Another Hollywood heavyweight supports fashion for a cause with the recent announcement that Charlize Theron has teamed up with TOMS to create a limited edition shoe in support of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Program. Theron founded the Program in 2007 to support young African people in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The colourful orange design…
Fashion festivals used to be all about the runway shows, but these days there’s a lot more going on. L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) again offers plenty of opportunities to go beyond next season’s trends – find out more about the NGV’s fashion collections at a behind-the-scenes talk by the fashion and textile curators at…
As part of the festivities for International Women’s Day, a celebratory concert, Half the Sky, is being held in Melbourne tonight (March 7) to raise funds for the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and their partners. As well as entertainment from a line up of well known Australian artists like Claire Bowditch, Em Rusciano and…
We at Peppermint love a good fashion festival, especially one that brings style to the suburbs. Running alongside L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Colour Box Studio’s Fashion Program is doing exactly that – with the added bonus of a focus on sustainable, ethical and local fashion. Dates to jot into your diary if you happen to…
With Autumn upon us, it’s time to start gearing up for the Walk in Her Shoes Challenge. Held annually and run by CARE Australia, the initiative challenges you to walk 10,000 steps a day for a week and raise funds for your efforts. All money raised goes to supporting CARE projects helping women and girls…
On March 11, the European Union will be banning the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics – and the move has sparked activity here in our neck of the woods too. The co-founder and managing director of LUSH Australia are calling on Accord Australasia Limited and its counterparts to turn their backs on animal testing once…
The quality of design-led eco fashion exhibited at this season’s London Fashion Week Estethica showcase was extremely high, as always. With new-on-the-scene Liora Lassalle straight out of Central St Martins, through to long term friends Goodone, who have been there from the birth of Estethica six years ago, there was a huge variety of designers,…
In September, the nation will decide who they want to lead the country, based on various issues including one of the most controversial of our times – the rights of asylum seekers. With this in mind, barrister and refugee advocate Jessie Taylor is taking her documentary Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea on…
Yesterday’s Academy Awards Red Carpet was dotted with eco fashion glamour, with the star of the show clearly being ‘Bond Girl’ Naomie Harris who donned the winning design from the Red Carpet, Green Dress challenge. Designer Michael Badger, under mentor Vivienne Westwood, created the piece using recycled zippers, organic materials and even old chocolate wrappers!…
Eco Fashion continues to thrive on the international stage, with the recent New York Fashion Week being no exception. A raft of eco and ethical designers were on show including Samantha Pleet, John Patrick, Edun and Costello Tagliapietra. But one of the newest faces to debut at this year’s Fashion Week was up and coming…
This month we celebrated the launch of the first ever PETA-approved Vegan Fashion Awards in the UK. With celebrity judges including Sadie Frost and Meg Mathews, the awards saw some big ethical fashion brands recognised and rewarded. Eco fashion stalwart Stella McCartney cleaned up in the Most Stylish Shoes and Most Stylish Sneakers categories and…
Feel the earth move in SA this March with WOMADelaide (World of Music, Arts & Dance): one of the nation’s premier outdoor festivals. Commended for The Greener Festival Award in 2012, WOMADelaide features a rich, family-friendly program of music, food, dance, art, workshops, street theatre, kids activities and markets running over four days in Adelaide’s…
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