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.

let’s plant the future • When it comes to the fight against climate change, every tree – and every action – matters.

Peppermint Issue 46

Peppermint Magazine

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limelight

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Marnie Hawson • Prints For Wildlife

MARKET SPOTLIGHT: The Finders Keepers • Sarah Thornton CO-DIRECTOR

good news

fresh foodie finds • Our pick of the latest in conscious kitchenware and fresh foodie finds…

a better block • When Dutch journalist Teun van de Keuken decided to follow the trail of his favourite sweet all the way to the bitter end of the cocoa supply chain, he had no idea it was the start of his own fair trade chocolate empire.

diy day spa • Missing your fave self-care spots? Bring the pampering to you with these indulgent DIY beauty treatments.

grey area • Tempted to ditch the dye and embrace those silver strands? There’s a growing global movement of women who are proud to be rocking their natural tones, as writer Helen Dewar discovers.

over the rainbow • Teacher turned full-time artist Deb McNaughton has channelled her hypercoloured heart into creating a hope-filled and happy mural – one that’s so much more than just a sign of the times.

imitation game • Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – or so the saying goes. But when you’re a small fair trade business, artisan co-op or traditional craftsperson, having your designs copied or reproduced can be devastating.

the meaning you make • How we harness collective grief as a way to move forward lies in the meaning we take from it and how we make it matter, writes clinical psychologist Emily Toner.

story time • For Kaytetye filmmaker and social enterprise founder Rona Napurrurla Glynn-McDonald, sharing the stories of First Nations cultures is something that’s always been in her blood.

moonlit magic • Inspired by creativity sparked in the moonlit hours, Queensland-based illustrator Mel Baxter creates colourful art and textiles, with a focus on nature and regenerative agriculture, from her cosy mountain studio.

i love lucy • When comfort and cool collide, the result is Lucy & Yak. With rainbow-bright hues and a joyful, inclusive approach to ethical fashion, the UK-based label is on a mission to make the humble dungaree great again.

the world inside • We may have been physically separated from each other, but the act of creativity has helped bring us back together. Australia’s photographers, makers and artists have found new ways to document, define and reframe these strange times by finding beauty in the (new) normal.

thready or knot • Meditative and therapeutic, the practice of weaving has helped fibre-obsessed creative Maryanne Moodie navigate life’s challenges. A former teacher, she now shares her skills through stunning large-scale works of art and workshops, one warp and weft at a time.

MARYANNE’S TOP FIVE WEAVING TIPS

brave new world • Life as we know it has been turned upside down and inside out – it’s enough to leave you feeling discombobulated. While it’s true that our lives may never be the same again, there’s also never been a more perfect time to press reset; to create and shape a brave new world.

well travelled • For travel writer and...