Last week was Austin Fashion Week, and there were some truly amazing garments and accessories featured all over town. One of my favorites was this fantastic dress from local designer, Tina Sparkles, called Systems Supernova. Tina created the dress for the Keep Austin Beautiful Recycled Fashion Show. Made mostly of recycled computer wiring, the Systems […]
Threadless, a very hip t-shirt site, is hosting a cake contest known as Threadcakes. Why on earth would a t-shirt company have a cake baking contest, you ask? Because challenging people to make cakes from the most amazing graphic designs to ever grace a t-shirt is straight up awesome. The call for entries is closed, […]
Playa lung is a sort of misnomer, (dust can’t get in your actual lungs), but playa dust is a serious irritant and can cause major bronchial issues. Thus the need for particle masks at Burning Man. If you have to rock utilitarian necessities, you might as well do it in style, right? I think that […]
Ecouterre shows off 7 unexpected ways to recycle old denim jeans in a stunning photo gallery. Two of my favorites are pictured here. Above are denim Converse sneakers made by an Australian jean company. I love how they show off belt loops, pockets, frayed edges and more. You can recreate this look with our All […]
Swedish fashion designer Bea Szenfeld‘s latest collection Sur la Plage consists of a dozen handmade paper costumes inspired by seaside folklore and ambiance — water spirits and sea nymphs, the nets of fishermen, crashing waves, seaweed tangles, glimmering shoals, and shellfish clusters. That’s right. Handmade. From paper. The compact cardboard is cut and folded into […]
Photo by: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Simon Collins, far left, of Parsons, Scott Mackinlay Hahn and Fiona Dieffenbacher with a five-pocket jean pattern. I really enjoyed this article from the Sunday New York Times, “Fashion Tries on Zero Waste Design,” and I’ve been thinking about it all week. It was something I’d never […]
Sewing Princess shares her pattern and instructions for making this lovely, flowing blouse. [via Wardrobe Refashion]
