Peppermint Magazine

Peppermint is a green fashion magazine, covering eco and ethical style with a fun, fresh, intelligent and positive spin. Encouraging you to get off the trend mill, Peppermint promotes individuality, respect and DIY personal style, by showcasing the best of eco designers from Australia and the rest of the world. Fashion, beauty, art, craft, and culture; all with a twist of lime.

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Peppermint Issue 53

Peppermint

Penny for your thoughts

limelight

DREAM WEAVER: Tidda Art

ART ATTACK: Beck Feiner

humble beginnings • This social enterprise is putting diversity to the front in its consciously curated boxes. We chat to co-founder Sherona Parkinson.

Our pick of the latest in lighter living and homes with heart…

hair and now • Brush up on your mane game with these sustainable styling products and accessories.

fresh finds

i am woman • Openly sharing her gender transition journey online has awarded model and LGBTQIA+ advocate AJ Clementine millions of fans across the world for her unwavering courage and kindness in her journey to self-acceptance.

material girl • Changing the way we think about waste, and its potential for inspiration and creation, is both a life’s calling and an obsession for inventor and materials scientist Professor Veena Sahajwalla.

like and unsubscribe • Reports estimate that there are 4.62 billion social media users worldwide. But in this brave new digital world, what are the consequences of logging off?

taking root • For bio-artist Zena Holloway, an accidental underwater discovery led to a wearable collaboration with Mother Nature.

trash talk • Three local compost heroes explore why the humble backyard pile might be one of our most vital tools in the fight against climate change.

a shifting lens • Last year’s NAIDOC Artist of the Year, Ngarluma, Kariyarra, Nyulnyul and Yawuru photographer and illustrator Bobbi Lockyer is the creative behind our autumnal, richly hued cover.

cartoon heroes • A fierce believer in the power of the individual, illustrator and permaculture educator Brenna Quinlan inspires change through her quirky, instantly recognisable cartoons.

leaf it all to me • Show the world your plant queen dreams with these botanical beauties.

mind the gap • Just two years into its life, Aboriginal social enterprise and ethical fashion brand Clothing The Gaps is at the forefront of making real, lasting change for some of Australia’s most important national conversations.

the bucket list • Stay safe and stylish in the sun with your very own self-sewn and self-drafted wide-brimmed bucket hat!

reef encounter • Diving on the Great Barrier Reef since she was a teenager, Harriet Spark returns to explore one of the world’s most natural wonders in a new capacity… as a citizen scientist.

future thinking • From the Big Apple to Melbourne, Remuse Designs’ founder Tamara Leacock uses fashion to elevate underrepresented voices and support a more diverse industry through the power of Afrofuturism.

Look for the Fairtrade logo on your next chocolate treat! • Here are a few ethical brands to make your snack time a little sweeter…

getting hygge with it • Cast aside visions of cosy furnishings and warm drinks by the fire – connection to yourself and community is what truly lies at the heart of hygge, and you can get it without buying into the hype.

stitched together • Empowering women from diverse backgrounds both economically and socially, Melbourne’s Second Stitch harnesses the magic of sewing to stitch together a community.

The Bowen Dress A pattern collaboration with Hubba Ding Patterns • Dress it up or dress it down, throw it on...