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What happens to clothing that goes unsold?
According to ShareCloth©, 150 billion garments are produced each year, with 30% never being sold and over 50% of fast fashion being disposed of within a year. The exact amount of ‘deadstock’ – clothes that are unable to be sold at full or discounted prices and must be gotten...
Loved clothes last longer
We all have something in our wardrobes that we refuse to throw away. Maybe it’s an old pair of jeans that fit like a glove, a favourite tee with one too many stains, or a sweater with holes in the sleeves. These are pieces we keep because we love the...
What does 'slow fashion' really mean?
According to Kat Collings, Editor in Chief at Who What Wear, “slow fashion is about consuming and creating fashion consciously and with integrity. It connects social and environmental awareness and responsibility with the pleasure of wearing beautiful, well-made, and lasting clothing (as compared to the immediate gratification of fast fashion”. ...
Swimwear made from plastic bottles.
Our desire to create and buy new products is endless, but the planet's resources aren't. Once a plastic is created, it lasts forever. While this is great for durability, it poses a huge environmental strain on our planet. According to National Geographic, 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into...
Non-toxic temporary tattoos
Anarkid’s temporary tattoos allow children to connect to their own personal creativity and unleash their personality in a safe way.
How COVID-19 has impacted the fashion industry
Overview The fashion industry has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 on every imaginable level; production has intermittently stopped, retailers have closed, and limited freight availability has caused freight costs to be significantly higher. On top of this, demand for certain fashion categories such as special occasion wear, luxury accessories...
What’s the best way to take care of swimwear?
We want your Anarkid swimsuits to live a long and happy life, filled with many days of sun and waterplay. While swimsuits are more delicate than other textiles due to their frequent exposure to chlorine and sea salt, by following these swimwear tips you can give your swimmers the best...
Secrets to creating a staple wardrobe for your kids.
In her book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion (Portfolio, 2013), Elizabeth Cline reports that consumers in North America are buying and getting rid of five times as much clothing as we did 25 years ago. One of the easiest ways to reduce the amount of textiles that...
How to do good with old clothes.
Hand-Me-Downs Kids outgrow their clothes almost as quickly as you can buy them, especially in those early years. Giving and receiving ‘hand-me-downs’ is a tradition that’s been around for years, and is the easiest way to be economical with clothes that no longer fit your child. As Katie O’Connell explains...
4 Fashion Activism Groups to Know About and Join
Supporting activist organisations can be as simple as signing an online petition, sharing campaign updates on social media, helping to fund-raise or making a small donation. Clean Clothes Campaign The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) is a global network dedicated to improving working conditions and empowering workers globally in the...
Press Release: Anarkid Trademarked in USA
Today marks the official registration of Anarkid being trademarked in the United States. While Anarkid’s branding has been trademarked in Australia and New Zealand since it’s birth in October 2013, a need to extend the trademark internationally was recognized with the growth of Anarkid in USA over the last few...
Fashion Revolution Week
Today marks the start of Fashion Revolution Week, an annual campaign that marks the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1138 people and injured many more on 24th April 2013. To raise awareness about the fashion industry's most pressing issues, such as factory building collapses and fires, and...
Press Release: Peter Jansson joins Anarkid
Peter Jansson has just been announced as the new Head Designer for Anarkid. Educated at Central Saint Martins in London, Peter is well-known for his Cheap Monday and Weekday designs which achieved international recognition for over a decade. Peter has enthusiastically joined the Sydney-based team with a brief to steer Anarkid towards the...
Are you an Eco Citizen?
Being environmentally friendly means living a lifestyle that is better for mother earth. It’s all about taking small steps towards the environment to make a better place for our existing communities and generations to come. Here are some easy ways to make your contribution to combatting air pollution, creating less...
The Truth About Our Plastic Satchels
What's the point of making planet friendly clothing, if we're just going to cover it in plastic? The truth is - plastic serves a purpose, and that is to protect your goodies while they're in transit. Plastic doesn't break easily, but is lightweight and moisture resistant. As part of our...
FREEBIE: Father's Day Chatterbox
Clear the dining table, it's time to make a homemade gift for Father's Day!
Free for all Anarkid-lovers to download and enjoy, our chatterbox printable has been left partly blank so you can fill in your own special messages for Dad.
Download your Father's Day Chatterbox here.
5 Minutes with Little Kids Cove
Get to know Yvette Cherry, Founder and owner of Little Kids Cove! What inspired you to start Little Kids Cove? It all started when my son was born. He was 6 months old and remember it was winter and cold. He started night waking every hour and I was desperate...
What Mums and secret agents have in common.
We’ve heard it all before - being a mum is exhilarating, rewarding, challenging and exhausting. Nothing you have ever done in your life will prepare you for motherhood. What isn’t said as often, is that motherhood will prepare you for pretty much any other job you might find enough energy...
Meet Our Stockist: Little Nook
Tell us the story behind Little Nook. Little Nook started very organically. The children's store that Mum and I shopped at in Mount Eliza came up for sale, and we thought, let's have a go at that! I have a background in fashion buying and had always wanted a little...
What the fashion industry doesn't want you to know.
The fashion industry has been getting away with dodgy practices for years. Here's what they don't want you to know: 1) Fast fashion is designed to make you feel 'out of trend' after one week. Some designers bring out new styles on a weekly basis, pressuring consumers to buy...