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The surprising material your cossies are made from
That's rubbish! Sorry, didn't mean to be rude. I mean, literally. Garbage is the buzziest swimwear ingredient this summer, being used in everything from bikinis to boardies and rash vests.
Clare Press is a slow fashionista, and the author of 'Wardrobe Crisis, How We Went From Sunday Best to Fast Fashion'.
That's rubbish! Sorry, didn't mean to be rude. I mean, literally. Garbage is the buzziest swimwear ingredient this summer, being used in everything from bikinis to boardies and rash vests.
'Tis the season to panic-buy something covered in spangles you don't even like, then feel guilty all the way home on the bus because you suspect it was made by an exploited Cambodian child. "STOP MAKING ME FEEL GUILTY!" I hear you. Christmas is a stressful time. But there are alternatives. Herewith, five look-good, do-good solutions to your party wardrobe woes:
The '$5 T-shirt' is emblematic of unethical fashion.
Western Australian-born Kym Ellery arrived in Sydney age 20 with no money, contacts or knowledge of the international fashion business. Thirteen years on, Paris has embraced her.
They do have some good-looking family and friends.
I'm seriously considering wearing my pyjamas to work. Because "pyjama dressing" is now an actual fashion thing, with its own name
Namaste. You've just completed a yoga class. Are you feeling relaxed? Achieved inner peace? That's good. Now to take care of the outside.
Jenny Banister was upcycling denim in the 1970s - way before it became a word, or an environmental imperative.
Welcome to the first installment of Daily Life's brand new sustainable style series.
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