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CABBAGE LAND

Director Matteo Zamagni – also known as øøøø – created landscapes of imagined planets by manipulating photographs of cabbage, plastic bags and broccoli in his video for TSVI’s song Malfunction. Zamagni’s video for Italian artist TSVI is based on a narrative about a group of planets decaying in the wake of a passing asteroid breaking apart and […]

hehehe i shy!

first of all thank you Juliana for the lovely feature of us! and i must say, she is one wild fashion girl! check out her blog here. its been decades since rf came out from hiding and started to whore ourselves again. and im really fortunate to have talked to everyone that took interest of […]

Let’s Go MAAD!

greetings fellow eco feroshas! its our my pleasure to inform you guys that WE. ARE. GOING. MAAD! yes tomorrow, Jan 4 from 5pm till midnight! we’ll be selling our wares such as bags, bracelets, necklaces and our eco awesomeness! so do lend your support! P.S. it’s been years since we last appeared at maad (our […]

having fun in kiwi land

sorry for the lack of updates for the past week because i was preparing for my student exchange trip in NEW ZEALAND! will keep you guys updated once i settle down in this merciless cold weather. i wonder how the kiwis actually adapt to such crazy weather. meanwhile keep you eyes peeled for more posts! […]

sustain that dream

A 9 year old boy – who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto part store – is about to have the best day of his life. what moved me was the people’s support to sustain Caine’s little dream and passion. his ingenuity, imagination and creativity was the one that motivated me […]

earth hour

its earth hour today and just a gentle reminder to turn off your lights and unnecessary appliances for an hour. meanwhile, enjoy this video shot by my fellow schoolmates of School of Art, Design and Media. and sorry for the century long hiatus. com was down and both shiying and me are bombarded with ruthless […]

eating textile

‘Taste the unwearables’ is a project of Eric Meursing and Marjolein Wintjes (de Culinaire Werkplaats, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) during the Amsterdam international fashion week, summer 2009. They designed especially for this occassion edible fashion accessories and for the grande finale a wedding dress made of edible rhubarb paper, and since then many more edible papers made from […]

sounds gwood!

the V Ave Shoe Repair SS12 caught recyclofashion’s eye (and ear!) with the chunky, handcrafted wooden accessories that “echoed the sound and construction of a wooden castanet”. and what susie bubble said about these woodblocks resembling castanets just made me wonder if we could give it a more local/southeast asian twist, using bamboo instead of […]

short lived

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH7JoWS8mEQ sorry i can’t embed this in the post due to user rights. nonetheless, these amazing one of a kind couture balloon dresses will definitely blow your mind away. nothing like the cheesy balloon costumes you’ve seen in carnivals, these dresses by Rie Hosokai is an epitome of both craftsmanship and creative fashion. though short […]

DIY-able couture

spotted at the recent fall couture show for Christian Dior with Bill Gaytten taking the lead, after the departure of John Galliano. Bill Gaytten sent out his debut collection fun, colourful, geomertric, exciting, architectural and a slight influence from the 80s. that aside, what caught our eye was the highly DIY-able couture acessories. some wood, aluminium, […]

knitted hair

hello recyclofashionistas, sorry for the lack of updates. moving on, recyclofashion spotted something at the Thakoon F/W 2011 show. models had their hair bundled with this delightful joy of crochet. something very DIY-able, especially if you have that piece of unfinished crochet that you have no patience on continuing. image credits: style.com  

human design

Vivienne Westwood has once again partnered with the ITC (International Trade Centre) for their Ethical Fashion Programme. the new autumn/winter collection is available on facebook. read more about it here. “it’s quite incredible to think that we might save the world through fashion”

green issues sharing night

Food#03 is back for the second round of Youtube Sharing Night, whereby a few individuals/groups present youtube videos within 10 minutes–de.li.cious style. The theme this time is “Green Issues” as this session in held in conjunction with Food #03’s Earth Bar. AND RECYCLOFASHION IS PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE PRESENTERS! so if you want […]

greenestwears

in this final post of the 3 part series greenwears, we’ll put the limelight on our asian counterpart, South Korea. from kimchi to their tear jerking drama series, South Korean is now the new hub for everything popular in modern culture. indeed, this South Korean artist Yeonju Sung has definitely taken my breath away with […]

wisely spent.

June 5th marks the annual world environment day. its going to be same old story whereby people will advise you how to save water, electricity, paper, blah blah blah. but recyclofashion has taken this to a whole new perspective. we want you to spend, but spend wisely. and we are going to teach you how […]

greenerwears

wood. a very common material used in fashion accessories like earrings, necklace or brooches. and also a very common material found in landfills. but using wood as a tie? this is definitely something new and refreshing. based in San Francisco, Wood Thumb is a company that specializes in making these beautiful wooden ties. the handcrafted […]