Chatting With XFEMINADESIGNS: The Small Business Starting Its Own Sustainable Fashion Revolution Bethany Chandler June 8, 2021 Artists, Community, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Features, Fresh Mess, Interview, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSsubmissions, News, Stories, Style, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion, Trends, Women "Positive representation and love for colour is my inspiration. Growing up a plus sized, mixed race girl in Britain, I felt out of place. I never wore bright colours or patterns in fear of being called out, and assumed that fashion like that wasn't meant for me. I mean, where do you see chubby brown girls in cool clothes in the 90's fashion scene?"
Eco-Anxiety: The Psychological Impact of Climate Change Bethany Chandler June 6, 2021 Be Featured, Community, Features, Lifestyle, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSHealth, MESSMedia, Sustainability It’s a common phenomenon now, particularly when the news bombards us with soul-crushing statistics and images of the climate emergency. That helpless feeling of wanting help change the world for the better, yet having no idea where to even start.
Impostor Syndrome: The Fear of Being Inadequate Bethany Chandler June 2, 2021 Community, Fresh Mess, International Women's Day, Lifestyle, MESSFeature, MESSHealth, Women If you’ve ever started a new job, club, or met a new group of people you can probably relate to that sense of feeling out of place. That out-of-body experience of being painfully aware of everything you do or say in a certain situation. But why does this happen? Does everyone experience this?
ARE YOU OHNE? Lillian Race March 30, 2021 Community, Creativity, Features, Interview, MESSFeature, MESSHealth, Stories, Sustainability, Women Interview with the incredible women behind the sustainable period company, Ohne, providing "cycle care for babes who bleed". The innovative period company Ohne is changing the game with natural and organic ...
Giving Back to the People: The Journey of Roopa Pemmaraju Lillian Race March 19, 2021 Community, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Features, Interview, MESSFeature, Stories, Sustainablefashion, Travel, Women Roopa Pemmaraju is a luxury, ethical fashion brand with Indian roots and a heritage of Australian indigenous art. Creating timeless pieces through consciously slow fashion, Roopa Pemmaraju has an ethos that re...
How to Use Social Media to Effect Positive Change Lillian Race March 2, 2021 Community, Creativity, Features, Interview, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSMedia, Society, Stories, Sustainablefashion, Women Following our recent investigation into whether social media is a genuine form of activism, we have opened the conversation up to global fashion movements and platforms fighting for environmental and social ju...
Those who prioritise the planet: Interview with Jemma Finch of Stories Behind Things Lillian Race February 16, 2021 Community, Creativity, Features, Interview, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, News, Stories, Sustainablefashion, Women I have had the pleasure of interviewing Jemma Finch, the CEO and co-founder of Stories Behind Things: “A storytelling platform exploring sustainability and mindful consumption. We aim to empower humans to l...
How To Create A More Sustainable Wellbeing Practice Dani December 17, 2020 Creativity, Fitness, Lifestyle, MESSFeature, MESSHealth, Sustainablefashion We hear the word sustainability being tossed around all the time these days. We often hear this word with environmental issues, but rarely do we hear it within our wellbeing practice. We understand that sustai...
The reality of managing mental health in the entertainment industry Otter pr November 10, 2020 MESSFeature, MESSHealth, MESSsubmissions, Society Working in entertainment is one of the most high pressure, cut-throat industries anyone could find themselves in. While the glitz and glam of music, film and everything in between may look appealing, it is rel...
