It’s hard to think of many things as all-round feel-good as Say PEACE! Posters. A collective of artists and photographers working together to bring much-needed relief to the people of Aleppo, Say PEACE! Posters offers the chance to help those in need while nabbing a unique work of wonder for your walls. Centred on the themes…
Swoon over high fashion but prefer a less faint-worthy production process? Want to look current without adding to the 350,000 tonnes of clothes sent to landfill each year? Fear not! Charity Fashion Live (CFL) is here to help you do haute couture without getting hot under the collar. Using thrifted clothes to recreate outfits the instant they hit…
Taryn Brumfitt wants every woman to love their body. The Adelaide-based filmmaker made headlines around the world when she posted a non-traditional before-and-after photo – sparking an important conversation and spurring her on to create groundbreaking body positivity documentary Embrace. Now an author and public speaker, Taryn is founder of the body image movement –…
Finding the right pattern, deciding on a beautiful fabric, carefully counting stitches and then unveiling the finished garment – sewing your own clothing can bring a tremendous amount of pleasure, as well as feelings of accomplishment. But for women in developing countries, the gift of a sewing machine can be life-changing. That’s certainly what the…
Thought 14th February was noteworthy only for a dramatic increase in restaurant bookings and last-minute bouquet purchases? Think again! It’s also the date this year’s Fashion Accelerator kicks off at Brisbane’s QUT Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA), with five fledgling Queensland designers spending the next six months mastering the skills needed to manage and sustain a successful fashion…
If you’re feeling in dire need of some transformational truthbombs for the soul, then you’re in luck – bestselling Canadian author, speaker and entrepreneur Danielle LaPorte is bringing her very own brand of kick-ass spirituality to Australia later this month. With a blog named in Forbes’ Top 100 Websites for Women and a direct line…
The start of a new year always feels exciting and ripe with possibility, and so we’re wondering – how can we make Peppermint even better?! We love putting each issue together for you, our lovely readers, and now we want to give you (yes, you!) the chance to have your say. What would you like to see more…
ALAS fans, rejoice – the super-cool sustainable sleepwear brand has turned its dream of making daywear into a reality with the launch of its most recent collection WAKE MOVE SLEEP. Featuring their much-loved bright and beautiful pyjamas, nighties and robes, plus a brand-new range of activewear and gorgeous garments that’ll take you from day to evening – think…
Potters Asuka Mew and Anna Miller-Yeaman began their ceramics label Wingnut & Co. three years ago. Working from their studio in North Melbourne, the pair produce ceramics that have an innate tactile and artistic quality, and strive to recycle materials to reduce their environmental footprint. Asuka and Anna design products to be used every day…
Jess Leitmanis gets really excited about crusty old pieces of rope, especially the stuff that’s been chewed up and spat out by the ocean. The Byron Bay-based artist has travelled to some of Australia’s remotest corners collecting marine debris rope, which she weaves into stunning artworks that carry a subtle message about the state of our…
What did you learn from someone younger than you today? What’s your favourite smell from today? Who did you really, honestly listen to today? Most of us probably can’t recall these details. But these are just a few of the questions Top Five Movement founder Clare Desira wants us to be asking ourselves daily so…
I was 13 years old when I lost my hair. It fell out so rapidly that I didn’t have time to process the loss, which happened within months; rather, I regarded the experience objectively, almost curiously, like a scientist conducting an experiment or a doctor handling a case study. It seemed absurd that I was…