Need some new threads that blend sustainability with style? Vege Threads have got your wardrobe wants all stitched up. This Adelaide-based eco fashion label produces a range of simple, versatile clothing for women, men and kids. Their Australian-made line is now certified by Ethical Clothing Australia, and their Autumn Winter 2015 range heralds a shift towards increased…
Have the beautiful natural dyes of Eastern Weft caught your eye in the current Winter 26 issue of Peppermint? Following ancient Lao traditions, the label’s founder, Samorn Sanixay, is pioneering the use of organic dyes in Australia to add vibrancy to handwoven silk and cotton textiles. Drawing colours from native flora and, in the case…
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then surely sanity must equate to change. Today, at the Ethical Fashion Forum‘s SOURCE Summit 2015, I find myself in a room full of people who collectively feel that in the fashion industry, this must be the case. Everyone here…
Come and help us celebrate the launch of the latest issue of Peppermint at a crafty evening with our gorgeous new covergirl, Maryann Talia Pau! A designer, artist and weaver, Maryann is the founder of One Million Stars to End Violence – a project that aims to raise awareness of all forms of violence by bringing people…
Inspired by her long-term love affair with textiles and the stories woven through them, Sydney-based costume designer Teresa Redrup founded carefully curated online store Bashful Garter (taking the name from a passage in the Hans Christian Anderson story, The False Collar). With a focus on local and ethical design, Bashful Garter certainly isn’t shy about stocking a range of gorgeous garments from…
Hanging for a mid-year break? Take a trip to Woodford, home of Queensland’s beloved Woodford Folk Festival, for The Planting: three days of talks, presentations, performances and – of course – tree planting. Twenty-one years ago, the Queensland Folk Federation launched The Planting as a working-bee weekend to help restore and regenerate the Woodford site, which was a dairy…
Get ready to get down for a good cause, because the world’s biggest ‘party against poverty’, OXJAM, is about to make its debut in Australia. One of Oxfam‘s most important fundraising campaigns, OXJAM is a month-long celebration of live music that uses the universal language of song and dance to raise awareness and money for…
We love fashion statements that make us do a double take – and these new ads from Save the Children and Brazilian ad agency Lew’Lara/TBWA are no exception. With all the hallmarks of a glamour shoot, on closer inspection, you’ll see that models aren’t just dressed this way because stripes are on-trend. Bold stripes, in…
Melbourne-based social enterprise PVBS have an appetite for change – and that’s why they’ve partnered with FoodBank Victoria to launch a great new initiative, Hungry 4 Change, to tackle poverty. After funding education projects in Cambodia and Africa, PVBS is going local: one in 10 people in Melbourne struggle to feed their families each week, and…
Wearable tech, 3D printed jewellery and fabric made from recycled materials – these are just some of the innovations we’ve seen in the fashion and textiles space in recent years. But what does the future of fashion hold? And what does this mean in terms of sustainability? These are the questions being explored at this year’s SOURCE Summit – an…
Two hundred and thirty kilograms – if you’re anything like the average Australian (computer converts included), that’s the total weight of paper you’re likely to consume this calender year. Sick of seeing mountains of the stuff binned in his own workplace, Melbourne architect Jon Yong had a cracker of an idea to help office types…
Walking into a busy department store and finding yourself surrounded with nothing but ethical products sounds like a distant dream. But what if your local mall became the next ‘it’ destination for conscious shopping? If David Jones gets its way, all 39 of its retail branches will soon be one-stop shops for brands who demonstrate…
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