frank bits
salter day dresses
If your fashion vibe is somewhere between ‘sister wife goes wandering through a meadow’ and ‘Victorian ghost haunts country manor’, you’ll probably find Salter House day dresses quite up your alley. They’re made with super-comfy Japanese cotton that will withstand all kinds of wear and tear (including lugging around clanking chains), and for that little extra somethin’-somethin’, they’re finished with antique mother-of-pearl buttons. Pop over to salter.house to see more.
bush bloom
Sound the alarm: the moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived! Colourful Adelaide maker Julie White has released a new range of silky scarves and socks, and it sure doesn’t disappoint. Called From Memory, the hand-painted collection draws from natural spots Julie visited once upon a time – and we’re rather chuffed to have one of these Bush Bloom scarves (worth $120) to give away. Just visit frankie.com.au/win and wish with all your might. juliewhite.com.au
there’s a fish underfoot
Since making a rug out of real fish would be both highly unethical and inconvenient (not to mention the stench), may we present to you this wide-eyed swimmer designed by illustrator Bodil Jane with the craftswomen from Stitch. It’s woven from hand-dyed New Zealand wool and Tencel in Casablanca, Morocco, and can be yours with a visit to bodiljane.com, if you wish.
yay for difficult dames
Back in the day, the word ‘uppity’ was used to put an outspoken woman in her place – that is, until those daring dames took it back, adopting the term as a rallying cry. When City of Industry boss lady Sarah Anderson spotted ‘uppity women unite’ on a vintage pin (sported by ‘computress’, NASA engineer and attorney Frances ‘Poppy’ Northcutt, no less), she knew she had to bring the slogan back to life. The result was this ace badge, which you can nab for around $16 – or if you visit frankie.com.au/win, we have five up for grabs. cityofindustryshop.com
light soy
Single-use plastics? Bad. A lamp built in the likeness of the iconic fishy soy sauce packet, all so you can treasure its design without wreaking havoc on the environment? Genius. Sydney-based studio Heliograf is behind the clever piece of décor – and if they weren’t ace enough, for each lamp sold they’ll donate to responsible recycling programs and clean-ups of ocean-bound plastic. Apparently, they’ve saved the equivalent of more than a million little, quicksticks.
