22 Jul
The ultimate in couture upcycling

I blame Blade Runner, but for some reason I have an attraction to the simplicity and beauty…and ritual…of origami. Apparently, so does artist Yuliya Kyrpo. She crafted the elegant bustier gown above strictly out of newspaper — but not just any newpsaper, mind you, but from 1,000 paper cranes carefully hand-folded from old recycled Metro […]


20 Oct
Orsola de Castro and Filippo Ricci turn waste into items of want

Orsola de Castro and Filippo Ricci (the creative minds behind From Somewhere) make some crazy cute clothes for the ladies. The duo has been recycling fashion since 1997. Up-cycling really—and it shows. Most fashion like this has a hard time competing with traditional high-end garments for rack space. Not the case here, these two definitely […]