{"id":14751,"date":"2012-08-16T10:17:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T16:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=14751"},"modified":"2012-08-16T10:17:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T16:17:42","slug":"weirdest-upcycled-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/weirdest-upcycled-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Could This Be The Weirdest Upcycled Fashion on the Internet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does ethical fashion mean to you?<\/h3>\n

Forget any notions of baggy hemp skirts and \u2018free the weed\u2019 t shirts – the next generation of eco friendly, upcycled clothing<\/a> is creative, catwalk-worthy, and really bloody COOL!<\/p>\n

If you need any more proof of upcycling\u2019s high-fashion credentials, Topshop has recently launched a Topshop Reclaim to Wear<\/a> capsule collection made from born-again surplus stock and offcuts. To mark the release of the collection on 15 June, I\u2019ve scoured the www. for the best weird and wacky upcycled garms out there:<\/p>\n

How to Wear a Carrier Bag and Still Look Hot<\/h3>\n
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How many times have you been reminded that plastic bags take 100 years to biodegrade? Camila Labra’s shoes<\/a> stomp all over wastefulness – she\u2019s fashioned them from old carrier bags. Just like all the products featured in this post, these boots don\u2019t just help reduce waste; they look beautiful too. Labra\u2019s boots have been featured in several magazines and definitely deserve to appear soon on a catwalk near you.<\/p>\n

Gone-Off Milk Couture: Sweet or Sour?<\/h3>\n