Britt's List

16/09/2024

The Australian made label carries a lot of weight in the local fashion scene, because it’s associated with high quality products that support local jobs.

But Australian-made doesn’t always equate to ethically made. Behind the scenes, outworkers – often invisible and underpaid – play a crucial role in the production of garments that proudly bear the Australian name.

Find out how to identify ethically made clothes when you shop and check out 10 truly ethical, Australian-made brands you will love.

Believe it or not, Australian-made doesn’t always equate to ethically made. The Australian made label carries a lot of weight in the local fashion scene, because it’s associated with high quality products that support local jobs. But behind the scenes, invisible and often underpaid workers can p...

20/04/2024

In our ultra-fast and trend-based fashion society, the simple act of outfit repeating is a form of activism.

As is:
☑️ Buying secondhand
☑️ Renting or borrowing from your friends
☑️ Investing in quality pieces
☑️ Buying from small businesses
☑️ Mending your clothes
☑️ Making your own clothes

What revolutionary act are you partaking in this ?

Wearing Mosov Organic tee, Maggie Marilyn jeans, Birkenstock shoes & YU MEI bag ✨

15/04/2024

These brands know the ins and outs of their supply chain intimately, from sourcing sustainably produced and organic cotton, to environmentally friendly packaging.

Say goodbye to cheaply made, synthetic underwear and hello to lush, quality constructed intimates made from natural fibres. Hell. Yes.

Looking for ethical underwear? These are the top brands for environmentally friendly and ethically made underwear and intimates in Australia.

23/07/2023

Celebrating sunnies 😎

I’ve been road testing these eyewear brands for the Clean and Conscious Awards this month.

Featuring:
Blue Bay (Folkal Eyewear) Sacalia Matte Black & Elusor Matte Pink - Made from sustainable materials – recycled PET plastic frames.

Good Citizens - Made from one discarded single-use plastic bottle in Sydney. The 100% recycled frames are fitted with premium lenses made by Carl Zeiss Vision.

Reecy Eyewear - Made from excellent sustainable materials. Italian M49 Mazzucchelli bio acetate biodegradable frames with Tritan Renew 50% recycled lenses.

Which are your fave?

04/07/2023

Second life ❤️ It was bittersweet saying goodbye to my beautiful KAMPERETT silk organza wedding dress recently but I’m so stoked that it has made it to its new owner and will be tailored, re-worn and re-loved!

The dress wasn’t in perfect condition. It has dirt stains around the bottom of the dress and needs hemming to remove this. But with this adjustment will be like new.

I can’t wait to see it re-worn for somebody else’s Big Day™️. ❤️

Did you sell your wedding dress? Is it still hanging in your cupboard? Tell me your wedding dress stories 👇

16/05/2023

Affordable AND sustainable – that's what we like to see.

ModiBodi's period underwear are now on the shelves at your local Coles.

If you’re not quick to pounce on new products, you may still be yet to dip your toes in the world of sustainable, reusable period underwear. Since hitting the market a few year’s back, the options for period underwear available have expanded rapidly, but the price point has kept a lot of shopper...

02/05/2023

Last week, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse, Baptist World Aid released a special report to show what progress has, or has not, been made since the tragedy, particularly on the issue of garment workers’ rights.

The topline statistic, which this masthead reported, was that it would take 75 years for Australia’s largest fashion companies to pay a living wage, which is the term for a salary that covers the necessities of life.

The shortcomings of these reports however, and others like them that rank companies, intentionally or not, along “good” and “bad” lines, sometimes mean fast-fashion brands, whose problematic business models have been well documented, rank higher than Australian companies doing their best to improve.

Ethical fashion reports that rank brands against a small set of criteria don’t show the full picture. But there is also still too much onus on the consumer.

15/04/2023

Help fund a 100% plastic-free nursing bra!

I just backed The Very Good Bra nursing bra, with just 72 hrs to go on its Kickstarter campaign.

Find out how you can support this sustainable project here 👇

A unique, 100% plastic-free nursing bra

02/04/2023

Make your mum smile this Mother’s Day with a mindful gift that won’t leave a major impact on people or the planet.

Here’s our guide to lovely gifts for your mum from ethical and sustainable Australian and New Zealand brands.

Make your mum smile this Mother’s Day with a mindful gift that won’t leave a major impact on people or the planet. Recently, Compare the Market surveyed more than a thousand people to find that nearly one in two Aussies don’t keep the presents they receive if they don’t like them. Instead,...

26/02/2023

Hitting the hay each evening has never looked more inviting thanks to these Aussie brands producing sustainable sheets and bedding.

12/02/2023

Research from the Australian Fashion Council based on 2018-19 figures, shows the average Australian buys 56 items of clothing a year, including socks and underwear, making us among the biggest purchasers of clothing in the world.

Like millions of other Australians, Kate Hulett made a new year's resolution. Hers is to not buy a single item of clothing in 2023.