From the catwalks in New York and Paris to school auditoriums everywhere, a new fashion phenomenon is taking hold. Call it what you like – eco-fashion, recycled fashion, ethical fashion – it’s all about designing clothing that succeeds at recycling materials, conserving water, protecting endangered animal species, and more. And now the eco-craze is taking hold everywhere else, like in home, furniture and jewelry design. It’s a green, green, green, green life!
VietnamVietnamese college students put on a runway show where all the clothing has been created out of waste materials. Who says recycled fashion isn’t a global phenomenon?
Eco Fashion & Design | tagged Recycling, Vietnam, reuse, waste materials Earth Preservers has seen clips from a lot of recycled fashion shows but this is a first: skirts made from old umbrellas. Female college students in India model their umbrella skirts, with accessories made from waste materials. Who says recycled fashion isn’t a global phenomenon?
We offer as proof a “Junk2Funk” fashion show put on by middle school kids in California. As first reported by thecalifornian.com, this fashion show “turned garbage into glamour” as the kids became runway models for clothing they made from recycled garments.
One fifth-grade participant told The Californian’s reporter: “I think it’s important to use recycled fashion because we can reuse it and reuse it. We don’t have to go to the store to buy things. I made my hat out of cardboard!”
Check out The Californian’s story.
Eco Fashion & Design | tagged Clothing, Fashion show, Junk2Funk, The Californian, recycle, reuse 
Have you ever gone to a swishing party?
You may have and not even know it.
A swishing party is a party where everyone brings clothing that’s still in good shape that their owners have grown tired of wearing.
It’s like going to a store where the clothes don’t cost anything. You just swap stuff and go home with a brand new wardrobe.
Swishing was dreamed up by Futerra, a sustainability communications agency in Great Britain. “Swishing parties are for all those women who want to combine glamour, environmental protection and frugality,” according to the Swishing web site.
To learn more, check out Swishing here.
