Bag for life

Buying clothes for children is often a task that can be as challenging as it is cute. Not only do the outfits need to be durable enough for play and running around, but because children have a very sp

There’s a photograph of me, age 4 – my pink-cheeked, chubby face is set against the marbled blue backdrop inextricably linked with school photos from the 1990s. I am wearing a frothy white wedding dre

I PEGGED Dad’s Seventies’ psychedelic floral shirt on the section of the clothesline designated for “undies”. It couldn’t be seen by the neighbours. I dreamt of the day my parents would give me their

In 2024, Sophie Boulderstone vowed to only buy second hand. Over a year later, she hasn’t looked back…

YOU WILL NEED FOR EACH CUSHION ■ Fabric A: 75x45cm – front and one envelope back ■ Fabric B: 65x45cm – appliqué and one envelope back ■ Bondaweb: 35x35cm ■ Cushion pad: 46cm ■ Paper for the template ■

A group of women are making people smile with their beautiful, flamboyant frocks