Another fast-fashion juggernaut has just landed on Australia’s doorstep with Forever 21 opening its first bricks-and-mortar store in Brisbane and a Sydney shop hot on its heels. Best known for its youthful style and for luring shoppers with single-digit price tags, the California-based retailer is one of the world’s most profitable and most prolific, reeling-in more than $3 billion worth of sales from 600 locations…
Feel inspired to learn something new? Yearn to Learn is Melbourne’s latest offering for quirky, hands-on workshops. Their pre-Christmas program includes classes on upcycled origami, print making and handmade clay jewellery that’ll give you the opportunity to stretch your brain, learn something different and get your hands dirty! Founder and Director Mandy Ross says, ‘I wanted to start something to support the…
Attention, Brisbane-based fashionistas and fabric fans! As part of QAGOMA‘s fabulous upcoming fashion exhibition, Future Beauty, the gallery is hosting an exciting series of Future Fashion Sundays: one Sunday a month for the duration of the exhibition, which runs from 1 November to 15 February, there’ll be all kinds of workshops, talks and special events…
With the G20 Summit only a few short weeks away, Brisbane is gearing-up to play host to some hot political discussions. But beyond the headline-grabbing agendas, what other real issues are on the table for this year’s talks? If you want to educate yourself in the lead-up to the G20, check out BEMAC’s Reel Connections Film Festival,…
Need some more green goodness in your life? Then book yourself a spot at Vieille Branch‘s Moss Ball Workshop on Saturday 2 November! Moss balls are the perfect low maintenance plant – they’re easy to care for and are the perfect way to brighten up your home or garden. The lovely Andrea Fitzpatrick from Botanick will…
When it comes to fairly traded organic summer wear, you can never have too much of a good thing. Superfluous Culture is a Canadian fast-fashion countermovement and just like the name suggests, this label has an all-encompassing philosophy about pairing life back to its basics. Superfluous founder Adam Taubert designs unisex garments and home accessories tailor-made for the simple…
We all have the potential to create change within our communities – no matter how big or small – and the national Changemakers Festival (running from 17-26 October) aims to celebrate the social and technological innovations happening around the country, and encourages you to get involved! The 10-day festival brings people together for a range of talks, events and workshops, including a seminar on how…
There’s a little housing project in the Adelaide Hills that’s paving the way for sustainable self-builds of the future. Since we first visited Earthship Ironbank for our Issue 23 Green House feature, it’s been all hands on deck to get Australia’s first sanctioned Earthship completed by the new year. Throughout the process, owner/builder Marty has relied…
We all have a few neglected garments at the back of our wardrobes – old favourites that we no longer wear and that aren’t quite good enough to pass on to a friend or donate to an op shop. And now there’s another way to recycle these items, with the launch of high street giant H&M’s global Garment Collecting Initiative in Australia….
Peppermint loves being inspired by people who are trying to make a difference, and someone who’s doing just that is Sjana Earp, a Queensland lifestyle blogger who’s passionate about travel, yoga and helping others live their best lives and engage with the world around them. Sjana tackles all kinds of timely topics on her blog, from battling…
Brisbane, it’s time to go green – this Sunday 12 October is the bi-annual Green Heart Fair, a fabulous, family-friendly and free community and sustainability festival featuring all things gloriously green! Over 100 sustainability organisations, community groups, artisans, foodies, businesses, eco experts and more will be at the Carindale Recreation Reserve to share their top tips about sustainable living,…
We’ve all heard that local is lovely. If you live in Sydney’s Newtown, local is also delicious – that’s the message Eat Happily are spreading this October with their SHOP LOCAL campaign. Uniting Newtown’s local community of food co-ops, greengrocers and farmers’ markets, SHOP LOCAL is a week full of markets, recipe sharing, competitions, community picnics and farm tours –…
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