Even though my to-be-refashioned vintage dress collection is already (more than) a bit too full I couldn’t resist getting this super soft 1970’s beauty: I loved the fabric, colour and details of this faux denim …
Easy Thrifted DIY Doily Top – no crochet skills needed!
I love crocheted items but can’t seem to progress my skills beyond a simple chain stitch, luckily I’ve figured out a way to create gorgeous new crocheted clothing from thrifted bits of handmade awesomeness! Whip …
Why are children making your clothes?
The Fair Wear Foundation is just one of the independent, non-profit organisations that works with companies and factories to improve labour conditions for garment workers. Unfortunately there’s no such thing as 100% ethically produced clothing but the Fair Wear …
The Child Labour Experiment
Why is it that what is commonplace and acceptable in the developing countries of the world is so unimaginable in our own society? Millions of children work in the garment industry textile supply chains worldwide …
Perfect Prints on #ThriftyThursday
Fab prints and patterns are (one of) this thrifty diva’s fave things to hunt down at the thrift shop, thankfully there are always loads to be found! That groovy combination of vintage patterns needed zero …
Very Easy DIY Canada Day Dress
After over 2 decades living abroad I relocated back to Canada on July 1st/2016. We had just arrived so Canada Day celebrations were the furthest thing from my exhausted, stressed out mind however as this …
Flower Delivery on #ThriftyThursday
Bright patterns and cheerful colours are a dime a dozen at the thrift shop, it’s just a matter of sifting through them all to find the one(s) that you just can’t live without adding to …
Fast Fashion Brand Transparency
Fast fashion brand transparency is incredibly important and very hard to come by. Fashion Revolution’s Transparency Index contains 100 brands that are reporting some of their manufacturing facilities unfortunately only 32 are publishing a list of …
Vintage Bathrobe Housecoat to Dress AND Coat Refashion
Thrift a vintage housecoat and transform it into a fab dress that doubles as an overcoat with my quick and easy video tute! Meet my latest character and discover how to create your own Vintage …
Labour Behind The Label
The garment industry turns over almost $3 Trillion a year. Yet garment workers, 80% of them women, work for poverty pay, earning as little as $21 a month. Human rights abuses are systemic throughout the …