If you’ve ever slipped into a Ruby Raisin piece, you’ll know it’s about more than just clothes. It’s colour, comfort and care, lovingly stitched together with a deep respect for people and planet. The Sydney-based slow fashion label is the creation of Mia Penn – a maker, mother and slow-fashion advocate whose focus on thoughtful…
Picture the scene: It’s freezing outside. (It really is.) You’re all rugged up, wearing a pair of your cutest, comfiest pyjamas and ready to cocoon on the couch for a Schitt’s Creek marathon… But something feels off. And by ‘off’, we mean your feet are freezing and they just. Won’t. Warm. Up. Now, we’re not…
Ever wanted to dress in a leaf-spangled frock worthy of Queen Titania, or “mantles of green cloth, inlaid with wild flowers”, as did the Forestfolk of engraver and editor Robert Cromek’s imagination? Or perhaps you’d prefer outfits spun of flowers and foliage like little-known Aussie artist Margaret Clarke conjured up in the early 1920s! You…
If you’ve got an ethical product that the world needs to know about, the 2024 Clean + Conscious Awards might just be the marketing boost your brand needs. With over 100 categories to choose from – including everything from skincare and fashion through to household products and baby goods – every entry is rigorously tested…
Last year I challenged myself to stop shopping. No new clothes, shoes, or accessories…