A cuddly bear in a pink tie v. a Commie!
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Mel at Footpath Zeitgeist* has a post up about the ethics of fashion: There has been more and more mainstream media coverage lately about issues of ethics in fashion, which is giving consumers this kind of knowledge. Sue Thomas’s opinion [...]
Free your inner Winona
<img src= "http://larvatusprodeo.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/freewinona.JPG" According to Yen Magazine, the 90s are back. Or something. (Actually from a bit of shopping recently, I think the 80s are back – skinny knit ties or puffy sleeved dresses, anyone?)… Anyway, since the last time [...]
Tan No More
Never thought I’d be writing a post here based on a conversation with my hairdresser (but then I never thought I’d live to see the Immigration minister openly avowing that African refugees are less welcome here than other kinds or [...]
Lazy Sunday
So, since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all! Mine was much less frenetic than last weekend, and I enjoyed a [...]
What's going down in Melbourne town
If you need further proof that the decade about to be mentioned was the worst ever, have a look at Super Bodies: Heroic Fashion of the 1980s. Showing at the National Gallery of Victoria until 3 February 2008, the small exhibition [...]
When cheap populism goes bad
I’m sure by now you’ve all read about the young model chosen for the Gold Coast Fashion Week, how could you miss the headlines? Yep, just about everyone was out there trying to save the young lady from a life [...]
Striking an oblique blow against the patriarchy
Having just finished invigilating an exam at Bjelke-Petersen Memorial University of Suburban South-East Queensland, I am reminded of an anecdote told by a colleague who invigilated a mid-year exam at the same university. Said colleague observed a female student sitting [...]
Ready to drink wear
This is just too weird: Australian researchers are making dresses from fermented fabric, using bacteria to grow slimy dresses from wine and beer.
A non-novel gift idea
Since we’ve got one Valentines day thread going discussing boy bits, I thought we should emulate the ABC and go for some balance. Well known breast blog [for the irony challenged, follow the link] Feministing links to a cultural history [...]
The religious politics of puritan purity
As skepticlawyer observed at Club Troppo, the topic of the sexualisation of young girls through advertising and fashion caused quite a stir in the blogosphere. The context for the discussion was David Jones’ law suit against the Australia Institute. While [...]
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