If stylish, socially conscious clothing is your jam, then chances are you might already know about Well Made Clothes, the extensive fashion marketplace that lets you shop according to your ethics. Founded in 2015 by Courtney Sanders and Kelly Elkin, the site upholds eight ethical criteria that fashion labels must include in order to make…
Inspired by a wise (and widely shared) snippet of childhood advice courtesy of Mister Rogers – “look for the helpers” – activist and passionate changemaker Maree Lowes decided to rally some pals to offer up their best advice for getting through these challenging times. Aiming to tackle the big feelings we’re all faced with in…
H&M has topped the 2020 Fashion Transparency Index compiled by not-for-profit campaign group Fashion Revolution. Now in its fifth year and published as part of Fashion Revolution Week 2020, the scope of the report continues to grow – an additional 50 brands went under the knife this year – as pressure mounts on the industry…
It’s Fashion Revolution Week. This is the week, traditionally, when we pause to remember the 1,138 fast fashion workers who tragically lost their lives, with many more who were injured, at the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh on 24th April 2013. The revolution has since inspired thousands around the world to demand that our fave…
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a life lived in loungewear would be a good life indeed. Even the name loungewear is evocative – conjuring images of languid and sun-dappled days spent reclining in your immaculately styled, #nofilter needed, Instagram-ready abode. Dream versus reality aside, whether you’re working from home juggling Zoom rooms and Skype…
Proving that creativity and crafting can’t be contained, there’s been a steady stream of free craft projects and DIYs popping up around the interwebs. From sewing and crochet to slow stitching and upcycling your old clothes, you’re likely to find something fun whatever your creative desire – and material supply – extends to. So whether…
You might be currently living on a diet of chocolate, Netflix and more chocolate, but let’s not let that get in the way of a good Easter. We don’t need a reason to indulge – even though it is the season – but it also doesn’t mean that we need to let our ethical standards…
When we put together our toilet feature in Issue 45, we had no idea just how timely it would be. While researching the environmental impacts of toilet paper, we had no possible way of foreseeing that it would become the most talked about topic this side (or actually, both sides) of the equator. As we…
During this time of great turbulence, what if you took curiosity by the hand and pondered over your potential for growth? Clinical psychologist Dr Rebecca Ray invites you to consider what’s possible for you as you navigate this crisis and shares her powerful prompts for self-reflection. In a time of all of us collectively experiencing…
They say beauty is only skin deep, but the ladies behind this Aussie startup had a gut-feeling that nourishing our digestive health could only lead to good things – inside and out. Aiming to create a natural, ethical and sustainable beauty elixir that delivers better gut and skin health, friends Cate Lilja and Karissa Mather…
While we might usually opt for a Saturday night Netflix binge, this weekend it’s all about doing it in the dark. Why? Because on Saturday 28 March at 8:30 pm local time, millions of people around the globe will #SwitchOff their lights for Earth Hour – the world’s biggest (and Aussie-grown!) grassroots movement to protect…
For so many of us, the local cafe isn’t just a source of essential caffeine – it’s a daily dose of connection as well. Feeling part of your local community can raise your spirits and fill your cup – but what about the lovely people behind the counter? In this very special series,…