Sartorial Musings : Second-Hand Tips
Now, just to clarify; the tips themselves are not second-hand. I am just going to helpfully give you some tips for shopping in second-hand clothing stores. But I can see how the title was a bit misleading. Anyway. I have pretty much been shopping second-hand since I was in the womb (well, I was inside [...]
sartorial musings : fashion braces, a killer trend
Colour! Bow ties! Frilly socks! Fingerless gloves! Yes, fashion can be a lot of fun when we want it to be. But I am not here to discuss frivolous things like fingerless gloves, or those cute scarves that have little pockets at the ends that you can slip your hands into on a chilly morning [...]
sartorial musings : where have all the real fashion bloggers gone?
I have been an avid reader of fashion blogs on the interwebs since I was fifteen years old (and now I am ancient, so it has been quite a while) and have spent countless hours pouring over these blogs, admiring the personal style and lusting after the clothes of these very stylish women. So I [...]
round she goes preloved fashion market – old is the new new
Recycling is a fantastic way to have a say in how our habits impact the planet. But it’s not just limited to milk cartons and cardboard – secondhand fashion is an increasingly widespread way of being a conscious consumer. Round She Goes is a preloved designer and vintage fashion market. Created by sisters Emma and [...]
q&a: mina & katusha
Confidence, individuality and classic sophistication are three key elements at the heart of Australian fashion label Mina & Katusha’s collection of comfortable and versatile designs. Four years ago, RMIT design alumni Sarina Zammit and fashion entrepreneur Katya Baxter began creating and marketing their designs under the name Mina & Katusha – a reference to the [...]
the vintage trend and feminism
If you were to look at the media today, you would be forgiven for thinking you were in some kind of cheap porn film. Many ‘celebs’ of the day that we are invited to hero-worship on cheap reality TV shows are sporting orange spray tans, vajazzles and Rapunzelesque hair extensions. Meanwhile, a new subculture of [...]
The ugliest effing sweater and the Brisbane Fatty Clothing Swap
I helped set up and attended the first ever Brisbane Fatty Clothing swap the other week. After some hassle of figuring out how to transport three very large garbage bags full of clothing (and the bags had rips all over them, from my kitten – a fact I didn’t realise until I’d gotten out of [...]
Brisbane Fatty Clothing Swap 2012
Next week, Brisbane is hosting its first ever Fatty Clothing Swap. It is on Saturday, the 10th of March at 12 pm – 3 pm at the Graduate Centre Function Room, Griffith University, 226 Grey Street, South Bank, QLD. Here is the Facebook event page. Clothing must be either gently worn or new with tags, [...]
Interview with Taryn Williams: How the Fashion Industry Can Empower Models
Taryn Williams became a model when she was 16 years old. She juggled her job with school, and later university, with a lot of success. She graduated the Dux of her high school and completed tertiary studies at the Australian National University. However, it was not easy going. She says, ‘I was modelling full time [...]
interview: Kate McPherson, Founder and Chief Designer of Belicious Swimwear
Most women I know hate buying bathers, and for good reason – most of the time it is a traumatic experience of feeling flesh pushed and prodded in the wrong direction, squeezing into bikinis that are labeled your size yet resemble a handkerchief amongst your flesh, or being lost in a sea of unflattering designs [...]
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