Do you feel as though you have a wardrobe full of clothes and nothing to wear?

Do you often get bored with buying the same types of clothes just because you are unsure what else would suit you?

Do you buy fast fashion but wish you had the budget to sometimes buy more expensive longer lasting clothes?

Do you love to explore new styles but are often afraid to because of lack of confidence and expense?

Do you often browse online clearance sections, visit outlet centres or sales for bargains?

Do you love clothes but find it hard to merely “throw them away” even though they no longer fit?

Is shopping like a hobby to you? is it a fun and exciting pastime you love to share with your friends?

If you have answered YES to most of these questions then you would make a GREAT swisher….. swishing is all about finding unique sustainable pieces at a fraction of the cost, experimenting and having fun with fashion and feeling postive about swishing your unworn garments to swishing friends knowing they are going to a good home:)

This is Starfish’s third time at NZFW but their first time showing a complete selection in a solo show.

Fabulous news!! Samanatha has joined the iSwish team and will be offering advice and sustainable fashion tips for us all…so watch this space:)

Many will know Samanatha as global fashion mag’s Lucire fashion editor or as presenter on Style TV

She has also appeared on TVNZ’s Good Morning and is now the fashion & beauty editor at Fishhead – Wellingtons magazine and has a radio slot on X105 radio station – Fashion Fix with Sam www.x105fm.com. Read more

1. Buy Merino
Merino is a sustainable resource. Each year a new fleece grows and can be removed without any harm to the animal. It is a natural fibre that uses few harmful chemicals during production and can be processed with minimal impact on the environment.

Organic Merino fantail scarf from Shikoba Clothing

2. Wear Organic Cotton
Organic practices during production, manufacturing and use of cotton (such as biological practices using composted manures and cover crops rather than synthetic fertilisers) have less impact on our environment.

Untouched World Puahiri Jacket. 100% Organic Ripstop Cotton

3. RECYCLING
Re-using or re-manufacturing products so they can be turned into something new. This helps to save energy, conserve material, reduce landfill and helps our environment.

Mikki Summers pleated skirt made from recycled kimono. Available from iSwish.

4. UPCYCLING
‘Upcycling’ is where disposable or discarded items are repurposed to make them valuable, useful or aesthetically pleasing. It benefits the environment by promoting reuse over discarding whenever possible.

WAS bag – upcycled from billboards to make durable unique eco friendly bags.

Here are some timely style tips from iSwish resident stylist Susana Sarmiento.…. as seen bi-weekly on Breakfast TV:

Now that winter is fast approaching all of a sudden we are starting to wave goodbye to our summer dresses, tops, skirts and shoes that we had invested in only a couple of months ago and we start to put on our winter-thinking-woolly-hat on what to wear this season.

Before you give your summer clothes the ‘winter lock-out’ spend a little time to ‘warm them up’ and ‘spice them up’ by layering them as in the below outfit chosen from iSwish by Susana.

Tika Merino Chocolate Dress

Country Road top for layering

Red Sheer Top for layering

You have a summer dress easily warmed up by placing over a merino, a scarfe, belt, winter coat and boots and you have a total new look.

Long cardigans can be great if they suit your stature. You can leave them open, wrap a belt around it, throw on a necklace or a scarfe and again a total new look.

Gorgeous Heels

Summer shoes can be revived with wonderful decorative stockings or plain if you wish to be more classic.

Layering is really simple and as you layer you begin to create different unique combinations.

All items can be swished on our website http://www.iSwish.co.nz.

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Ralph Lauren Sunglasses swished for a verge skirt..

Baby Humphrey’s mobile swished for a new top for mum…

Let us know if you also have a successful swish you would like to share!!