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Refashioned : cutting-edge clothing from upcycled materials / Sass Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2013.Description: 208 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781780673011
  • 1780673019
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 746.92 BRO
Contents:
Foreword / Natalie Chanin ; Designers working with used materials : 2ETN ; Artemas Quibble and the Creatures of Mme du Barry ; Atelier Awash ; CeeBee ; Christopher Raeburn ; Clare Bare ; Dalaleo ; Denham ; Jeffrey Wang ; Julia Barbee ; Junky Styling ; km/a ; Kondakis ; Lu Flux ; MAYER Peace Collection ; Milch ; Nudie Jeans ; Odette Picaud ; Otra (On The Road Again) ; Raggedy ; Saisei ; Schmidt Takahashi ; Silent People ; Sylwia Rochala ; Tamara Fogle ; The BEA Project ; Trashed Couture ; Ute Decker -- Designers working with unused materials : Carmina Campus ; Eva Zingoni ; Friends With Benefits ; From Somewhere ; Goodone ; Hibrida ; Juana Diaz ; Kerry Howley ; Michelle Lowe-Holder ; Paulina Plizga ; Piece x Piece ; Rachel Freire ; R.ds (Recycling Dead Stock) ; Reet Aus ; Sanhistoire ; Steinwidder ; Trash-Couture ; Waste Away.
Summary: The area of recycling and upcycling is a rich and growing source of innovative design in the fashion and accessories industries. In a fast-fashion world of throw-away clothing, it is the ultimate expression of the slow-fashion movement, with each piece individually conceived and crafted from scratch, using different materials each time. ReFashioned features 46 international designers who work with recycled materials and discarded garments, reinvigorating them with new life and value. The result is beautiful and desirable clothing and accessories that also make an important statement to the fashion world about its wasteful and exploitative practices.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The area of recycling and upcycling is a rich and growing source of innovative design in the fashion and accessories industries.

In a fast-fashion world of throw-away clothing, it is the ultimate expression of the slow-fashion movement, with each piece individually conceived and crafted from scratch, using different materials each time.

ReFashioned features 46 international designers who work with recycled materials and discarded garments, reinvigorating them with new life and value. The result is beautiful and desirable clothing and accessories that also make an important statement to the fashion world about its wasteful and exploitative practices.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Natalie Chanin ; Designers working with used materials : 2ETN ; Artemas Quibble and the Creatures of Mme du Barry ; Atelier Awash ; CeeBee ; Christopher Raeburn ; Clare Bare ; Dalaleo ; Denham ; Jeffrey Wang ; Julia Barbee ; Junky Styling ; km/a ; Kondakis ; Lu Flux ; MAYER Peace Collection ; Milch ; Nudie Jeans ; Odette Picaud ; Otra (On The Road Again) ; Raggedy ; Saisei ; Schmidt Takahashi ; Silent People ; Sylwia Rochala ; Tamara Fogle ; The BEA Project ; Trashed Couture ; Ute Decker -- Designers working with unused materials : Carmina Campus ; Eva Zingoni ; Friends With Benefits ; From Somewhere ; Goodone ; Hibrida ; Juana Diaz ; Kerry Howley ; Michelle Lowe-Holder ; Paulina Plizga ; Piece x Piece ; Rachel Freire ; R.ds (Recycling Dead Stock) ; Reet Aus ; Sanhistoire ; Steinwidder ; Trash-Couture ; Waste Away.

The area of recycling and upcycling is a rich and growing source of innovative design in the fashion and accessories industries. In a fast-fashion world of throw-away clothing, it is the ultimate expression of the slow-fashion movement, with each piece individually conceived and crafted from scratch, using different materials each time. ReFashioned features 46 international designers who work with recycled materials and discarded garments, reinvigorating them with new life and value. The result is beautiful and desirable clothing and accessories that also make an important statement to the fashion world about its wasteful and exploitative practices.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Sass Brown is the Assistant Dean of the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the former Resident Director of its study abroad program in Florence, Italy. As a designer, researcher, writer, journalist and blogger, her area of expertise is eco fashion in all of its various expressions. She is the New York editor for Coco Eco Magazine and writes for a range of other magazines and websites. Her first book, Eco Fashion , was published by Laurence King in 2010.

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