Eco-chic Poptab belt by Kiddoschainmaille
Title: Etsy :: kiddoschainmaille :: Tabmaille Belt - metal - unique - trashion Stylehive BM 465359
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Check out this belt made with poptabs! The designer, [...]
Cool Design - Skateboard Steps
Check out these cool skateboard steps. They were installed in the basement of a Canadian skateboard school. The design is really cool. The photo shows the steps before the handrail was added. Wendy and I love finding designers who find new uses for manufactured products. These are new boards, but wouldn’t it be a great [...]
Book Review - The Craft of Natural Dyeing
The Craft of Natural Dyeing ‘Glowing Colours From the Plant World’
Author: Jenny Dean
ISBN: 085532744-8
Publisher: Search Press
Review by: Sara Millis of Sara’s Texture Crafts
I’ve often dyed fabrics at home and home-dyeing has saved a project on many an occasions where I couldn’t find perfect shade matches in bought fabrics. Over the years I’ve also become more [...]
Paper Fashion on Stylehive
Check out our latest Stylehive post. We highlight a variety of artists creating paper fashion objects.
Sustainable fruit and vegetable grocery bags
More and more cities (San Francisco, LA, Modbury in Devon England,…) have banned plastic bags from super markets and shopping malls. Taking your own tote shopper with you gives you something to carry your shopping home, but what to do with those small vegetable and fruit bags? You have to pack your veggies somewhere to [...]
Lollie - a shop on the lower east side caters to local artists
Tonight at Lollie by reincarnation you can catch Kelsey Butt - a local emerging young muscian singing her heart out.
Lollie is a local shop on the Lower East Side that sells designs by local emerging designers. Don’t be surprised if you might see Lindsey Lohan or Cameron Diaz shopping at Lollie’s as well. The shop [...]
Discarded to Devine has posted a lot of pics from their 2008 runway show!
Discarded to Devine 2008 recycled fashion show was held in SF in April (previous post HERE). The organization has now released some runway and entry images of this fantastic event on their site. Click to “Design & Designers” and 2008 images. Definitely worth checking out! Also keep in mind that Discarded to Devine 2009 is [...]
Recycled leather to punk jewelry by Janna Ambags-Alberts
Janna Ambags-Alberts makes incredible design jewelry from recycled leather. Her work has the right (stylish) kind of 80´s vibe but at the same time I see them as very modern wearables. They have a punk feel to them that will elevate any little black dress to gala status. Janna has also a Flickr gallery by [...]
More fab bags from recycled leather
I adore worn down secondhand leather and bags made from recycled or repurposed leather clothes. You just can´t beat vintage leather. My all time favorite bags designer in the sustainable fashion scene is Ashley Watson but recently I have also found other great designers and bag makers!
BAGGAGE recycled leather bags from Canada.
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Recycled leather bags available [...]
Bang Bang, London Vintage and Retro Clothing Shop
Find designer labels mixed in with branded jeans in a clothing exchange setting… yes thats right, swap your unwanted pieces for new ones. You can even pick up a pair of 501s to customise… what could be more fashion creative!
Bang Bang Clothing Exchange
Berwich Street (near Tyler’s Court)
London
T: 0207 494 2042
by: Sara Millis
