Tag: Recycled Fashion - Page 5
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Upcycled Eyewear Bridges the Conversation Gap
Designer Jessica Sapick has long had a knack for creating accessories out of unusual materials, starting with wearing binder clips as barettes in
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Recycled Inner-Tube Shoelaces Transform Kicks Into Slip-Ons
Photo: jacco1997/Instructables.com Alchemy Goods--makers of recycled accessories from upcycled materials--is hosting an Inner Tube Reuse Contest with Instructables.com and the submissions have already started to roll in. Among them is an innovative way
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Bold Earrings Win Vuvuzela Recycling Contest
It faced tough competition from concepts for Christmas trees, toilet-paper holders, and lamps, but Megan Bernstein's design for big, colorful earrings beat them all out, becoming the winner of WoZela's vuvuzela
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Artist Crafts Naturally Colorful T-Shirts from Fallen Leaves (Photos)
New York-based artist Dave Rittinger's has crafted a naturally colorful collection of t-shirts. Perfect as camouflage for leaf peepers, the "zero-footprint leaf t-shirts," were made
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Patagonia Launches Common Threads Inititative to Curb Clothing Consumption
In an effort to help build the "next, more sustainable economy," Patagonia has launched the Common Threads Initiative, which encourages consumers to buy less clothing; it is the next step
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Lexus Names Eco Fashion Challenge Winners, Awards $75,000 (Photos)
The eco-fashionable--and just plain fashionable--flocked to Skylight West in New York City on Wednesday night to hear the winners of the Lexus Hybrid Living and the Council of
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Nau Offers Slim, Light-Weight Jackets for Winter
Nau Down Hoody. Photo: Nau Nau's high performance apparel and commitment to sustainability are just a couple of reasons why we have been covering them for year, but they also offer smart design: For fall 2010, Nau has slim-cut down jackets that are
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In New York City, Local Fashion Meets Farmer's Market
From Barneys New York's culinary-themed windows at their Madison Avenue flagship to our recent article on Jai's fruit- and vegetable-dyed fashion, the link between food and fashion has been getting more media attention. In
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Cozy Up with Cute Owls and Soft Scarves Made From Recycled Cashmere (Photos)
There's nothing better than long-lasting, warm and cozy cashmere--than, of course, reclaimed or recycled cashmere--to keep you warm during winter months. Enter Haute Goat Cashmere. Thanks to their tweet tip we found out about their
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The Going Green Exhibition Gives an Earthy Education at the Eco-Fashion
Fair Trade. Local. Vegan. Organic. We've all heard these buzz words when it comes to the food in our grocery stores and on our plates. But when it comes to the blossoming sustainable fashion movement, there are so many catch phrases
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Henri Lloyd's 3-in-1 Jacket is Suitable for Every Season
How many jackets do you really need? With sailing and lifestyle apparel brand Henri Lloyd's Blue Eco All Seasons Jacket, just one. From traversing stormy seas to braving urban rainstorms, the recycled polyester 'Blue Eco' fabric coat
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Recycle Old Furs Into Bedding for Injured Animals
With a slew of fur-free celebrities and PETA's racy anti-fur campaigns, sporting a fur coat is controversial. For reasons that range from the philosophical to the stylistic, Planet Green notes, thousands of old fur coats are sitting
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Artful Jellyfish-like Bowls From Upcycled Plastic PET Bottles (Photos)
Plastic bottles -- that environmental bane of a disposable, modern society -- can be both an abundant form of pollution in waterways and oceans, as well as a materials source for mind-boggling art. In the skillful hands of
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5 DIY Halloween Costumes Made from Materials You Already Own
Enjoy the process of creative reuse and take your DIY Halloween costume to the next level by making it from materials you already own. From a larger than life Gordon Gekko-esque cell phone, circa
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Chic Bike Bags Made from Dumpster Fabric Scraps (Photos)
As the age-old phrase goes, one man's trash is another man's treasure. Such is the case for the makers of Black Rose Bags, a collective of cyclists, cargo carriers,
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Parsons Students Reconstruct Vintage Louis Vuitton Fabrics Into Artful Fashion (Photos)
Teams of fashion students from Parsons The New School for Design went head-to-head in a daylong fashion competition last week to create conceptual installations embodying the Louis Vuitton brand. Passersby looked on as the
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Brave the Cold in Earthtec Winter Outerwear (Photos)
Earthtec Tuperlo Hooded Jacket. Photo: Earthtec Brrr...soon it will be necessary to wrap up in a winter coat before braving the great outdoors. Earthtec apparel has just come out with a men's and women's activewear collection of jackets and hoodies,
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Katell Gelebart Turns Food Packaging Into Haute Couture
Given the recent bewildering consumer rejection of SunChips' compostable packaging for its perceived over-crinkliness, you might wonder why would anyone bother with something like food packaging within the vicissitudes of
