Topic “fashion”
paper bags
Saskia Diez comes up with these recyclable paper bags, literally. Water safe and tear safe. In fact, design goodness too.
Someone's Mum Knits
It's January, so someone's Mum takes your sweater and turns it into a scarf. You can post it to her and she'll post it right back - your new scarf that is.
It could be an adorable front, there may not really be a Mum behind there, but Reknit keeps it simple:
1. Send sweater to Reknit's Mum.
2. She unravels and knits it into something new.
3. A brand new, hand made, one of a kind scarf is sent back to you.
All for about US$30, here.
CHRISTMAS POP-UP SHOPS
Tis the season to be jolly? yes its time when the mad rush of mass consumerism is upon us even when the economy has taken a bad hit. We say SHOP GREEN. Consider the impact your product has on the environment and whether its from an ethical source. Apart from the ULTRA shop.
Check out this pop-up shop from the Environmental Justice Foundation for the best in sustainable style. Collaborations include Luella, John Rocha, Katherine Hamnett, Christian Lacroix and more.
The Human-Powered Dress
So we won't be wearing these anytime soon, but the idea's something extendable.
Energy created from the movement of wearing the dresses power up lights and sound integrated into the pieces themselves.
In all their conceptual glory, the three pieces, lovingly named Sticky, Stiff and Itchy use retractable cables, restrictive tailoring and purposely-irritating integrated necklaces to get LED lights and MP3 players working.
They say the artist wants to explore 'ideas of boundary and perception', we like but think a little more like this.
(via Ecouterre)
MASKED
Bits of scraps and material remnants from designers Alexander Wang, Martin Margiela, McQueen, Bernhard Willhelm, Gareth Pugh etc made into masks for Franken-Fashion Mask project Dazed and Confused.
(via slamxhype)
Be an Eco warrior
The bag that transforms you into a warrior. Reusable bags from Japanese design studio Rezon at It's nice that.
i love ryann
It is, hard to find quality green fashion. Here's clothing to love, made of sustainable materials. i love ryann
Sonic Fabric
50% recycled prerecorded audiocassette tape and 50% cotton, Sonic Fabric has been woven into ties, flags, dresses - and all designs are 'playable'. Run a tape head over the material and you'll hear the original playback.
A collection of these sounds here.
And more on their website.
SWAP SWAP
Instead of opening up another pop-up shop, why not swap? The project called Wish you were here features independent boutiques in London's Newburgh quarter participating with a group of independent stores in NYC that decided to swap stores for a month. Awesome stuff!
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