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.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF’S LETTER

LETTERBOX

LIMELIGHT

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: THE SEWLOIST • Made-to-order reclaimed clothing

CHANGEMAKER: ALICE FORREST • conservationist & marine biologist

peel back the layers • BY WRAPPING HER SUBJECTS IN EVERY ITEM OF CLOTHING THEY OWN, CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHER LIBBY OLIVER CAPTURES THE STIFLING REALITY OF OUR PURCHASES.

know thy farmer • WHERE’S YOUR NEXT MEAL COMING FROM?

wine o’clock • WE’RE TASTE-TESTING INDIE WINE BECAUSE #BLESSED.

A FAMILY AFFAIR • MULTI-GENERATIONAL NATURAL SKINCARE BRAND NELLIE TIER IS NOW PERFECTING POTIONS FOR TEENS.

ancient allure • From time immemorial, we’ve used beauty products to pamper and preen. Even the most primitive pastes and potions contained the kind of nourishing natural ingredients we still rely on today – and if it’s good enough for Cleopatra, it’s good enough for us!

let’s talk about sex • ‘OMGYES’ IS DRIVEN BY THE BELIEF THAT BETTER RESEARCH = BETTER SEX.

breaking bread • NOMADIC NEW ZEALAND-BORN BAKER CARTER WERE’S TRAVELS ABROAD SPARKED AN UNWAVERING PASSION FOR BAKING WITH WHOLEFOODS, ALONG WITH A CONNECTION TO THE EARTH FROM WHICH HER INGREDIENTS ARE PLUCKED.

fresh foodie finds

sing it back • DASHNI MORAD ALWAYS KNEW SHE HAD A POWERFUL VOICE – AND NOW, THIS FORMER REFUGEE AND ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER, TV PRESENTER AND ACTIVIST IS SPEAKING UP EVEN LOUDER TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND CHILDREN THE WORLD OVER.

BEYOND THE BAG: ZERO WASTE TIPS YOU HAVEN’T THOUGHT OF YET

SISTER ACT • WE SPOKE TO THREE SETS OF SISTERS WHO ARE DOIN’ IT FOR THEMSELVES – SHOWING THAT MIXING BUSINESS AND FAMILY CAN BE A VERY GOOD IDEA INDEED.

the counterintuitive path to happiness • I DON’T BLAME YOU IF THE WORD HAPPINESS IGNITES COMPLEX FEELINGS WITHIN YOU THAT ARE ANYTHING BUT HAPPY.

FIELD DAY • NEW AND PRELOVED PIECES ARE MIXED TO PERFECTION IN THIS WINTER SHOOT FROM ECO STYLIST ALEX VAN OS AND ENVIRONMENTALIST AND MODEL LAURA WELLS.

THE BEST IN WINTER FOOTWEAR • Inject a little soul into your step with winter footwear that leaves a lighter footprint. Locally made, ethically produced, vegan or chemical free: it’s time to give your feet (and conscience) something to be happy about.

ANCIENT WISDOM MODERN LIFE • SOMETIMES WE NEED TO LOOK TO THE PAST TO MOVE IN TO THE FUTURE.

green thumb • WANT TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GORGEOUS GREENERY, BUT NOT SURE WHERE TO START? HELP’S ON HAND FROM ‘PLANTS IN A BOX’ FOUNDER ELLA PRINCE, WHO’S WRITTEN THIS HANDY GUIDE TO SOME OF THE MOST VERDANT VEGETATION FOR YOUR HOME.

no place like home • THE DESIRE TO LIVE NEAR THE OCEAN DREW RACHEL AND JOEL COOPER – FOUNDERS OF SLOW FASHION LABEL FRANK AND DOLLY’S – TO A COSY WOODEN HOUSE CLOSE TO THE COASTAL TOWN OF BELLBRAE.

maddie williams • LONDON-BASED MADDIE WILLIAMS CREATES COLOURFUL AND CAPTIVATING PIECES FROM REPURPOSED MATERIALS FOR HER COLLECTION INSPIRED BY POWERFUL FEMALE GODDESSES.

free sewing pattern • FROM PEPPERMINT + THE FABRIC STORE

count your blessings • DUI CAMERON MARCHES TO THE BEAT OF HER OWN CREATIVE DRUM – AND IS ON A MISSION TO DESIGN CLOTHING THAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL GOOD.

flushed with success • DON’T LET THE CANDY-STRIPES AND BUM JOKES FOOL YOU – AUSSIE TOILET PAPER COMPANY ‘WHO GIVES A CRAP’ IS SERIOUS ABOUT CHANGING THE WORLD.

the final straw • THE MOST...