Wardrobe surgery: upcycled clothing in London’s Hackney by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2013 When they were teenagers in the late nineties, Kerry Seager and Annika Sanders wanted clothes that would make them look …
Dirty rags (trapos sucios): zero waste redesigned clothing by Kirsten Dirksen on December 9, 2010 When a company that collects the trash and cleans the city of Barcelona had 1,285 uniforms to get rid of, …
The business of remade, redesigned, refashioned fashion by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2010 Despite lacking a unified name- some call it redesigned fashion, others refashioned fashion, repurposed clothing, restructured design, etc- it’s a …
A primer on upcycled fashion and redesigned clothing by Kirsten Dirksen on February 13, 2010 When Colin Firth’s wife Livia Giuggioli (AKA Livia Firth) wore an old wedding dress on the red carpet at the …
The gift of a goat has arrived by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2007 I received my first goat last year. With a $120 pricetag, it was the most generous of all my wedding …