Pure Pod’s Fashionably Numb has been in planning for over a year… and it’s finally here! The Fashionably Numb event will take place in Canberra on the 11th of November. The event aims to raise awareness of the wasteful nature of the fast fashion industry and highlight the importance of the relationship between the consumer, their...
Australia’s first international Eco Fashion Week will be held in Perth the week commencing 20th November 2017. The week will feature informative discussions, workshops, exhibitions and stunning runway shows that showcase the best designs in organic, fair trade, handmade, and ethical fashion. While it is a week long celebration of sustainable fashion design and responsibly-made fashion, the...
As we’re nearing summer and the temperature begins to climb we’re already obsessed with planning our weekends at the beach and tropical holidays away. For these kinds of getaways, you’ll need to pack your beach essentials: reusable water bottle, towel, natural sunscreen, healthy snacks and of course, an eco-friendly beach bag to carry all these items...
A transformation has occurred in the way weddings are planned and held. Mindfulness is having a larger influence in how weddings are planned these days and all we can say is, hooray! Less Stuff – More Meaning a small business specialising in conscious weddings brings to Australia Mindfully Wed to push the boundaries of ethical weddings even further. Their...
Slavery is a $150 billion industry impacting around 21 million people worldwide. It’s existed for thousands of years but in the past few decades a revival has occurred facilitated by economic and social forces which have been increasing people’s vulnerability. Slavery is entirely illegal, but still occurs almost everywhere, including in the US and Europe....
Coen Vermeer and Kathak Mehta are the founders of gentlewasher MONONO. Vermeer has had a strong passion for building things since he was a kid. What initially sparked the idea for the gentlewasher was a TED Talk he watched in college by Hans Rosling about the energy challenges of the world today. The talk explained...
Beginning this Monday is the week-long event ‘Build a Sustainable Wardrobe’, here to help answer all your sustainable fashion questions. People are already discussing ways in which consumers and designers can create a more sustainable and ethical future. Most of us already know the paths we should be taking to get to this stage, but...
The mastermind behind the newly launched brand Good Apparel Kathryn Hilderbrand started her fashion journey at just sixteen where she apprenticed for an Italian tailor. She’s now a fashion business entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience. Hilderbrand began her own tailoring business in the upper class suburb of Cape Cod known as Good...
Hemp Eyewear has become well known for their stylishly sustainable, one-of-a-kind glasses, made of flax fibers and – you guessed it – hemp! The brand first began its journey in 2014 when founder Sam Whitten carried out the business in his parent’s garage. A Kickstarter campaign was created which ended in success, leading the business...
Since the Seattle-based start-up Girlfriend Collective launched in 2016, it has been their mission to stray from fast fashion and its negative impacts. Husband and wife co-founders Ellie and Quang Dinh were joined by veteran designers with collective experience from renowned brands such as Acne Studios, Lululemon and Elizabeth and James in order to create...
The Great Beyond creates stylish bamboo clothing for the confident, fashion forward woman. The Australian sustainable fashion label is based in Brisbane and creates classic styles that can be included into all wardrobes. The brand is known for its luxury fabrics and staple pieces that will be ‘in’ no matter the season or year. The label...
When Maike Lüdenbach, founder of European lingerie brand LÖV the Label, worked as an international model she suffered the pressures and consequences of the constant struggle to fit into an imposed physical ideal. “When I decided to quit modelling for health reasons it didn’t diminish my love for fashion that I had since I can...