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The business of remade, redesigned, refashioned fashionnews
Despite lacking a unified name- some call it redesigned fashion, others refashioned fashion, repurposed clothing, restructured design, etc- it's a fashion genre that's creeping into the mainstream. British Vogue calls it the "new movement in recycled fashion", though in many ways it's been around since we began ...
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1 month ago by: kirstendirksen staff 1 comments
A primer on upcycled fashion and redesigned clothingblogs
When Colin Firth's wife Livia Giuggioli (AKA Livia Firth) wore an old wedding dress on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, her goal was to publicize one of the greenest fashion trends that few of us have heard about. "So tonight I'm repurposing a wedding dress," she ...
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1 month, 1 week ago by: kirstendirksen staff 3 comments
Redesigned clothing: a 2nd life for torn pantyhosevideos
The reworked, repurposed, reconstructed, revamped or redesigned fashion movement takes many shapes. For some designers, it means turning a duffle bag into a $10,000 jacket (Maison Martin Margiela) for others it's creating a wedding gown from men's shirts (Lyric Couture). As consumers become aware that textiles, even ...
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9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Redesigned clothing: seaweed and crabshell as fabricvideos
The market for eco-fashion is growing rapidly, with new stores popping up across the U.S. and Europe. Designers are being challenged to continually expand their offerings and what can be used for textiles seems to know no limits. Designer Katherine Soucie, of Sans Soucie, uses fabrics derived from some ...
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1 year, 6 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Fashion III: redesigned clothingnews
A trend among celebrities, DIYers, fashionistas and eco-activists may prove to be the most eco-friendly way to dress. Redesigners are recycling their wardrobes to stay fashionable without buying new.By Kirsten DirksenRedesigned fashion reaches from the haute couture houses of Paris to online DIY communities: from 15,000 dollar coats ...
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1 month, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments