Weddings. They’re the best day of many couples’ lives but they’re also notoriously wasteful. The average wedding will produce over 180kg of waste and roughly the same carbon emissions as a cross-country flight. But having a more sustainable wedding doesn’t mean you have to run off and elope (though we do love to see it). It […]
Getting dressed every day can feel like hard work. Some mornings it can feel like I’ve already cycled through every combination under the sun. Through trial and error, I’ve realised that the solution rarely lies in panic-buying. Instead, getting a little more creative with your approach is far more fruitful. For more on the circular economy, […]
We’ve all seen the sobering statistics about the environmental impacts of fashion. Yet, Australians are the biggest consumers of fashion in the world, buying 56 clothing items on average each year, and discarding 6,000 kgs of clothing and textile waste every 10 minutes. The optimistic side to this is the uptick in local designers who […]
There’s a particular guilt that comes with having a piece of clothing in your wardrobe that you simply don’t wear. Maybe it was an impulse purchase, perhaps your style has changed, or it’s been sitting at the back of your wardrobe waiting for the right occasion that never seems to arrive. Whatever the reason, letting […]
For Meg Charnaud, secondhand fashion has never been the backup plan. As co-founder of Second Life Markets, she’s made a career out of championing the creativity, accessibility and thrill of pre-loved clothing. Now, she’s bringing that perspective to the runway with eBay. On October 8, Meg will present a selection of archival designer and true […]
If you haven’t done your annual spring clean yet, now’s the perfect time to start with your closet. In a few weeks, Kowtow will host an Australian and New Zealand Designer Clothes Swap – a one-day event where you can shop the wardrobes of Melbourne’s stylish community without spending a cent. It’s part of Kowtow’s […]
For over a decade, Hawkeye Vintage has been the go-to for luxury pre-loved fashion. Starting with an IYKYK sales room in a private pocket of Melbourne’s inner south, they’ve now become a local online sales powerhouse with live sales that span hard-to-source vintage clothing and accessories through to some of the best luxury handbags and […]