Music, Mud and Humanity: The Return of Bluesfest

After what felt almost like an eternity (1092 days to be exact), the iconic Byron Bay Bluesfest was resurrected this past Easter weekend showcasing some...

To Make Our Wardrobes Sustainable, We Must Cut New Clothes Purchases By 75%

If things don’t change fast, the fashion industry could use a quarter of the world’s remaining global carbon budget to keep warming...

Do You Shop for Second-Hand Clothes? You’re Likely to Be More Stylish

Not only is second-hand shopping good for the planet and your wallet, our new research finds the more style-conscious you are...

It’s a Dog’s Life! Some of Our Fave Sewing Patterns for Pooches

Once you get the handle on sewing things for yourself, you can enter the dangerous and exciting world of sewing things for the ones you...

Red Carpet Redo: Why Are We Still Celebrating Our Wear-It-Once Culture?

It’s that time of year again. Red carpet season is upon us and our feeds are a flurry of multiple must-have outfits per night, the...

A Community Threaded Together – Meet the Charity Clothing Flood Victims

As Mr Rogers is so often quoted as saying, in times of disaster “look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”...

NZ Fashion Industry Kicks Carbon to the Curb With New Circularity Scheme

New Zealand’s fashion folk are doing the Earth a solid and taking a huge leap into the future, tackling the country’s fashion and textile industry...

Take It or Sleeve It With This Fun Peppermint Bowen Dress Sleeve Hack!

Are you totally obsessed with the Peppermint Bowen dress yet? We know we are. It’s simple, it’s comfortable, it’s elegant, it’s swooshy, what more can...

Stay Sew Happy With These Technicolour Tips

Happy International Day of Happiness everyone! Like Kid Cudi before us, we’re all on the pursuit of happiness to one degree or another. Philosophers, scientists...

“The Only Way Forward”: What Closing the Gap Really Means

This year’s theme for National Close the Gap Day is ‘Transforming Power’. Here, Anaiwan writer Nick Harvey-Doyle...

From Little Things Big Things Grow – Embrace the Power of Patchwork

Previously the purview of grandmas and Raggedy Ann dolls, patchwork is current, fashionable and dare we say it, even sexy? You may have noticed it...

Hubba Hubba Ding Ding! Meet the Bowen Dress Patternmaker

Get ready to float your way through the day with our latest free pattern, the Peppermint Bowen Dress, a bodaciously breezy tent dress! This exclusive,...