Driving through New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward – the neighbourhood worst affected by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina – the devastation that left 80% of the city underwater for months, took more than 1800 lives and destroyed countless homes and businesses is still palpable. Wrecked houses, left abandoned just like the hospitals, schools and public buildings downtown,…
As much as we love fashion, it’s sometimes a bit of a struggle trying to work out what to wear for that party or new date, never mind a big function like a wedding or funeral – particularly when it’s your own… It’s probably not something you need to think about just yet, but your…
Our clever friends at BrisStyle are ready to show off their talents in a whole new way. The team’s brand new Craft Caravan project takes to the streets this weekend June 1st – 3rd with fun, crafty activities popping up right across the city. The festivities kick off this Friday from 10am with a day…
Meet Mina + Oli: Melbournian designer Laura Thomey’s superbly executed range of handbags and purses crafted from upcycled leather jackets. With a killer new lookbook out, we can only assume she’s been busy sneaking around deserted outback pubs stripping gangs of biker men of their prized second skins and transforming them into these most covetable,…
Nail art: either you love it or loathe it, but one thing is for sure – it is BIG in beauty right now. Thankfully, NCLA nail wraps take things a step further than good looks; this is nail art with a conscience! Nail Couture LA uses wraps that are free from toluene, dibutyl phthalate, formaldehyde…
We always knew Tassie was a good egg. The Tasmanian State Government has just made a ban on battery cage hens and will foot several million dollars in funding to encourage new cage-free environments. Greens Leader Nick McKim, who was instrumental to the decision, says: “There will be an immediate ban on any new battery…
Eight-year-old girls embroiled in child boxing in Thailand. Roma gypsy children struggling for acceptance as they attend mainstream school for the first time. An Indigenous Australian inmate taking her fight for prisoners’ rights to vote all the way to the High Court… These are just some of the inspiring and confronting stories you’ll find at…
With winter creeping up on us, the temptation to wrap ourselves in our favourite woollen blanket and head out to face the day is only growing stronger. Thankfully, we can enjoy the warmth and ease of said blankets with a much more fashionable (and socially acceptable) twist courtesy of the lovely ladies at a.m. assembly….
If you’re a fan of the arts then we sincerely hope you’ve kept your Friday night free! There’s going to be twice the usual opening night fun at Off the Kerb Gallery and Studios in Collingwood this weekend as two new exhibitions hit the walls. There’s Sharon McKenzie’s Re-Boot which takes pre-used materials collected from the roadside…
Fancy yourself as a bit of an entrepreneur? Or maybe you’re just curious to learn more about the big, bright world of online retail? Who better to teach us a thing or two about harnessing our creative dreams than our friends at Etsy! Taking place on June 2nd at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, Etsy…
A Movement is Brewing: Guest post by Nerida Lennon Last week more than a thousand key fashion stakeholders from around the globe descended on Copenhagen to join a movement to transition the fashion industry to sustainability. Copenhagen Fashion Summit is the world’s largest and most important conference on sustainable fashion and CSR. Like most things…
Long black or short black? Sugar or no sugar? There sure are a lot of choices in our daily routine, but there is one choice which makes a difference above all else: fair trade. For millions of farmers, producers and communities right around the world, that little fair trade label equals phenomenally changed lives. From…