Diary Dates :: Get your eco fashion fix face-to-face

Yes, it's true: online shopping is FABULOUS (shopping in your pyjamas, anyone?). But if you like a shopping experience of the face-to-face kind, you're in luck! Coz both Green Bowerbird and some of our awesome suppliers are going to be exhibiting in some upcoming market events, right around the country!

Here are the deets:

1. Green Bowerbird @ The Thread Den North Melbourne Market

Where: The Lithuanian Club, 44 Errol Streen, North Melbourne
Dates: 27th June 2010

This will be our second market and we're seriously excited! If you're in Melbourne, come down to Errol Street, have breakfast at one of the local cafes and then saunter on down to the Lithuanian Club to see (and try on!) all of our gorgeous pieces. And of course, make sure you introduce yourself - we love to meet fans of our store!

Eco inspiration :: Katie Gannon

Quality fabrics and exquisite attention to detail, mixed in with a splash of vintage: these are the qualities that herald a Mother Maria garment to any discerning (eco) fashionista.

Katie Gannon established the Mother Maria label in 2004, after demand for her one-off, vintage inspired creations blossomed. Incorporating a mix of vintage fabrics with new silks, cottons and organic jerseys ensures that each Mother Maria garment is unique. Furthermore, being completely designed and manufactured in Australia means that Mother Maria fashion ticks all the eco boxes.

To celebrate the arrival of Mother Maria's Winter 2010 range (titled Parisienne) instore, we interviewed Katie Gannon about creating eco-fashion in Australia and how she celebrates being green in other aspects of her life:

Sum up your label in 25 words
"Girly, pretty, simple, clean. For the lady with the independent spirit, the good heart, and the imagination to create her own image."

Green Bowerbird at Blackbird Market

Do you live in Melbourne? If you do, how lucky for you! You get the chance to come and meet us at the Blackbird Market this Saturday! Here are the deets:

Saturday 15th May
11:00am 'til 4:oopm
@
The Workers Club
51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

We'll be stocking all of our fabulous labels, plus you'll get to preview items from Mother Maria's Parisienne collection before they hit our website. We'd love for you to come along and just say hi!

Is the animal (fur) out of the closet?

 

Cindy Crawford in fur on the cover of Russian Vogue

This morning, whilst waiting for my boss to open the office, I indulged in one of my favourite pass times - vintage window shopping. I say window shopping because if I enter this particular op shop, I know I will leave a good deal of money there. As it is, there is an adorable pair of 50s style heels with a matching handbag that are singing a siren song to my purse. I really need to start leaving my cash at home (and freezing my credit card in a bucket of water, but that's another story).

Anyhoo, on this particular morning, as I was admiring said shoes and bag, something else caught my eye - a vintage fur jacket and matching hat. I was instantly confronted - fur?! I went through the usual 'is it real? No, it can't be - hang on - no! But yes, I think it is! Can it be?' And so then came the question: Is fur accepatable because it's vintage?