more about the stories of the kimono... We learned that the pattern on each kimono speaks to the flower in bloom, reflecting the season in nature. We learned that screen printing by hand gave each kimono its unique feature, and how gold cording and hand embroidery were touched through the loving hand of the Shokunin, with an approach and philosophy to always do something in both one’s technical best ability, but also with the best attitude. In Japan, both carry the same weight. I was deeply inspired by the Japanese way of making, optimising a rectangular piece of cloth, with no waste, into the beauty of the everyday uniform, the Ki-Mono. For three weeks, we reached the most intimate villages, markets, and antique stores, immersing ourselves in the love and mastery imbued in every inch of silk. Reaching the end of our trip, the RV housed my acquired kimono collection, and a few additional pieces of luggage later, back in JHB, I have been treasuring these ‘things’ since our honeymoon in 2018. Recently, we have decided to include a select few of these treasured kimonos into our new work, reinterpreting these special pieces in our studio, through our own hands, with love and care, in our laboratory of imagination.’ Lezanne Check your labels. Question!

Needle Point Part 1 | Hand-Felting
 What happens when two Karoo fibres with completely different personalities, from two different animals, are processed together?
 South African wool and mohair each bring something unique to felting. Felted wool is not a woven fabric, but a non woven textile created through heat, moisture, and agitation. Merino wool has tiny scales that allow it to felt and tangle fibres together and bind easily, creating structure and form. Mohair, by contrast, has a smoother surface and resists felting, but brings strength, durability, and a soft, luminous halo. When combined, wool becomes the foundation that holds the form, while mohair introduces light, movement, and a quiet glow across the surface. As mohair is worked into a wool base, it softens edges and creates fluid transitions, adding depth through the contrast between matte and light reflective textures. The result is a textile that is grounded and alive with the soil from the Karoo. Through this process, the fibres compact and mat together tightly to create pure wool and mohair felt, without any thread or weaving involved in the manufacturing. We continue our collaborations with our friend Stephanie Bentum, a textile artist who specialises in moulding, sculpting, knitting and felting natural fibres. Together, we further explore the unique sculptural qualities of local Merino wool and mohair, resulting in vests with infinity points at the heart chakra and felted knitwear. These ‘portal’ concepts were first seeded in collaboration with Marlene Hettie Steyn, but are explored further in studio with our constant questioning of our existence. “The luxury of wool is transformed through the ancient art of hand felting into bespoke textiles and products for interior décor and fashion wear. This contemporary textile is where I find myself. Wool is a natural fibre with magnificent qualities; warm, breathable, can be heavy and lightweight, resilient, durable, water resistant, renewable and sustainable. Wool felt is created from animal fibres, mainly sheep’s wool. It provides a more luxurious feeling, making it ideal for a high quality textile.” - Stephanie Bentum

How can one build an intentional wardrobe that reflects both your lifestyle and your values through craft? How can it communicate who you are, without a single word? We approach our wardrobe as a collection that reflects our community of craft and care, with a clear concept and intimate consideration. We love to work with the best quality natural and animal fibres, including South African wool, mohair, alpaca, and ostrich products. Each is selected for its integrity and longevity, and for its ability to withstand time and move through all seasons, as these materials are alive and intelligent. We continue our collaborations with our friends and community of artisans, each contributing their expertise to the evolution of the work. @wraptknitwear continues to experiment with us through laddered and distressed silk and mohair knits, often including a bead, and this season, exploring invisible mending. @stephanie.bentum.textiles brings her expertise in hand felting, working onto hand knitted vests. Together, we explore the sculptural qualities of local Merino wool and mohair, resulting in vests with infinity points at the heart chakra. These concepts were seeded through ongoing collaborations with @marlenehettie and further explored in the studio. @botanical_nomad , whose practice in botanical dye and print, transforms locally gathered, tannin rich plants into nuanced, soil safe colour and graphics. @color.s4u , a colourist with expertise in slow dip dyeing, gradually building a vibrant ombré into our silk sets. @nutcase_acts , whose expertise in upcycling aluminium can tabs, collected from the streets of Johannesburg, informs our signature can tab chains. @cool_tabs extends this language through their perfected crochet technique of can tabs, creating new textiles with wool yarn that we drape and sculpt into bibs or jackets, both light and warm. ’Needlepoint’ is practical and transseasonal, intended to bridge between seasons while continuing to build on our intention of customising and shaping your individual wardrobe. How do you build your wardrobe? Book your private appointment to browse the new collection and consult on building your unique wardrobe.

