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The earth friendliest form of sustainable fashion uses fabric from garments that are in the post consumer chain. From wardrobe swaps, yard sales, rummage sales and thrift shops these garments and household linens are torn apart, mix and matched, then resewn into fabulous new items. Because of their unique combinations these are often one of a kind pieces that distinguish the fashion conscious individual.
 These garments and accessories appeal to those with a refined sense of personal style and an aesthetic that strives to follow heart felt ideals that are in harmony with the natural world. This is not as woo hoo as it sounds for it is based on...

I had a Recycouture student that was hosting an exchange student from China. She told me that the student’s mother had asked her daughter to bring back clothing from the Goodwill. Why? Because the garments had already been washed many times and when her mother bought new clothes actually made in China; she had to wash them 20 times before they were safe to wear!
 
It makes good sense; why do the work when one was lucky enough to have a daughter in the “land of throw away” that could bring you “ready mades.”
 
I thought this was an interesting story. After telling it a just few times I collected three stories of major reactions to new clothes.  One woman broke out in hives, another was in a restaurant when her partner told her she was turning red.  When her breathing became affected she got scared and went home for an antihistamine.  She took off the new top (made in Indonesia) and saw that her skin was all...

 
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008
 
Fashion as we know it is dead. Someone just had to say it! So there it is, out of the closet and it’s a cathartic relief. Like telling a date he or she has bad breath, the moment of embarrassment can pass and the problem can be dealt with. Let’s focus instead on the sustainable model of refashion: essentially remaking or altering existing clothing. Refashion can be appreciated for its greener fibers and its reuse and recycle modes, as well as for its connection to sustainable economics, social...