About OneThread | Sustainable African Fashion, Culture & Innovation

Redefining Sustainable Fashion - From Africa to the World.

OneThread is a fashion-tech platform and research-driven digital magazine designed to certify, connect, and amplify sustainable African brands. Built at the intersection of storytelling, technology, and transparency, we're creating a new kind of ecosystem - rooted in ubuntu, shaped by local truths, and built with the people who livem wear, and create from this continent.

[founder's note]

OneThread began with a question: "What would fashion look like if Africa was the sun, not the shadow?" as a conscious shopper, I struggled to find fashion that reflected both my values and my body. As a woman, a mother, and a creative on this continent, I wanted to build something that felt like home. OneThread is that - a platform where fashion is grounded in story, truth, and community.

Nyani Tutu-burris (Founder, Ceo)

[Fashion, Remade for Us]

We're not just a marketplace. Not just a research lab. Not jsut a media platform. We're building all of it - with you - because the future of fashion demands better systems, clearer standards, and better african-led storytelling.

[JOIN US at the beginning]

We're in our pilot phase - building in public, developing tools, testing frameworks, and working closely with designers and communities. Every article we write every insight we gather is part of a living research process. we don't have all the answers yet - but we're committed to finding them together.

Whether you're a conscious shopper, a brand trying to do better, or someone simply curious - you're invited to build with us OneThread is an open ecosystem. This is your seat at the table.

[values]

our values

the oompass guiding how Onwthread behaves and positions itself in the world

Africa first

Our starting point, not an afterthought. We celebrate and center african creativity, makers, and realities.

ubuntu-led

built on interconnectedness. we believe progress is collective and community shaped.

built on truth

transparency is our foundation - from production to impact, nothing is hidden.

designed for context

we recognise that sustainability looks different in every region. our solutions reflect african needs and nuance.

our blockchain-based systemensures verifiable travceability across the supply chain and our operations.

driven by data, informed by community

research-led and people-powered. our growth is shaped by ongoing conversations and lived experience.

Style Meets Impact

We believe you shouldn't have to choose between looking good and doing good. Our platform champions brands where aesthetics and ethics exist side by side.

Economic Justice is Fashion

We exist to shift power through visibility, access, and ownership. For us, fashion is a tool for liberation and opportunity, not just luxury.

Innovation with Integrity

From blockchain to biomaterials, we explore tech with care. We adopt innovation that serves people, not just performance metrics.

Accountability over optics

We don't do greenwashing, lip service, or fluff. If it can't be backed up, we don't put it out. Our work is built on proof not performance.

Let's Shape the future together

We're building something bold and are currently onboarding our first brands, partners, and voices shaping the future of fashion from africa. if you're building with purpose we want to hear from you.