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This dress will take you from day to night in style – Who Made My Clothes!

in Fair Trade/Ethical, Tips on 08/04/16

A well made dress that fits perfectly and can take you from day through to night is an essential item in any woman’s wardrobe.

I have found the perfect dress that I’m sure you’ll love!

Yvie fashion designer of Aware. The Social Design Project knows all to well what women want in a dress and her Iconic range is the bomb.

Yvie wearing one of her dresses with intricate hand embroidery detail

These dresses are:

  • Stylish, elegant and classic designs that are always in vogue and suit most body shapes. 

 

  • Made of quality fabrics and workmanship that will last you years (like how clothes used to be made). 

 

  • Made of natural fibres that breathe and are comfortable against your skin.

 

  • Available in a variety of beautiful colours to suit all palettes.

We love how versatile these dresses are taking you through your whole day from school drop off to work to that dinner date.

#1 Dress it with a crop jacket and heels for that business meeting.

#2 Add a pair of tights, long tee, boots and scarf for that play date or grocery shop.

#3 Dress it up for that dinner date with a statement necklace and sequence cardy. 

The purple dress will look amazing with this luxury bag made from tyres (only one left so be quick this Sunday!)

The beautiful aspect about Yvie’s collection is the story behind each piece. Aware. The Social Design Project is part of a growing movement – slow fashion and fair trade.

  • Where fair wages and fair opportunities are provided to give a chance of a good quality of life for those in most need.

 

  • Where cultural differences are celebrated and traditional artisan practices of hand weaving, hand embroidery and hand block printing are cultivated and valued.

 

  • Where the production of the clothing range is fair on the environment using low impact dyes, natural fibres and small scale production. 

Some of the women that made the dresses for this Sunday

Yvie will have her collection of gorgeous dresses, jackets and jewellery to match at this Sunday’s Eco Chic Fashion Pop-Up. Clothing prices range from $65 – $150. Check out the website.

Yours in all things preloved,

Rachel Prest on Email
Rachel Prest
Rachel Prest
Director & Founder at Raid My Wardrobe
Rachel Prest is founder of Raid My Wardrobe. In 2010, she founded a preloved fashion event for women to refresh, recycle and reinvent their wardrobes. She began this blog in 2016 as a way to inspire, educate and encourage her community with more sustainable ways of fashion shopping, styling and creating. When she's not doing a wardrobe makeover or planning the next event you'll find her down at the beach, hiking or mountain biking in the bush or hanging out with her friends and her kids. Rachel is based in Newcastle, Australia.

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Which brings me to our next event scheduled for October 24. With the current vibe of great uncertainty coming up in the months ahead as business begins to re-open and being so close to Christmas, I've made the difficult decision to move all Raid My Wardrobe events to 2022.

Raid My Wardrobe has always been an inclusive event and as such we wish to host an event at a time that is inclusive of everyone attending and participating without discrimination or segregation. 

All October 24 Stallholders please see separate email with regards to your refunds. 

Thank you to each and everyone one of you for your continued support, patience and understanding.

Until next year, take care of yourself and your loved ones, check in with each other and get out and enjoy the sunshine, fresh air and salt water. 

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I look forward to seeing you all again soon and raiding your wardrobes cause my wardrobe is so in need of some beautiful new clothes. 
Much love 
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Refashion tip #101When there's a heatwave and you' Refashion tip #101When there's a heatwave and you're off to a party and you want to wear a light comfortable loose fitting top that you don't own....you create one out of one of your scarves. 
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I wanted to jump in and check in with you! Firstly, apologies for not being in touch for a while. I've been very quiet lately for a number of reasons -  all of them good :) 
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I'm a very sensitive and reflective person and these past few months with all that has been unfolding in the world have been particular interesting for me and all of us really. 
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While Raid My Wardrobe has been on pause due to circumstances out of our control :( ......other doors magically opened up for me. It started slowly at first a few hours here and there, a contract to help set-up a new business, some on-going support and now after 2 months I'm totally in it - Business Manager of an brick and mortar and online indoor plant store - @lovemyplants101 with my partner. 
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If you'd told me back in February that I'd be working in the indoor plant industry I would have laughed in your face and said, 'You must have me mistaken with another'. Now as I communicate this with you I pinch myself at how truly amazing and exciting things have been for me over the past few months. 
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So, I've been quiet for good reason.....I've been sooo busy!! To go from idea to fully fledged operating shop in the space of about 4 weeks has been one exciting ride. To use all my 10 years experience from creating and operating Raid My Wardrobe in helping another with their vision and dream has been inspiring and completely fulfilling for me. I love trouble shooting and problem solving, learning new things, stretching my brain, being challenged and finding more efficient ways to do things. I also love being of service to people and surrounded by nature. Pronouncing the plant botanical names though I'm still nailing that one ;)
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Some of you I have already run into and you have recognised me in your part of the woods - East Maitland. And I have a special offer for you when you scroll down, as I'd love you to come in and say 'hi' and add some cleansing, greenery to your home.
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You might be asking - What does this mean for Raid My Wardrobe?? Continued in the comments.
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