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.

ISSUE 39 SPRING 2018 10TH BIRTHDAY!

It’s our 10TH BIRTHDAY! • And what’s a party without friends?!

dear peppermint

LIMELIGHT

CHANGEMAKER: KAYLA ROBERTSON • Host of the ‘All Being Well’ podcast

TOP FIVE: CLOTHING HIRE SITES • borrow-don’t-buy is the new black

shore thing • CALIFORNIAN PHOTOGRAPHER WESTON FULLER JUXTAPOSES SURFING SHOTS WITH THE PLASTIC HE FINDS ON BEACHES.

waste not, want not • HOW MUCH DO YOU THROW AWAY?

in the bag • WE’RE SAYING SEE YA PLASTIC AND HELLOOOO, THESE GUYS.

MORE THAN SKIN DEEP • NATURAL BEAUTY EXPERT BELINDA HUGHES KNOWS ALL ABOUT NUTRITION FOR GLOWING SKIN.

going the distance • MODEL JADA SEZER AND JOURNALIST FRIEND BRYONY GORDON RAN THE LONDON MARATHON IN THEIR UNDIES TO PROVE THAT EXERCISE IS FOR EVERY BODY.

more than a meal • EACH WEEK IN MELBOURNE’S NORTH, FOUR TAMIL MEN SHARE THE FOOD AND CULTURE OF THEIR HOMELAND WITH WELCOMING AUSTRALIANS.

fresh foodle finds

against the odds • AUTHOR, ATHLETE, MINING ENGINEER, HUMANITARIAN, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, SURVIVOR: WHATEVER TURIA PITT SETS HER MIND TO, SHE ACHIEVES – AND SHE’S JUST AS FOCUSED ON HELPING OTHERS DO THE SAME.

A ZERO WASTE KITCHEN

hear me rohr • MODERN SCIENCE AND ANCIENT WISDOM COME TOGETHER IN THIS SKINCARE RANGE THAT WAS 30,000 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

all about the girl • WHEN FAST-FASHION ADDICT LEAH MUSCH LEARNED HOW HER PURCHASING HABITS WERE AFFECTING THE WORLD, SHE KNEW SHE HAD TO CHANGE HER WAYS.

diy tshirt tote • WITH THE RECENT FOCUS ON THE BLIGHT OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS, THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO CREATE YOUR OWN REUSABLE UPCYCLED T-SHIRT TOTE BAG.

leading the way • AH, THE POWER OF YOUTH: THESE INCREDIBLE ACTIVISTS PUT US TO SHAME WITH ALL THEY’VE ACHIEVED IN THEIR YOUNG LIVES, FROM SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES TO CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION.

CHOOSE HOPE • WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT HOPE?

come together • FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS AN AUCKLAND COFFEE CART TO ITS CURRENT SUCCESS AS A GLOBAL BRAND, ALLPRESS ESPRESSO HAS NEVER FORGOTTEN THE SECRET TO A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE: COMMUNITY.

go with the flow • ECO EDIT // ZERO-WASTE PERIOD ALTERNATIVES

TEN OUT OF TEN • TO CELEBRATE OUR TENTH BIRTHDAY, WE’VE COMPILED TEN LISTS TO INSPIRE YOU IN YOUR PURSUIT OF STYLE, SUSTAINABILITY AND SUBSTANCE.

the apathy vaccine • how to stay positive when you feel too small to make a difference

BLOOMING MARVELLOUS • WE SPOKE TO THREE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE SUSTAINABLE FLORISTRY INDUSTRY TO FIND OUT WHAT GOES INTO CREATING BETTER BLOOMS.

just cause bunch • BRISBANE-BASED CREATIVE JENNIFER NEECH’S LOCAL FLOWER DELIVERY SERVICE HELPS PEOPLE GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH PURCHASING PRETTY POSIES.

primula floral styling • SELF-DESCRIBED ‘BOTANIC TRAGIC’ ELIZA ROGERS CREATES WILD AND WHIMSICAL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FROM LOCALLY GROWN PLANTS AND FORAGED FINDS.

consortium botanicus • ROSE AND PEONY FARMER DANIELLE WHITE FOUNDED SLOW FLOWER COLLECTIVE CONSORTIUM BOTANICUS TO HELP CONNECT SMALL-SCALE, ARTISANAL GROWERS.

free sewing pattern • FROM PEPPERMINT + THE FABRIC STORE

ada spragg • BRISBANE-BASED SEWING BLOGGER AND INSTAGRAMMER SOPHIE PARSLOW – AKA ADA SPRAGG – SHOWS THAT #MEMADE CREATIONS CAN BE SERIOUSLY STYLISH.

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