Ethics and eco-friendliness don’t typically go hand-in-hand with mass-market fashion. Rules of thumb are made to be broken, however, and ASOS are certainly challenging our preconceptions. The UK-based online giant has just launched an Australian store, which means less time waiting by the mailbox for your latest purchase to arrive. We thought we would take…
October has rolled around again and Oxfam’s annual Exchange for Change, a month-long campaign dedicated to raising ethical fashion awareness, is well underway. Part of the 3things initiative which encourages young people to take small steps toward a fairer and healthier planet, Exchange is all about swapping clothes and learning more about labour rights and environmental…
As the old saying goes, “through the sharing of food we share life and no one is ever lonely or hungry.” This Sunday, October 16th, is World Food Day: your chance to put these words into practice by lending a helping hand to the 13 million people in the Horn of Africa at risk of…
Spring has sprung and it’s time to clear that wintery musk from our wardrobes. We all know a clothing swap fosters the opportunity to make someone’s old threads your latest fashion ‘steal’, while keeping your eco conscience at ease. Next Tuesday the 18th of October marks the date for the annual QUT Fashion SWAP. The event will feature…
Undress Brisbane is a new fashion movement with sustainability on its mind. Their message is simple: If you don’t know where it was made, what it was made from or where it will end up – take it off! The Undress revolution officially kicks off this Saturday October 15 with a one-off event in Brisbane. The…
Australians spend over $10 billion every year on goods we don’t use, much of which ends up in the 20 million tonnes of landfill we produce annually. Buy Nothing New Month are reversing this trend one shopping trip at a time with 31 days of conscientious consumption. This October you can pledge to trade your…
For those of us who just can’t get enough of the colour-blocking trend, our friends over at KeepCup have now introduced a delightfully irreverent ‘mix up the colours like no one’s watching’ Rocker Series of their cult reusable coffee cup. Design your own online here, or purchase ‘pre-rocked’ versions from any good coffee shop or…
Some families are creative by nature. If your grandmother owned her own clothing store in 1940s Melbourne, there’s a good chance a love of sewing will be in your genes. Continuing a family legacy of craftsmanship, Lillian Marie & Me is a connection between grandmother and granddaughter. LM & Me match boutique materials with contemporary…
You’ve probably heard of Rachel Burke’s ambitious fashion project, I Make You Wear It. Well, she’s about to reach the halfway point and she hasn’t run out of creative inspiration yet. What do you do with a stockpile of over 150 dresses just waiting to be pirouetted? A fashion flash mob of course! Tomorrow (October…
Being an eco warrior no longer means fossicking for your own organic fruits. Freshly launched Australian website EarthFirst is the online eco-directory that makes being green easy, peddling everything from earth-friendly nail polish remover to safe house paint, organic restaurants and wine and even environmentally-conscious investments. Website director Sol Pandiella-McLeod first started EarthFirst out of…
Sunny weather is upon us and the bike track beckons – it’s the perfect time of year to get back on the saddle. Whether you live and breathe cycling or just want to learn more about eco-friendly transport, the GreenUps Bicycle Extravaganza is your ticket to an evening of two-wheeled fun. Join 400 fellow lycra…
If you’re in Year 12 and just about to finish school then you’re probably sick to death of your school uniform. In fact, you’re probably sick to death of school. But for many girls, school is an unattainable dream. In Sierra Leone for instance, only one in six girls attend high school. It doesn’t have…