Material World is another Voyeur magazine September story of interest that outlines where the world’s best textiles come from. It tells of silk from Varanasi in India, angora from Ankara in Turkey, merino wool from Marlborough New Zealand (Australian merino growers are up there with the best too), crocodile from Crocodylus Park in the Northern Territory and cotton from Texas in the United States.

I’m not sure of the origins of the pure silk in this Keri Craig jacket but I picked it up from a Brisbane op-shop because I love rescuing natural fibre garments in danger of being overlooked and then dumped. Although its wide lapels and long line were somewhat dated, I hand-washed it before giving it a restyle to team with a fine black and white hounds-tooth check skirt (also opshop found) to create a corporate look.  Continue reading →