From designing clothes to refashioning cow burps:Sam’s $40 million career switch

From designing clothes to refashioning cow burps:Sam’s $40 million career switch

After hearing of ground-breaking Australian research into how seaweed could reduce planet-warming methane emissions in cows,Sam Elsom left fashion behind.

  • byLesley Hughes

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‘A half-carat isn’t going to cut it’:The Millennials sparking a diamond revolution

‘A half-carat isn’t going to cut it’:The Millennials sparking a diamond revolution

Would you still covet a diamond if it had been grown in a lab? Welcome to the debate dividing the jewellery world and brides alike.

  • bySian Powell
Sneaky polluters:The dark side of fashion’s ‘it’ trend

Sneaky polluters:The dark side of fashion’s ‘it’ trend

The latest trend to sweep the world of fashion is making an outsized contribution to our warming climate.

  • byMarion Hume
Creating a timeless wardrobe means skipping the fads

Creating a timeless wardrobe means skipping the fads

Finding genuinely size inclusive sustainable brands can be tricky. Catherine Bouris put in the hard yards and crafted the ultimate capsule wardrobe.

  • byCatherine Bouris
The puffer jacket you can wear to death – no,really

The puffer jacket you can wear to death – no,really

Stay warm and save the planet in biodegradable jackets and fleeces you can take to the grave via the new frontier of sustainable fashion:wear now,bury later.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Green threat:Patagonia to axe discount unless Australian wholesalers reduce footprint

Green threat:Patagonia to axe discount unless Australian wholesalers reduce footprint

Discounts will now only be offered by the sustainable clothes maker to wholesalers who take steps to reduce the carbon footprint of their operations,or who make donations to grass-roots environmental groups.

  • byDominic Powell
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Buy pre-loved,do clothes swaps and sew:Joining the slow fashion movement

Buy pre-loved,do clothes swaps and sew:Joining the slow fashion movement

Ethical fashion isn’t just good for the planet,it can also boost your mood,finds Evelyn Lewin.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
The problem with ‘faux couture’ as Melbourne Fashion Festival kicks off

The problem with ‘faux couture’ as Melbourne Fashion Festival kicks off

Behind the glitter and glamour of the Melbourne Fashion Festival is a simmering uncomfortable undercurrent.

  • byBernadette Olivier
Fashioning a fundraiser from stables bursting at the seams

Fashioning a fundraiser from stables bursting at the seams

Prepare your purses:the National Trust’s popular Vintage Clothing Sale is back after missing two years due to COVID-19 restrictions.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Did your handbag help destroy the rainforest?

Did your handbag help destroy the rainforest?

They may seem worlds apart,but deforestation in the Amazon is partly fuelled by something that’s on display in every fashion capital this month:leather.

  • byWhitney Bauck
The era that artist Fleur Harris draws fashion inspiration from

The era that artist Fleur Harris draws fashion inspiration from

“I love the sumptuous embellishments and meticulous attention to detail.”

  • byGeorgie Gordon