Fashion

Homes come in many shapes and sizes, and there is something wonderful about fashioning a dwelling from the most unlikely of foundations. We celebrate this spirit of ingenuity in this ...

By Ella Walker We all have a colour we tend to steer clear of when it comes to picking clothes. Maybe orange doesn’t match your skin tone, or green ...

This video is for all the budding seamstresses and tailors out there. It goes over the basics of decoding those bizarrely-marked sewing patterns – from tracing, to pinning, to cutting – helping ...

Nothing says a stylish belt like a tailored fabric finish for the buckle! In this video, designer and influencer Mimi G teaches you how to achieve this vintage fashion accent ...

Now that working from home has become the new norm, it’s more important than ever to be organised and have visual reminders of which tasks need doing, when. In ...

In this video, YouTuber Daria Andronescu, who specialises in sustainable, capsule wardrobes and ethical shopping, offers up 22 ideas for interchangeable outfits, inspired by the springtime colour palette of Vincent van ...

“There has clearly never been a more important time in history for architecture to be sustainable and regenerative,” says ‘Welcome to the Jungle House’ architect and builder, Clinton Cole, in ...

By Katie Wright With lockdown becoming more a thing of the past, it’s finally time to say goodbye to sweatpants and get excited about fashion again. That doesn’t ...

This NMF-sponsored video gives us a glimpse of what zero-waste shopping might be like in the near future. We meet Hannah and Jacob from Greener Habits and Megan from Re:...

In this video, YouTuber Jagh Singh from the ‘Daisy Creek Farms with Jag Singh’ channel, demonstrates how to repurpose five items we typically dump in the garbage, to become useful ...

In this video, we learn how to grow an array of herbs in water at home, using our window sill as a handy new spot for our very own micro ...

Exercising at home – understandably – has soared during global lockdowns, and 2020 saw a record purchase of weights, yoga mats and other fitness resources that can be used to work out in ...

So, what do vegans stock up on, to have on hand as food basics for the pantry and kitchen? It’s certainly a thought that occurs to many who may ...

By Katie Wright Looking to reduce your reliance on fast fashion, but not sure where to start? In the past, sustainable brands were few and far between but now there ...

In this playful video, we discover that maintaining cast iron kitchenware entails a few, easy-to-implement principles. This means that even if you have a rusty cast-iron utensil that needs restoration, ...

In this video, we catch a glimpse of a life crammed with the beauty of nature, as we meet Linda D’Arco, who lives with her family at Little Farmhouse ...

In this video we are introduced to a very creative upcycling project… a chandelier lamp created from porcelain cups. The project was originally made by the host of the video ...

Part of having a clean home is having a clean smelling home, and in this video, YouTuber Melissa Maker from the Clean My Space channel goes over seven of her ...

By Prudence Wade The humble suit is one of the hardest working outfits in fashion, and has seen countless reincarnations over the years. The invention of the modern suit is ...

In this NMF-sponsored video, we take a look at some alternative and eco-friendly building materials that can replace concrete and steel. These sustainable materials come from sources you may never ...

By Katie Wright Perfectly suited to spring, sugary shades are all the rage this season – with floral fabrics and candy-coloured dresses dominating the SS21 catwalks, from Chanel and Dior to ...

Massive fashion hauls aren’t new, but they’ve been blowing up recently because of the juggernaut rise of TikTok, a video-sharing, social networking service, owned by Chinese company ByteDance. ...

In this video, we meet Andrew Martin, who once worked in the finance industry in Australia. But as he observed the effects of peak oil and climate change taking effect, ...

Store-bought hygiene or domestic products are problematic when it comes to minimising our personal impact on the environment. Equally though, making our own, zero-waste versions of such products can be ...