Some you may be familiar with the euphoric sense of accomplishment (and sometimes frustration!) of making your very own garment. For those of you who aren’t, now is the time to get that dusty sewing machine out and feel the joy of creating. DIY couture is a London-based fashion label that encourages consumers to be…
If you’re free this Saturday July 9th, why not hip hop on down to Brisbane’s Musgrave Park for brand new music festival RECONciliation Beats! Supported by triple j and celebrating the 20th Anniversary of NAIDOC week, the festival offers a showcase of Australia’s best hip hop and emerging folk, funk and rock acts including Urthboy,…
Getting hooked up with leading UK creative contacts and a free return flight to do so feels somewhat dreamlike for a green creative down under. When you add the extra treat of $8000 spending money it becomes a fairy tale. However, you may not need to reach for a frog or a poison apple just…
I do love winter and its beautiful blue skies and crisp, brisk days, but what I don’t like is what it does to my skin. Dry. Itchy. Chapped. Me no likey. Thankfully, the beauty brainiacs from Antipodes have created Saviour Skin Balm and, oh my, it really is a saviour! This rich balm is a…
Q. What are you doing on July 12? A. Attending Trivia for Tigers at Honey Bar, South Melbourne! Well, that’s what we’d like you to be doing – you know, if you happen to be in Melbourne town and all! Trivia for Tigers* is the pub trivia you know and love – but with a…
If you’ve read our latest issue, you might have noticed that Peppermint is a proud sponsor of Oxfam’s 3things campaign: a movement encouraging people to make small, positive changes in their lives towards a goal of global goodness. We think the whole thing is pretty grand, especially the exclusive 3things poster Lauren Carney sketched up…
For most of us, treating ourselves to a nice morning takeaway from our local coffee shop has become a way of life. But what’s also become a way of life is the almost 3 million takeaway coffee cups we throw out in Australia every single day… Yeek! How many football fields would that fill? I’m…
My very first article for Peppermint was a Penny for Your Thoughts on food. I love food, adore it. I spoke about navigating my way through the various moral, ethical and religious values around food. Top of my mind was palm oil. Palm oil, for the most part, is farmed on land which was forest….
Eco-couturier and friend of Peppermint Rachael Cassar is going to New York! At least she will be if she can raise the funds. Thanks to her talent and passion for creating couture fashion from recycled materials, Cassar is one of only seven emerging designers worldwide who has been chosen by New York Fashion Week to…
I love the words pop-up shop, but I love them even more when they’re sandwiched in the same sentence as vintage caravan, handmade jewellery, artisans, antiques and, well, actual sandwiches. A working collaboration between sisters (and Peppermint faves) Perpetual One and old yarns, Two Golden Hours pop-up shop will be open from 10am-4pm this coming…
This coming Sunday, as part of ongoing World Environment Day celebrations, the Gold Coast will again be playing host to the region’s largest environmental festival, Green Day Out. Last year’s success means 2011 is set to be huge, with their Little Green Dress fashion competition taking centre stage. The competition will see fashion designers creating…
Climate change naysayers, take note. When polar bears start hanging out in Sydney, there’s definitely something afoot with the weather. From today until June 10th, one particularly special bear will make its icy presence felt during Sydney’s Vivid Festival. British sculptor Mark Coreth has travelled the world with his Ice Bear Project, and is bringing…
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