As a general rule of thumb, every $1 we spend on physical items like new clothes or makeup, comes with 1kg of greenhouse gas pollution embedded in the production chain. This surprising statistic is behind this month’s 1 million women campaign’s SHOP focus. For the rest of September, we are being encouraged to think about…
Natural skincare and beauty range Burt’s Bees is providing the signature ‘lippy’ for the important Liptember initiative, which raises money for gender specific mental health issues. For the entire month of September, the gorgeous and award-winning Burt’s Bees Rose Tinted Lip Balm will be available for only $10 at any Lorna Jane or Myer store….
Everything we do, dear readers, we do it for you! That’s why we want to hear what you’ve got to say about all things Peppermint – your favourite articles and sections, what you could live without, and what you’d like to see more of on our pages. And of course, we’d like to learn a little…
This month, Stella McCartney’s lower price, eco-friendly lingerie line will be rolling out into American chain stores Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom and Barneys New York. For those of us here in Australia, we will be able to buy the collection online at Net-A-Porter. The cute-as-can-be lingerie combos are made of French Calais lace and silk, organic…
Penchant for the swinging 60s? Don’t we all! The Queensland Museum’s Bespoke showcase are taking us back in time on August 24 for a 60s-themed celebration of design, music and vintage fashion. Reverse Garbage designers Brooke Nelson and Bill Ennals, along with artists including Al James, will fill the Collector’s Cafe with handmade furniture and artistic…
Winter sunshine beckons us outdoors, and there’s nothing more satisfying than shaking off those pesky chills with a day in the park. This Saturday the annual Home Festival will once again sprout up in Brisbane’s Raymond Park, offering a host of workshops, markets and general festival fun. Pop down for a tutorial in clothes mending, cooking,…
If you’ve been meaning to get round to making something out of your bowerbird stash of broken jewellery and thrifted bits and bobs, The Treasury is the place to do it. Running out of Melbourne’s historic Nicholas Building, attendees are invited bring along broken or unloved jewellery and found objects and experienced jeweller Emma Grace…
You know what I love about a good nail polish? That I can go out in my grey tracky-daks and thongs and somehow still look a little polished… like some kind of effort to be presentable has actually been made. And with Kester Black I have nail paint that pops in an array of beautiful…
Although they’re seen as a rite of passage for every designer, runway shows are notoriously expensive to stage. But a good designer will find a way to make the impossible possible – or in this case, Pozible. The crowdfunding site is fast becoming the go to space for up-and-coming creatives to show their stuff, and…
Sure, we’ve all daydreamed of being swept onto a gorgeous, remote beach… But what doesn’t figure into that fantasy is being washed up alongside over four thousand thongs! Chili Beach residents (all nine of them) woke up to this dirty reality recently when marine conservation group Tangaroa Blue Foundation led sixty environmental volunteers in a…
This July, London (and Peppermint!) took part in The Ethical Fashion Forum’s SOURCE Summit which drew together a crowd of forward-thinking ethical fashion pioneers. Participants from all over the world united to discuss the multitude of issues our industry faces, as well as some of the groundbreaking ideas and methods we’re using to change the way…
Remote controls and shopping trolleys may not seem the most obvious materials of choice when designing a dress, but for this year’s Fashion Less Waste competition, out-of-the-box ideas were exactly the right train of thought for contestants. For the third year running, the Australian Museum invited fashion innovators to create wearable art out of materials destined…