Jan 27, 2011
enlightened design
Aptly named 'Peggy Sue', this elegant oeuvre by Melbourne-based designer Volker Haug, is a pendant light adorned with hundreds of wooden clothes pegs.
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Dec 6, 2010
hang me out to dry
Hail to the Hoist! Save money by doing the line-dry with a few peg-tips for you to try.
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Nov 19, 2010
how to do the mo
For the month of November, men around the world put down their razors and let their top lip get all furry, all in aid of raising awareness about men's health. Let's put some money where their mouth is.
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Nov 4, 2010
offset warehouse
The Offset Warehouse is an online site that brings together all the elements needed to make ethical clothing and interiors easy. Here's what they've written about me!
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Nov 4, 2010
inTROUBLE
The November issue of Trouble magazine is out! This month I've written about the fast-pace frenetic nature of fashion and how shops are so focused on optimising sales in window displays that they forget to follow the seasons.
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Oct 29, 2010
xsessd
My three year old's serendipitous letter combination offers a pertinent commentary.
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Oct 26, 2010
sewing the self
Our truest responsibility to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find the truth.
– Madeleine L’Engle
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Oct 17, 2010
phrontistery
The Phrontistery is an online dictionary of obscure and rare words - a veritable plethora of archaic manias and 'isms'. There's also a great list of antiquated words denoting fibre, fabric and cloth.
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Oct 15, 2010
frocktober
Frocktober is a fundraising initiative aiming to raise dollars for Ovarian Cancer Research. So open up your hearts and your wardrobes – it’s a frockin’ good cause!
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Oct 15, 2010
take the challenge
Buying nothing new doesn’t mean going without. Take the Salvo's October challenge and make do with what you've already got.
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My name is Kim Kneipp. I'm a sustainable designer, personal stylist and workshop facilitator. l work in Melbourne, Australia and am known as the Frockerphiliac.
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In a bid to pacify the retail urge and reduce fast-fashion consumption I custom-tailor existing garments to truly flatter the individual form. Bringing fresh perspective and an inspired eye for detail, I shop within existing wardrobes, sharing new style ideas that flatter the figure whilst building confidence and flare. Intrinsic to this quest is the desire to encourage acceptance of one's physical self; to embrace the body we live in today, not the one we hope for tomorrow.
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