Stanthorpe’s annual Apple and Grape Harvest Festival is celebrating the new addition of a Seasonal Harvest program, including tours, dinners and appreciation sessions in 2014. Seasonal Harvest is all about embracing the spirit of the season and connecting consumers with the Granite Belt growers who provide so much of our fresh produce, wine and artisan food…
As Coco Chanel once said, ‘Imitation is the highest form of flattery’, and you don’t have to delve too deep into history to see that designers have long been inspired by the past – often referencing silhouettes and styles from bygone eras. The Fashion Archives, a Brisbane-based cultural initiative, understands and embraces these different cycles of…
The 86th Academy Awards will hit our screens here in Australia on Monday morning, and naturally all eyes will be drawn to the red carpet! This year, Hollywood heartthrob Kellan Lutz has announced he’ll be making his own fashion statement by wearing a sustainable tuxedo made from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles – the first ever…
Music can be a powerful tool for bringing us together and, in this case, raising awareness about important issues like the destruction of orangutan habitats in Southeast Asia. Some of Australia’s most talented musicians – Sallie Campbell, Kate Miller-Heidke and Daniel Denholm among them – have come together to write and record a song that brings…
You know those clothes that are sitting forlornly in your wardrobe just waiting to be worn again? It’s time to set them free and give them a new life with the help of SWOP in Brisbane’s West End. This little gem situated behind the old Absoe building is a treasure trove of loveliness where you…
It’s no secret that e-waste is a growing problem for our global community, but much of the environmental and social damage wrought by disused technology items is still swept under the rug. A massive 23 million old mobile phones are estimated to be sitting in homes around Australia, but it’s hard to imagine what the…
Sustainable fashion advocate and all-round design guru Vivienne Westwood has developed a range of ethically produced bags for online retail giant ASOS. Made in Nairobi by women affected by extreme poverty, the Ethical Africa collection uses recycled canvas, repurposed roadside signs and leather cut-offs to create a range of unisex totes and backpacks, along with…
The undisputed queen of statement sunglasses, New Zealand-born designer Karen Walker is shining a spotlight on Kenyan craftspeople for her new collection, Visible. Not only do every pair of specs from the range come complete with a screen-printed pouch bearing a traditional Kenyan design, the artisans responsible for creating the pouches are also front…
After three years of successful events in Brisbane, the Undress team are southbound this year and they’re taking their catwalk with them! Joining in the Sustainable Living Festival celebrations, the premier Undress Melbourne runway is happening this Saturday 15 February and features a who’s who of ethical, sustainable, vintage and handmade labels, including Madonna Bain (pictured), Studio…
The juggernaut that is Melbourne’s Sustainable Living Festival just keeps growing and growing – at this rate we’re thinking of scheduling annual leave for two weeks next February! And while sustainability is a serious issue, there is lots of fun to be had during this Stayin’ Alive-themed event, which runs from 8-23 February and is…
Packing crates have been the material of choice for fabulously cheap furnishings in hip homes, gardens and cafes for years. Now the multi-tasking pallet is about to be rewarded for its contribution to saving the planet and sparking the imagination of eco-savvy designers everywhere. Create from a Crate pits more than 30 furniture makers, artists…
The freedom to love whoever we choose is something that many of us take for granted. But in 76 countries around the world it’s a crime to be gay – and in 10 of these it can even cost you your life. International cosmetics giants LUSH are taking a stand against this discrimination in the…