Trashion creativity from Gary Harvey

Wellcome to my blog. I started this up to share fashion links and people that support sustainable style. Recycle + fashion = trashion.

Gary Harvey is Levi´s creative director. I have to say that his trashion/DIY collection for London fashion week was very trashion! Especially that dress made from trench coats and laudry bags.. See also the Editorials and that gorgeous kimono made from denim jackets... Very creative.

See the collection at http://garyharveycreative.com/

The umbrella dress

When I find something like this on the web it must be shared. This girl has made a stunning dress using 20 recycled umbrella pelts. This just shows that you can make clothing from almost anything. Now you finally have that little black dress to wear to those foam parties...

See all pics of this magnificent dress. HERE

Crafters of the world unite!

If you want to buy or sell anything handmade ETSY is your place. Anyone can set up a shop and sell your crafts worldwide. Fantastic way to get your handywork noticed. I love most that I know exactly who made the goods I´m buying. Here are some of my favorite Etsy-shopkeepers:
LORIMARSHA

OBLIVIOUS

MAKISQUAREPATCH

Another umbrella dress

This material seems more and more intresting to me... I never thought you could have any use for broken umbrellas... And there are many since the ones made these days are pretty crappy and break easily.

I found an another dress made from umbrella pelts made by fiftyRx3 aka Jill Danyelle. Fab job girl! You inspire me.

Why sustainable fashion?

Many consumers think that not buying polyester clothes is an enviromental deed. After all, polyester is made from oil and it does not desolve after trowing away. Cotton on the other hand is a natural fibre, but it does not make it any better...

About 25% of agricultural pesticides are used on cotton, causing major water pollution, chronic illness in farm workers, and devastating impacts on wildlife. In the United States, cancer rates in states that produce cotton are significantly higher than in neighboring states that do not. The acidic chemicals used to process synthetic fabrics find their way into our rivers and streams, lowering the pH and destroying ecosystems. Materials such as bamboo and hemp are faster growing, more durable, and more renewable than conventional textiles.

Sustainable fashion is within reach and need not limit the range and quality of products that designers can offer, from couture to sportswear to home furnishings. By promoting eco-friendly products such as organic cotton, organic wool, corn fibers, recycled fabrics, biopolymers, natural dyes to industry and consumers, we can prove that style and sustainability can coexist – creating market demand and improving our environment and health.

Recycled design lamps at ICFF 2007

ICFF 2007 interior design fair in New York had some fantastic lamp solutions. Sibir Designs CD Lamps, “Hungry” Silverware Chandelier by Fabbian and Mixko’s eye-catching lamps were one of my favorites.

See more pictures at INHABITAT

Trashion Bags from aluminum can pull-tabs

What´s better than a beautiful chic handbag made entirely from recycled materials? This one is not only eco-friendly, but it also engages fair-trade and socially empowering business practises by employing Brazilian craftswomen in hand production of these bags. "Escama" means fish scales in Portugese and I think it is a perfect way to describe these crafty handbags.

See the entire collection at http://www.escama.com/index.html

Bookshelves from books

Jim Rosenau is an artist who uses recycled books to create different object for home decoration. See more of his work at http://www.thisintothat.com.html