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 …
Ballet shoes and a bicycle for $5 by Kirsten Dirksen on August 22, 2009 Greener fabrics and recycled materials can help cut your shopping footprint, but the most sustainable way to buy is secondhand. …
Buy/sell/trade last month’s impulse buy by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2009 The US EPA estimates that 10.6 million tons of textiles were generated in 2003, that’s about 80 pounds per person. …
Redesigned clothing: a 2nd life for torn pantyhose by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 The reworked, repurposed, reconstructed, revamped or redesigned fashion movement takes many shapes. For some designers, it means turning a duffle …
Where used clothing is about germs and dead people by Kirsten Dirksen on January 26, 2009 There are repair shops so specialized in Barcelona that you’d think no one would ever trash anything. Besides clocks, clothes, …
Where can I recycle worn-out clothing? by answers on October 11, 2008 Question from TL of NY, NY: I have some textiles that I would like to recycle. The clothes are in …
Redesigned clothing: seaweed and crabshell as fabric by Kirsten Dirksen on September 2, 2008 The market for eco-fashion is growing rapidly, with new stores popping up across the U.S. and Europe. Designers are being …
