{"id":7214,"date":"2011-06-12T04:30:28","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T11:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=7214"},"modified":"2011-06-12T04:30:28","modified_gmt":"2011-06-12T11:30:28","slug":"uniquely-upcycled-how-two-st-louis-designers-are-recreating-fashion-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/uniquely-upcycled-how-two-st-louis-designers-are-recreating-fashion-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniquely Upcycled: How Two St. Louis Designers Are Recreating Fashion (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Vogue Purse: one of Rachel Shelton's upcycled bags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Editor\u2019s note: <\/strong>Missed the first post in this series? Check out Talancia\u2019s profile of Samantha Miller\u2019s Everything\u2026S.A.M.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Sew, Good and Trendy\u2019s<\/a> 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. She uses her artistic knack and skilled hands to create super chic products from upcycled<\/a> materials you may regard as trash. For example, many of Sew, Good and Trendy\u2019s bags (purses) and shopping totes\u2019 exteriors are made from reclaimed fabrics, the interfacings are made from recycled soda bottles and cotton mill scraps, and left over plastic bags and cardboard are used to give the bags their structure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find that so many people think eco-friendly has to be \u2018crunchy\u2019 and not pretty. When I see a beautiful upholstery sample that has been discontinued and destined for a landfill, I see loads of awesome and fashionable possibilities,\u201d said Shelton.<\/p>\n

You can read more about Shelton’s upcycled work<\/a> over on our sister site, Sustainablog!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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