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!
Read moreLove 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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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…
Read moreDon’t worry, there’s a doctor at the swap!
After having her head in the books for some years… we are pleased to announce that our founder is now one “Dr Kate Luckins” having completed her PhD in sustainable lifestyles. Kate joined a host of RMIT PhD graduates at the RMIT ‘arena spectacular’ graduation ceremony last year. Having developed The Clothing Exchange as her Masters of Fashion at RMIT University during 2004-06, Kate’s exciting approach to research sparked some keen…
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