Archive for February, 2012

Honest By. – it’s in the name!

What a wonderful surprise I had when I discovered the brand Honest By. and its philosophy about being 100% transparent. And when they say transparent, they are not kidding. Of all the ethical brands (or so-called “ethical/eco”) I’ve seen Honest By. is the only one to be so specific and detailed.

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It’s the Festival of Fashion!

Unless you've been blindfolded and sporting ear muffs for the last few weeks you will know that one of the key events on the Melbourne cultural calendar - the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival - is almost upon us!

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Love Abounds On Valentine’s Eve

We had our first Melbourne Clothing Exchange Event for 2012 on Monday night and love was in the air! We had a beautiful intimate swap, complete with Valentine’s Day Cupcakes, and there were some stunning frocks and plenty of fancy shoes up for grabs. Quite a few happy first time swappers and a few seasoned campaigners scored some lovely treasures and were happy to show them off for the camera. Our next Melbourne…

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Valentine’s Day Baking

Tasty treats, Valentine's eats.

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Fabric Friends

There are many, many things to love about Linda Grant’s book The Thoughtful Dresser. Something that really resonated with me was the way she called her clothes her ‘Fabric Friends’. In an era of lightening-speed fast fashion where clothes are bought, worn (or not) and trashed in the blink of an eye, I reckon our fabric friends could do with some TLC. Like our animate friends, our material mates wanna…

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