Reused / Recycled Eco-Fashion

Ivano Vitali Creates Zero-Waste Garments From Recycled Newspaper Yarn

Ivano Vitali Creates Zero-Waste Garments From Recycled Newspaper Yarn

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Hot Off the Presses: Necklaces Made From Vintage Letterpress Type

Hot Off the Presses: Necklaces Made From Vintage Letterpress Type

Typography geeks, wordsmiths, and lovers of the alphabet will fall for the charms of Gwen Delicious, a Canadian accessories label that fashions necklaces from vintage printing-press type. Burnished with

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Fonderie 47 Recycles Confiscated AK-47 Rifles Into Luxurious Jewelry

Fonderie 47 Recycles Confiscated AK-47 Rifles Into Luxurious Jewelry

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Upcycle Broken Christmas Lights into Sparkly Holiday Accessories

Upcycle Broken Christmas Lights into Sparkly Holiday Accessories

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18-Year-Old Creates Couture-Inspired Bustier From Recycled Drink Cans

18-Year-Old Creates Couture-Inspired Bustier From Recycled Drink Cans

Eighteen-year-old art student Hannah Sykes isn’t one to color within the lines. And boy, has it paid off. The budding designer, who unveiled a gleaming couture-inspired bustier made from repurposed

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JoannaJohn Turns Vintage Dowry Quilts Into Vibrant Reversible Jackets

JoannaJohn Turns Vintage Dowry Quilts Into Vibrant Reversible Jackets

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Lexus Fashion Workshop Turns Recyclable Hybrid Parts Into Haute Couture

Lexus Fashion Workshop Turns Recyclable Hybrid Parts Into Haute Couture

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Valérie Pache Creates Whimsical Dresses From Recycled Paraglider Sails

Valérie Pache Creates Whimsical Dresses From Recycled Paraglider Sails

Valérie Pache is the wing beneath our wings…paraglider wings, that is. The French designer turns castoff parachutes, retired paraglider sails, and end-of-roll fabrics into sartorial flights of

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101 Hilarious Ways to Reuse Your Ex-Wife’s Wedding Dress

101 Hilarious Ways to Reuse Your Ex-Wife’s Wedding Dress

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Bullets2Bandages Recycles Fired Military Ammunition Into Jewelry

Bullets2Bandages Recycles Fired Military Ammunition Into Jewelry

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Lisa Våglund Upcycles Festival Tents Into Stage Costumes

Lisa Våglund Upcycles Festival Tents Into Stage Costumes

Music festivals create more than merriment and boozy afterglows; they also generate a prodigious amount of trash. Lisa Våglund, a recent graduate of the Danish Design School, pitched a solution,

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7 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes Lurking Inside Your Closet

7 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes Lurking Inside Your Closet

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Manolo Blahnik, M. Patmos Make Eco-Friendly Shoes From Waste Tilapia Skins, Cork

Manolo Blahnik, M. Patmos Make Eco-Friendly Shoes From Waste Tilapia Skins, Cork

A eco-friendly Manolo Blahnik shoe isn’t something we expected to see in our lifetime, but stranger things have happened. The luxury shoemaker, name-checked by Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the

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Stefanie Nieuwenhuys Recycles Wood Chips Into Snakeskin-Like Couture

Stefanie Nieuwenhuys Recycles Wood Chips Into Snakeskin-Like Couture

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Artist Billie Achilleos Turns Louis Vuitton Bags Into Amazing Animal Sculptures (Video)

Artist Billie Achilleos Turns Louis Vuitton Bags Into Amazing Animal Sculptures (Video)

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Make Do and Mend, World War II-Style (Video)

Make Do and Mend, World War II-Style (Video)

“Make do and mend” was an oft-repeated mantra in 1940s Britain, when manufactured commodities were in scant supply and clothes rationing became a vital part of the British war effort.

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Mark O’Brien Makes Cardboard Shoes From Recycled Beer Packaging

Mark O’Brien Makes Cardboard Shoes From Recycled Beer Packaging

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Uses for Spare Buttons #912: Build Your Own Sith Lord

Uses for Spare Buttons #912: Build Your Own Sith Lord

Well played, Noah Scalin. Impressive; most impressive. + Star Wars Remix

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