It’s easy to wax lyrical about the flurry of fabulous frocks, stylish soirees and exciting events that make up fashion week in Melbourne, but when the last sequin has been swept from the runway, all an exhausted fashionista wants to do is flop onto the sofa and relax. But even if you’re in the daggiest…
Time to give your bathroom cupboard – and your health regime – a spring clean? For the entire month of September, our friends at The Staple Store are offering customers the chance to try out Certified Organic tampon brand TOM Organic. Just take a packet of your store-bought tampons into their shop in Melbourne’s Ripponlea (or their sister studio, A Staple…
For the launch of our latest Spring ‘Food for Thought’ issue we decided to throw a little party to celebrate and say a huge thanks to our wonderful contributors and advertisers. Gorgeous vintage homewares store Vieille Branch was the perfect relaxed venue, and its eclectic range of handpicked French treasures gave guests plenty to look at –…
If you love good design as much as you love green living, make sure you get along to Sustainable House Day 2014, where sustainable homeowners across the country throw open their doors to let the general public see their environmentally friendly homes. This free nationwide event takes place on Sunday 7 September and Sunday 14 September…
These days its easy enough to hide behind a text or an email, but what does our tendency to shy away from verbal communication really say about the state of human relationships in this hyper-connected world? Off-beat filmmaker and artist Miranda July is drawing attention to these issues with a new app, made in collaboration with New…
While the ALS/MND Ice Bucket Challenge has been grabbing headlines this fortnight, there’s another crowd-pleasing campaign that’s been floating around social media. This clever graphic from Greenpeace UK is part of their Save the Arctic initiative, creating awareness about proposed legislation to declare the Arctic a global sanctuary and ban offshore oil drilling and industrial fishing in the region. ‘If you…
Spring is officially just around the corner – and that means it’s time for Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, running from 30th August til 7th September! If you like a bit of glitz and glamour of an evening, there are parades aplenty, including this one that showcases Gorman and Limedrop, two of our long-time favourites, and the…
You’ve seen them on the pages of Peppermint, now Kuwaii‘s candy coloured, made-in-Melbourne womenswear can be fawned over in the flesh at their new flagship store in Melbourne Cathedral Arcade (the former brick-and-mortar home of Alice Euphemia). A sister store to their Brunswick abode, Kuwaii’s delightfully paired-back shop interior houses a selection of designers plus their own colourful range of womenswear, accessories…
A hint of blusher here, a splash of bright red lipstick there: makeup is a much-loved part of many of our beauty cabinets, and can be a fun tool for self expression or creating a bold new look. But it’s also sometimes used as a way to present a ‘perfect’ front to the world, or…
A picture says a thousand words – and it’s Melbourne’s turn to speak up! Now in its third year, Colour Box Studio’s Disposable Camera Project is matching old-school photography with people power to capture a day in the life of urban Victoria. Register online as a participant in this year’s project and come September 20, you’ll…
If you’re used to wearing your values on your sleeve, try displaying them somewhere slightly more unusual with this new collaboration between NZ-made Thunderpants and cruelty-free brand Fry’s Family Foods – the first in Thunderpants’ new ‘Philanthropants’ series! These limited edition undies are made from organic cotton and are handprinted with various peas-related puns (‘Give peas…
Attention, Melbournites! This Sunday 24 August is the very first Karibu Markets, a fair trade, ethical and sustainable market place that will be held on the fourth Sunday of every month from 26 October. They’ll showcase a range of products from fair trade companies, from clothing, crafts and coffee to food and live music. Founder Emily…