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NOTES ON KITSCH

6_3_22 / Upcycled SPOTLIGHT ON_ RAVE REVIEW Rave Review cuts through clichés to paste together tablecloth dresses, terry towel coats, and tartan wool blanket kilt skirts, flirting with the fine line between kitsch and cool and establishing an aesthetic all their own. PHOTOGRAPHY_ PHILIP MESSMAN STYLING_ ZARA ZACHRISSON HAIR_ ERIKA SVEDJEVIK MAKEUP_ IGANCIO ALONSO MODELS_ …

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Spotlight On_ Katy Mason

6_4_22 / Upcycled Spotlight On_ Katy Mason Katy Mason takes a step beyond her acclaimed upcycled jewelry, weaving both accidental and deliberately maimed objects into an intricate web of newfangled womenswear.  Her designs bring forth new meaning to the word broken – creating desire in the disposed. MODELS_ SAMSARA (MILK MODELS) / MALENA (ANTI-AGENCY) PHOTOGRAPHY_ …

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A Life Less Ordinary

9_20_21 / Sustainability A Life Less Ordinary TBD MODEL_ JESS MAYBURY PHOTOGRAPHER_ JO METSON SCOTT STYLIST_ LUCINDA CHAMBERS HAIR_ NAOKI KOMIYA MAKE-UP_ SIDDHARTHA SIMONE SET DESIGNER_ RACHEL THOMAS SET DESIGNER ASSISTANT_ ALICE RIGBY JESS WEARS_ DRESS_ MADE FROM UPCYCLED VINTAGE SILK SCARVES_ COLVILLE HAND WOVEN SCARF_ MADE FROM COTTON IN THE CHIAPAS REGION OF MEXICO_ …

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Something Blue

8_2_21 / Upcycled Something Blue Something old: wasteful wedding conventions taking a toll on the environment. Something Blue: Aida Blue in upcycled and vintage wedding gowns that we can commit to. Text_ Cara Schacter Model_ Aida Blue Photography_ Annie Powers Fashion Editor_ Jaime Kay Waxman Design Realization_ Martin Keehn Hair_ Dylan Chavles Makeup_ Laura Stiassni …

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Flex Yourself

2_2_20 / Upcycled Flex Yourself Before lockdown, we stood around. We moved, from memory, in inches: “Stand there. Move to the left. A hair more.” During lockdown we could not stand; we kept falling and falling. Many things that were relevant then are not now. Now we flex and rise. And when we finally stand, we will …

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Clean Slate

3_11_21 / Vintage Clean Slate There’s nothing like crisp lines and bright whites to cleanse the palette and usher in spring. Model_ Line af Geijerstam Photographer_ Sebastien Giraud Stylist_ Tania Rat Patron Hair_ Jacob Kajrup Makeup_ Khela  Set design_ Helene MancheCasting_ Corinne PatronDigital_ Matias Brigidano vintage trench_ Courrèges Homme black corset dress_ Dolce & Gabanna_ 1990s_ Spaghetti Archives / White …

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Puff Piece

2_8_20 / Upcycled Puff Piece Recent Parsons graduate and upcycling sensation Natalie Brown mashes together vintage band tees and equally ubiquitous puffer jackets to create something wholly new. TEXT_ ALEX HEMINWAY PHOTOGRAPHY_ JOHN GUERRERO STYLING_ KATELYN GRAY HAIR_ ALLIE J  MAKEUP_ AKIKO OWADA MODEL_ AMELIA RAMI + AMELIA WEARS_ PUFFER JACKET_ MADE FROM UPCYCLED BAND …

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A NEW COLLAB CULTURE

10_21_20 / Upcycling A NEW COLLAB CULTURE Matthew Needham and Helen Kirkum collaborate with the past on a collection that is very much the future. PHOTOGRAPHY_ Norman Wilcox-Geissen STYLIST_ WILLIAM BARNES + HELEN KIRKUM X MATTHEW NEEDHAM_ TOE SNEAKERS (LOW, WHITE)_ UPCYCLED VIBRAM FIVEFINGERS DEADSTOCK, RECLAIMED SNEAKERS, AND FOUND MATERIALS TEXT_ WILLIAM BARNES The phenomenon …

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Judged By Judy

1_14_21 / Upcycling Judged By Judy Adam Jones remembers punk icon and mentor Judy Blame and reminds us to seek beauty in the mundane. PHOTOGRAPHY_ DANIYEL LOWDEN STYLING_ WILLIAM BARNES GROOMING_ ELIOT MCQUEEN MODEL_ LUCAN SONG (PREMIER) + TEXT_ WILLIAM BARNES When a world-renowned stylist, designer and image-maker starts reposting your personal photos of street …

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