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in DIY + Tutorial, Fall, Sustainable Fashion, UpcycledDIY T-Shirt Scarf
It’s officially fall! Time to pull out your cozy cold-weather gear and maybe beef up your fall wardrobe with some new-to-you fall fashion. This assymetrical spin on a t-shirt scarf is easy to make and super comfy to boot! More
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in Accessories, Sustainable Fashion, UpcycledBazura: From Discarded Trash, to Handmade Bags.
In Manila, a suburban area of the Philippines, juice containers that once littered the country-side have become a valuable commodity, not only for local business, but for the international fashion market. More
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in Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionFeelgood Quickie: Keeping Up with Designer Rachel Mace
We’ve written about designer Rachel Mace before and were happy to see that she’s still creating fabulous, sustainable fashion! More
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in Designers + Brands, Lingerie, Sustainable Fashion, UpcycledFeelgood Quickie: Eco Fashion from Rachel Mace
Model and designer Rachel Mace takes trashion to the next level with her Totally Trashed Fashion collection! More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionUniquely Upcycled: How Two St. Louis Designers Are Recreating Fashion (Part 2)
Sew, Good and Trendy’s owner and creator, Rachel Shelton, is on a mission to make sure women are fashionably eco-friendly while doing their part to save the planet. More
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in Accessories, Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionUniquely Upcycled: How Two St. Louis Designers Are Recreating Fashion (Part 1)
William McDonough and Michael Braungart, authors of Cradle to Cradle, defined “upcycling” (a term coined by Swiss archtect Walter Stahel) as creating useful products from waste materials. Upcycling helps to lessen the use of new, raw materials when making original products and, in turn, reduces energy use, air and water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. More
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in Home Living, ReviewsEco-Friendly Fine Art by Sandhi Schimmel Gold
Sandhi Shimmel creates beautiful portraits from upcycled paper that might otherwise go to waste, each made from thousands of unrelated images and text. Assembled like a mosaic, an entirely new portrait, landscape or fantasy image is created from Sandhi’s imagination. She has a natural affinity for color. More
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in Designers + Brands, Events, Sustainable FashionSan Francisco Designer Trunk Show at Clary Sage Organics on Fillmore Street
For those of you who live in San Francisco, Clary Sage Organics is having a Mr. Larkin trunk show this weekend! Mr. Larkin combines organic whimsy gypsy girl draping with careful architectural pattern-making. The line features eco embellishments and upcycled vintage beads and charms from the 30’s and 50’s.. Read on for more details ~ More
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in Materials, Reviews, Sustainable FashionGood One UK is the Best Sexy Fashion Upcycling Business in Europe
It’s pretty powerful when an organization takes tons of wasted material, and upcycles it into sexy styles. Good One tells us their story, and how they re-design discarded materials, before becoming a mess in a landfill. This is an example of Cradle to Cradle business design, yet to me it seems like an “Adoption to […] More
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in AccessoriesAlchemy Goods: Turning Trash into Fashion
[images via Alchemy Goods] Alchemy Goods was a little idea that grew into a wonderful company. The owner was on the hunt for the perfect, waterproof messenger bag for his bike commute and was at a loss. There were always spare bike tires laying around his apartment, though, and he realized he could probably fashion […] More
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in UncategorizedUpcycled Gift Wrap by BellyBuzz
[image via BellyBuzz] Holiday time is coming, and the hunt for green gift-wrapping options is on! I know it’s a little early to be thinking about the holidays, but I couldn’t resist talking about the gorgeous gift adornments from BellyBuzz. These upcycled bows are made from discarded magazines and are perfect for dressing up a […] More
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in Home Living, ReviewsArtist Changes Recycled to New :: Discover the Fine Art of Upcycling
Previously featured by Low Impact Living in an article here about the fine art of upcycling, Schimmel Art is worth a another look: The artist’s vision is to utilize the disciplines of painting and mosaic to create a connected collection of representational or abstract images in segments of brilliant color. The goal of the work […] More