Star-studded front rows, eye-wateringly expensive couture and lavish parties – fashion week the world over can often seem like an unattainable dream. And as the discourse around fashion’s broader accessibility reaches fever pitch, fashion week remains by its very design, inaccessible. Founded by Tanya Bali and Kulbinder Singh, Brisbane Fashion Week Australia (BFWA) wants to…
Inside the pages of Issue 54, you may have spotted a free knitting pattern – the beautiful and beginner-friendly dipped-sleeve…
At the risk of stating the obvious, the clothes we wear matter. And not just in the sense of sartorial splendour and self-expression, but for those across the supply chain and beyond working towards a more sustainable fashion future. To celebrate these creatives putting people and planet first, we’ve introduced a new digital series called…
Was there ever any doubt that the younger generation truly is our future? As seas rise, coal burns and politicians equivocate, it’s young people who are stepping forward as Earth’s staunchest defenders. Power Shift – an online and in-person conference in Meanjin/Brisbane from 23–25 September – is offering young activists across Australia and the world…
Esteemed mycologist Keith Seifert loves fungi. And fair enough. They’re essential to life on Earth…
Welcome back sewing sleuths! We regret to inform you that there has been a terrible stabbing. Thousands upon millions of pins…
Keep warm and stay cool with the Peppermint West End Jacket – our latest free pattern that traverses seasons as easily as it traverses the false binary of gendered clothing categories! This exclusive, highly wearable pattern was created for us in collaboration with fabulous French patternmaker Camimade Patterns and is brought to you in partnership…
Suit up and say hello to the Peppermint West End Jacket – the trans-seasonal staple you never knew you needed! Made in collaboration with fabulous French patternmaker Camille of Camimade Patterns, the Peppermint West End Jacket is a universally useful, gender-neutral design with clever construction. It features a touch of tasteful top-stitching and a few fascinating flat-felled seams. Not to…
The hills are alive with the sound of the Peppermint Albion Blouse, created in collaboration with sweet Sweden-based…
Forty-eight hours before Anna Lindner’s father died from cancer, her mother received the same diagnosis. In order to sit with that kind of world-imploding, identity-questioning grief, she put pen to paper. What resulted was A Beginner’s Guide to Grief – a semi-autobiographical series that leans into the dark, dry comedy that kept Anna buoyant through…
You might be familiar with Taryn Brumfitt. Since creating the groundbreaking body positivity documentary Embrace back…
There is no greater joy to us than spotting a brilliantly made Peppermint pattern in the wild…
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