What if craft was not always defined by what was made new, but also included how we choose to repurpose what already exists?
 Our studio finds tremendous joy and creativity in repurposing objects of integrity. We celebrate the uniqueness found in them, with the objective to breathe new life into them by looking at them anew. This metamorphic process is what we love and cherish, and forms the foundation of our practice.
 ‘The Beauty of Everyday Things,’ by Yanagi Sōetsu was gifted to me by a close friend with whom I share the sentiment that we often overlook the craft and beauty found in mundane objects we take for granted, exceptional design that enriches our lives through its profound aesthetic value, practical use, and craftsmanship.
 A seven year friendship with @krone.world , as Saturn returns and we almost celebrate seven years of VIVIERS, where we have walked hand in hand along pathways of craft and care and play, is filled with gratitude and joy.
 “One morning after a beautiful moonlit dinner, I noticed an MCC muselet next to my crystals that I had been charging in the moonlight. It was so clear, they belonged together. As if the muselet volunteered to extend its life cycle in a symbiotic relationship, to carry and behold the crystal, together becoming what is now our VIVIERS amulets. These pieces united as if the crystal retained the memories and the moment around the dinner table. The next morning, twisted and curled like lovers, they lay in the sun to recharge.” Lezanne Viviers The champagne muselets are transformed from enclosing the cork of a bottle of Krone MCC into delicate enclosures for our crystal amulets, reframing both the object and its meaning into protective holders of intention and vital lifeforce energy from Mother Gaia.
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NEEDLE POINT AW26 Part 1 Following ‘The Last Straw, From Needle Point to Infinity Point’, our dialogue around natural and animal fibres continues within the VIVIERS studio, materially and conceptually. This collection emerges as a response to ‘The Last Straw…’, co curated by Li Edelkoort and Phillip Fimmano for Investec Cape Town Art Fair. It builds on the idea of the needle point as the place where change begins, within a pause, within the breath, where craft becomes a site of transformation through experimentation. Centred on natural and animal fibres, these works honour both ancient material histories and future possibilities. Through conscious craft, we meditate through fibre, experimenting, imagining, and making anew. At the needle point of rupture, we pause. Stillness. Breath. The quiet joy of thread through eye. Precision. Presence. “Needlepoint” is also a slow, intentional practice, each stitch holding time, emotion, and the hand of the maker, resisting industrial speed. “My grandmother embroidered such tapestries. I remember her on the stoep of a small cabin in Van Rhynsdorp. Years later, inheriting her pieces sparked a search, through antique markets, cities, and charity shops. For over fifteen years, I’ve collected these fragments. A year ago, we began reworking them in the studio, drawing, stitching, joining them anew. These works carry my personal and our collective histories, forming a living tapestry.” - Lezanne Repair, for us, is philosophical. A re-stitching of the world. A quiet resistance. A return to where change begins: the Needle Point.

Remembering Cape Town Art and Furniture Week, we dressed those who don’t quite fit into a box, those who move between disciplines, thresholds that choose to connect one’s understanding of life through opening doorways that become portals to new rabbit holes, artists, curators, collectors, independent thinkers, makers, farmers, artisans and futurists who live in the present moment, people who live in the in between, in the pause, in the imagination found within the breath. What does it mean to belong to something without becoming the same? How does one keep one’s independent thinking, yet realise that we are all one? Some people are bound less by what they do, and more by how they question, experiment and see, a shared curiosity about where we come from, and how we might exist alongside one another without losing ourselves. Each one distinct, yet somehow in conversation. Each one imagining, challenging, reshaping, holding onto the idea that reality is not fixed, but something we can soften, question and remake together. We are changing our minds. We are changing our realities. How wonderful it is to observe the magnetic force that pulls us towards one another. Thank you to our community of kindness, a toast to Krone MCC (@krone.world ) CREDITS: Cover Image, Showroom and Lookbook Photographer: Zander Opperman (@uglybruv ) Art Party Photographer Sune van Tonder (@aftersune ) Music by (@seiya.matsushita ) Art Party Creative contributors & collaborators: Presented by Soho House (@sohohouse ) Co-hosted by VIVIERS (@viviers.studio ) & House and Leisure (@houseandleisure ) Food design by Studio H (@studio_h_ ) in collaboration with Juwan Beyers (@juwan.beyers.food.design ) Fashion styling by Kristi Vlok (@kristivlok ) MCC by Krone (@krone.world ) Wine by Twee Jonge Gezellen Cascara cola by CAS (@drinkcas ) With special thanks to Cape Grace (@capegracehotel ), Mohair South Africa (@mohairsouthafrica ) & Cape Wools SA (@capewools ) Look Book Model: Bradley Cloete (@bradelwaddel ) Styling by VIVIERS Team Location: Apartment 1101, Mutual Heights, 14 Darling Street, Cape Town, CBD

