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The RealReal employ designer goods experts who verify each item as authentic before it is placed for sale in their consignment store or online. Fake items in the luxury market are commonplace, and so to say that each item sold is bona fide designer, whether either online or in-store, is the key to Wainwright’s success. This has enabled her business grow and move into a physical store from The RealReal’s previous online-only presence. While The RealReal is a relatively new concept for both sellers and buyers, customers are flocking to the store knowing they are buying bona fide luxury fashion for less.

what better way to revive the blog than to show you a pair of amazing shoes I recently won in a competition via Etiko Etiko is a fairtrade, ethical clothing and footwear brand based in Melbourne and isEtiko announced a competition to win a custom designed pair of Etiko kicks, to be hand painted by the very talented artist Claire aka The Little Treasure Company I rarely enter competitions to be honest, so I couldn't believe I'd won. I could choose any design I wanted to be painted onto my new kicks, so I chose this:One shoe to be Melbournifed: the NGV's Great Hall Stained Glass Ceiling, a tram and Flinders Street Station. The other to be Londonified: city scene with Big Ben and a London Bus, plus a tiny London Underground sign on the back. Thank you Etiko and thank you Clare (the artist behind The Little Treasure

Tasini is a creative concept to make tiny (and very cute) fold up key rings to carry around and use as an alternative to the disposable plastic bag., is a collaborative effort of four individuals from the environmental initiative Making Oceans Plastic Free. Together, the team has designed a collection of five marine animal key chains, each made with recycled plastic, with foldable reusable bags inside. The bright and colourful little marine animals open up into colourful bags for you to use when you're out shopping. The idea is to eliminate the use of disposable plastic bags, with the hope of keeping more plastic out of the oceans.

The latest Junkies Magazine Australia is out now (Issue 9) and two of my articles are in it. In the latest issue of Junkies Magazine Australia, I had an interesting experience interviewing Catie in Istanbul. Not Bombs is community-run imitative called Small Projects Istanbul; a volunteer organisation that focuses on providing education and support for displaced Syrian refugees. I delved into Zane and Manuel's Melbourne based businessZane and Manuel scour the country for vintage bags and suitcases, and transform them into magnificent bluetooth Suitcase Speakers (V-Case).The article in Junkies Magazine Australia explains how Zane and Manuel'sconcept became a reality in 2011, and how the business is6 years later,in more ways than one.