Marmalade Gardens
Demure chats to Marnie Walsh (she/her), creator of adorable jewellery brand Marmalade Gardens, about her love of all things retro, as well as creating objects that are a bit wobbly and imperfect. She also tells us the beauty that comes with making custom orders, allowing one to grow as a creator and learn new styles.
Tiarna Herczeg
Demure speaks with Tiarna (she/they), a proud Kuku-Yalanji woman practicing on Gadigal lands. They have spent most of their life living on Dharug country and still maintain a strong connection to the Western Sydney community. They speak about their approach to painting, which comes from a sense of urgency regarding their spiritual and cultural identity.
Echo Collective
Echo Collective co-founder Kiera Varrese (she/her) runs us through the origins and ethos of Echo Collective, a Naarm-based DJ residency for emerging artists of marginalised genders, as well as her own start to djing.
Anouk Studios
Demure chats to Rose Connelly (she/her), the mastermind behind Anouk Studios. Rose talks about her graphic, tattoo-style designs, growing up surrounded by creativity, and the pressures of forcing creative motivation to come on demand and producing new work when owning such a popular clothing brand.
Sarah Godfrey
Sarah Godfrey (she/her) is a digital artist inspired by feminism and the female experience. Inspired by pop-culture and Feminist Theory, Godfrey finds her vibrant and bold artistic practice intends to create change in the lives of women around me and contribute positively to the feminist movement.
Anthology
Helena Pantsis (she/they) is a writer from Naarm, Australia. A full-time student of creative writing, they have a fond appreciation for the gritty, the dark, and the experimental. Her works are published in Overland, Island Online, Going Down Swinging, and Meanjin. ‘Anthology’ is Helena’s insightful exploration of their relationship to their body and prospective motherhood.
Dylan Alexander
Alexandra Jonscher (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based in based on Gadigal and Wangal country. In 2020, she launched a bespoke painted clothing label Dylan Alexander as an offshoot of her creative practice, forming a unique blend of artmaking and fashion.
Tarot & Me
A piece by Nonie Trainor (she/her), a queer writer and musician living in Boorloo. She shares her deeply personal experience using Tarot cards as a gateway for greater understanding of spirituality, and the ways in which different beliefs allow individuals to gain an assured sense of control over their own lives.
How can clothing become an ‘antidote’ to toxic and hyper masculinity?
An essay by Christina Suntovski (she/her) discussing and detailing the role of fashion in detangling toxic masculinity. Christina touches on the fragility of masculinity and the importance of ungendering clothing in dismantling harmful masculinity.
Paris Olympia
Paris Olympia is an Australian artist whose work explores her fascination with bizarre intricacies of life and science. Mixing her interests in medical science and art, Paris Olympia’s work is pretty radical. Paris Olympia Art is completely run by Paris Olympia herself and we are obsessed with eclectic designs – corsets, beret’s, jewellery and more.
Sweet Bitter
Completely handmade by Annelise Cavenoni in Perth, Sweet Bitter clothing is designed to be innovative and outlive trends. Classic pieces with an edge, Sweet Bitter focuses on elevated pieces to take ‘basics’ to the next level.