ART PARTY | ICTAF 2026 Co-hosted by VIVIERS and @houseandleisure and presented by @sohohouse in collaboration with @studio_h_ x @juwan.beyers.food.design and @krone.world , the Art Party opened Cape Town Art Fair and Cape Town Furniture Week. The evening celebrated the opening of The Last Straw and included a salon-style Natural and Animal Fibre fashion presentation curated by VIVIERS and styled by Kristi Vlok (@kristivlok ) In the spirit of collaboration and the philosophy of Ubuntu, our styling approach intentionally synthesized pieces from a diverse collective of designers to curate a singular, unified vision. This showcase featured a dynamic cross-section of fifteen emerging and established African designers, alongside heritage retailers like Polo South Africa(@polosouthafrica ) and Gerber & Co (@gerber_and_co ) Student work from the Design Academy of Fashion was also included in the curation and styling. By spotlighting these future leaders, we actively bridge the gap between education and industry. Through integrating these varying tiers of African talent, we demonstrate the power of collective action. Together, we are building the momentum necessary to drive a deeper global dialogue around natural fibres and ignite a true REWOOLUTION. Photography by Sune van Tonder (@aftersune ) Creative contributors & collaborators: Presented by Soho House (@sohohouse ) Co-hosted by VIVIERS (@viviers.studio ) & House and Leisure (@houseandleisure ) Food design by Studio H (@studio_h_ ) in collaboration with Juwan Beyers (@juwan.beyers.food.design ) Fashion styling by Kristi Vlok (@kristivlok ) MCC by Krone (@krone.world ) Wine by Twee Jonge Gezellen Cascara cola by CAS (@drinkcas ) With special thanks to Cape Grace (@capegracehotel ), Mohair South Africa (@mohairsouthafrica ) & Cape Wools SA (@capewools ) MODELS: Pivot Aurel (@pivot_official_ )

We, together with Li Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano, Launched a Year-Long series of Natural & Animal Fibre Dialogues Across Art, Design and Fashion During the Investec Cape Town Art Fair and Cape Town Furniture Week. This initiative unfolded through ‘The Last Straw, From Needlepoint to Infinity Point’, an exhibition co-curated by @lidewijedelkoort , @philipfimmano and VIVIERS in the Art Deco showroom of Viviers. The exhibition brought together local and international artists, designers and fashion practitioners working primarily with wool, mohair, alpaca, cashmere and other responsibly sourced natural fibres- both materially and conceptually. Guests had the opportunity to experience and touch South African Merino wool from Cape Wools SA and Gerber & Co, as well as Mohair from Angora goats from Mohair South Africa, in its greasy (raw), scoured (washed), and combed (semi-processed) forms, before observing these fibres in their final creative expressions within the exhibition. The programme launched through a series of daily candlelit walkabouts, accompanied by beautiful handmade candles by @okra.candle , where guests were invited to take a seat by THEFOURTH while enjoying a glass of Krone MCC. We continued our sisterhood with @nurushowroom , exploring Impact Investing as part of the Demystifying Wealth series. Conversations unfolded around the journey from farm to fabric with @francesv.h_mohair of FRANCES V.H Mohair, as well as the importance of ostrich farming with @justine_schafer of Cape Cobra Leathercraft. These moments included an intimate sermon, Lamb of Hope, led by Li Edelkoort, and the week concluded with a mending workshop co-hosted with @twygmag , guided by Holly Kane Together, the programme created spaces for reflection and exchange; honouring the traditions, practices and communities that sustain the fibre ecosystem while imagining thoughtful pathways for its future through experimentation and innovation. Thank you to (@mohairsouthafrica ), (@capewools ), (@krone.world ), (@polosouthafrica ), (@gerber_and_co ), (@samil_natural_fibres ), and (@_the fourth_) for your support. With Special thanks to @houseandleisure , and @hannerievisser from @studio_h_

‘REWOOLUTION’ unfolded as a curated booth by VIVIERS and @hovendesign at Investec Cape Town Art Fair, continuing the dialogue of ‘Wool World’. The exhibition explored collective renewal through natural and animal fibres, reflecting on humanity’s relationship to craft through a return to the origins of materials as a source of life. The birth of these materials began with the land, the soil, and the fibres from our loving animal kingdom, the shepherds that cared for them, and the hands that processed them, before being creatively reimagined by artists, craftspeople, and designers alike. At its centre, the WOOL CUBE emerged as a softened reimagining of the WHITE CUBE. Draped woollen batting by @gerber_and_co cocooned the exhibition, creating softly rounded edges as a backdrop. Wool and Mohair bales by @capewools , @gerber_and_co and @mohairsouthafrica filled the space, forming a nurturing landscape of comfort and warmth. Floating elements were suspended within a custom powder-coated galvanised steel structure by @galvatechonline . Art and fashion pieces made from natural and animal fibres revealed the material’s journey across craft, design, and contemporary practice, all the way from their provenance. REWOOLUTION reminds us that meaningful change happens slowly, through shared effort and a collective intention to make and reshape the world around us. The WOOL CUBE brought together contemporary art, intentional craft, design, and fibre practice. The works reconnect material to land, animal, and the community of human hands, while positioning natural and animal fibres within contemporary cultural discourse. A special thanks to Mohair South Africa (@mohairsouthafrica ), Cape Wools SA (@capewools ), Polo South Africa (@polosouthafrica ), Gerber & Co (@gerber_and_co ), Galvatech (@galvatechonline ), Samil Natural Fibres (@samil_natural_fibres ), and Olympic Paints (@olympicpaints ) Powered by @nurushowroom Thank you to everyone who supported, participated in, and visited the REWOOLUTION booth. The dialogue will continue later this year at the Karoo Wool Winter Festival, 4-6 July in Middelburg.