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Vege Threads: Sustainable basics for the mindful consumer
In a world where fast fashion has taken over, Melbourne-based brand Vege Threads has dedicated its energy towards creating slow sustainable basics. Amy Roberts, the designer and founder, has shown others that it is possible to produce fashion in Australia while remaining environmentally friendly and ethical
Sustainable and ethical denim from Nobody Denim
Melbourne brand Nobody Denim is all about sustainability and ethical production. Everyone knows that denim is one of the worst fabrics when it comes to pollution, water use and waste, which is why the team behind the brand is focused on making ‘clean’ denim garments
Avant garde Australiana: 3 interesting Australian fashion brands to discover
Avant garde Australiana? Yes. For a long time Australian fashion has been known only for its swimwear, beach wear, resort wear, flip flops, shorts, jeans, casual tees and Ugg boots. Now, with the world made smaller via the internet, some Australian designers are beginning to branch out into areas that are more fashion, than retail
Erik Yvon: Colourful, ethical, sustainable
The work of Melbourne-based designer Erik Yvon is a fabulous example of design overcoming the expected norms of ethical and sustainable fashion design
Australian brands that do Cottagecore in a uniquely sustainable way
Cottagecore is a mix of 21st century hippies, Japanese Mori Girl and Lolitta trends, a touch of the 18th century, a love of enormous sleeves and a girlishness that harks back to simpler times
Goth in the sun: Australian designer Gail Sorronda
Gail Sorronda is a Brisbane-based designer whose eponymous brand has been worn by a bunch of famous people like Winona Ryder and Lorde. Sorronda was also apparently described by no less than Karl Lagerfeld as “one to watch”
Romantic minimalism: Conscious, considered clothing from Joslin
Australian brand Joslin was founded by designer Elinor Joslin in only 2018, but since then has become one of the country’s most popular sustainable fashion labels
Melbourne brand Dominique Healy is ethical, sustainable, elegant and ageless
Elegant, seasonless, and ageless, the work of Melbourne based designer Dominique Healy has a built up a dedicated fan base of customers since she launched her eponymous brand in 2017
Ankoa, the Australian slow fashion brand ‘celebrating life and all it has to offer’
Ankoa is the Australian independent fashion brand that is “celebrating life and all it has to offer” according to designer Lucy Blair, who has a passion for creating slow fashion garments
Jonathan Liang: Adaptable, provocative, combatively feminine fashion
Designer Jonathan Liang launched his eponymous label in 2014 with the goal of creating clothes for women that were “adaptable, provocative yet combatively feminine”
Handcrafted, sustainable artisan knitwear from Amano by Lorena Laing
Lorena Laing is a Melbourne ‘fashion artist’ who launched Amano by Lorena Laing as a way to share her handcrafted artisan-style knitwear with the public