It’s funny how thrifting has come full circle in my life. Growing up in England, my mother and grandmother were big fans of trawling through op shops. Many of my clothes were secondhand and I hated it. Especially when I […]
Megan, what inspired you to create Daughters of India? I have always had a love of vintage gauze dresses. During a trip to India, I witnessed the magic of block printing and its history. It was then that the idea […]
Some months into the pandemic, news outlets began reporting on the ineffectiveness of cloth masks. “Time to chuck the cloth!” they warned. I read on, slightly horrified. While I understand the health and safety benefits of N95 masks and alike, […]
We speak to Christa Thorburn, head of creative for Status Anxiety, to find out what goes into consciously crafted leather goods and the brand’s collaboration with First Nations artist Daisy Hill.
When Joanne Titchener made a sea change to live in the beautiful Margaret River region, she noticed a gap in the market for garments that could take you from season to season, one occasion to the next. We sit down with the founder of Humidity Lifestyle to talk business, sustainability and the clothes you will wear again and again.
Nostalgic, bold and oh-so chic, Nine Lives Bazaar is the lovechild of Gold Coast-based vintage fossickers Rose Madden and Vanessa Cave. The boho brand is all about ‘70s style with roaring 2020s flair and celebrates freedom, expression and the inner wild child. We chat to kindred souls Rose and Ness about style icons, green-ifying their brand and the magic of nostalgia.
Sustainable fashion has come a long way since hemp fabrics and indigo tie-dye. A new wave of ethically minded brands are evolving to accommodate a new kind of shopper, with zero waste models and timeless, refined luxury.
The fashion industry’s dirty little secret – burning and destroying clothes – is out in the open. Find out what efforts have been done to solve the problem.
For artist Anna Walsh, happy accidents are the most thrilling part of creating. She talks about her use of warm Australian outback tones, drawing from living flowers and her dream collaboration.
As the fashion revolution intensifies, “sewists” – a mash of sewer and artist – turn to a mode of the past to wage a war on fashion waste.
