Fashion

Ladies, what could be more satisfying than wearing a lovely summer dress that you created, start to finish? In this video, YouTuber Jess Dang presents a great project for someone ...

By Katie Wright If you’re worried about your fashion footprint and want to make more sustainable shopping choices, summer swimwear is a great place to start. This season, brands ...

The problem with most people’s bedrooms is there never seems to be enough space. Fortunately, in this video, Australian interior decorator Tara Dennis demonstrates that it is possible to ...

Who said sustainable design need be anything less than stunning? In this video, designer and builder Geoff Orr introduces us to the 520-square-metre dream house he constructed by hand from ...

Please exercise maximum caution if you plan to get rid of a wasp’s nest yourself, and consider getting a professional to help you instead of undertaking the task yourself. ...

Luxury department store brand Neiman Marcus has just become the latest business to completely ditch fur. The Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) announced that by 2023 it will stop selling any products ...

In this video, farmer Ted Chang explains how to grow microgreens at home using recycled strawberry punnets… in other words, no backyard needed. For those that need a quick refresher: ...

By Katie Wright Summer has arrived and it’s time to adjust your wardrobe accordingly. Not only so you can handle the heat, but so you’re up to date ...

In this video, host of The Fashion Archive YouTube channel, Odunayo Ojo explores the world of so-called ‘Gorpcore’ fashion, a style which is trending particularly high among Gen Z consumers. ...

If your garden is big enough to accommodate one, creating a compact patio could be a great DIY project. This video walks you through building a small outdoor oasis in ...

From scuffs, to frayed laces, to worn-out toes… our shoes can take a real beating. But if your shoe collection is looking a little worse for wear, then, relax – ways ...

Ordinarily, buses summon up fairly quotidian A-Z travel – often in the context of ferrying schoolchildren to their daily lessons, or as part of a busy city’s public transport system. ...

With sustainability the keyword of our age, we all know by now that we should try to make our clothes last as long as possible, keeping them out of the ...

By Katie Wright It’s a jungle out there, so they say, and you’ll need to be suitably attired if you want to stand out from the crowd this ...

A start-up described as the “IKEA of houses” is making beautifully-designed, energy-efficient homes that can be assembled in just two weeks. In this video, we are introduced to NODE – a ...

In this video, Melissa Maker, host of the Clean My Space YouTube channel, explains how to set up a simple fruit-fly trap to get rid of summer’s unwelcome guests. ...

In celebration of the global Plastic Free July campaign this video offers the inspiring story of a zero waste/waste-free family in Hobart, Australia. The video is made by Happen ...

In this video, we get a professional demo from the Downtown Tailoring YouTube channel on how to shorten jean legs and take in the waist of denim trousers. Summer can ...

Summer is a key moment in the year to enjoy the garden with friends and family – or even solo, with a good book and a refreshing drink. Yet this pleasure ...

By Katie Wright ‘Do you think I can get away with wearing trackie bottoms to the office?’ – a question many of us have asked ourselves recently. While only you (or ...

In this video, landscape gardener Jason Hodges gives us tips on ensuring the garden is ready for the yearly summer heat, retaining plants’ ability to flourish, while coping with the ...

Popular app TikTok is rapidly stealing the spotlight from Instagram as the online place to showcase and influence fashion and style trends. The app was launched in 2018 and is hugely ...

The zero-waste movement is attracting important attention to the global garbage and plastic pollution crisis, but not everyone is able or wants to take on the zero waste lifestyle because ...

In this episode of her fashion-focused YouTube series, stylist Niki Charalambous speaks with prominent father and son designers, Stephan and Kyriako Caras. The Greek-born elder Caras is the internationally-renowned couturier ...