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After a big health scare with my asthma I realised that my sustainable ethos needed to extend far beyond fashion and into my sleep time too and so began the journey to eco-ify our bedroom. It’s water proof and dust mite free, which means it will keep all those nasties like bacteria and mould far away from me. Part of my research revealed some pretty scary facts about mainstream mattresses – many of them contain toxic chemicals like antimony, formaldehyde and flame retardants. By chance I was contacted by lovely Vinita at Bhumi Organic Cotton during the time I was in heavy bed research mode and she was kind enough to offer her beautiful bedding to Lee and I. Bhumi actually means ‘

Create color blocked outfits of all blue or all red, then add a dash of the opposing color, look for luxe fabrics like leather, lace, wool and silk. Tribal print blouses, skirts, scarves and pants in the same color palate Vintage embossed leather bags – look for elongated straps so you can cross body it to get the designer feel. I had so much fun creating my Salvation Arm-ani version on thrifty Brisbane blogger Sophie @theopportunityshopper Wallets and thin belts to turn into bum bags Never feel like you need a fortune to feel fabulous, just get your Salvation-arm-ani on sista!

Dad told me that back then shopping vintage and second hand gave you serious proof of cool, no one wanted to look like anyone else, everyone wanted to tell their own style story and these certainly told his. The green velvet tux was created by legendary tailor Tommy Nutter, maker for mega music stars like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Elton John. The divine eggplant leather bomber was created by Alkasura, another amazing Kings Road bespoke boutique…the tall ship patchwork motif on the back seriously gives me life. When Dad handed these jackets to me, he told me about his time in London before I was born, the vibe, the music, the energy, all so exciting and hypnotic to me, I got lost in the stories –

To the greater good and helping women like Mel to break the cycle of a domestic violence life sentence. It’s a point where stars align and you have an opportunity to make a difference to someone’s day or life! Sure it appeared she was considering leaving without paying, but we also don’t know why about her life and why she’s in this situation. I then returned her focus to her kids and asked her if there is anything that her kids may need or like in store and that I’d really like her to take the bag and go and get some things for her kids also.