Recently, walking through various shops in the Bay Area, I have found that an increasing number of stores sell repurposed couture. Bottle cap pins, recycled wallets, and belts made of aluminum drinking can tabs line trendy store walls. It is becoming increasingly trendy to buy unique accessories repurposed from other things, as well as vintage statement clothing from thrift stores. I find these accessories both a worthwhile and whimsical purchases, as they reduce resource consumption.
Multiple fashion companies create quality clothing using recycled or repurposed fabrics or materials, a practice known as upcycling. One example is a company called Kallio, converts old men's' shirts into children's clothing.
This practice of making old items into new things has even carried into celebrity brands. Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams has created a denim brand called G-Star Raw that uses fabric called bionic yarn that is woven from plastic found in the ocean.
While these companies deal in more high-end fashion, there are plenty of simple ways that you can turn used items int o simple accessories. Plenty of companies sell or produce paper mache beads made of old magazine strips and glue.
Whether you buy from clothing companies that reuse old materials, shop at thrift stores, or create your own repurposed clothing and accessories, repurposed couture is an excellent way to cut down on carbon consumption.
sources:
D'Souza, Annie. "8 Fashion Brands That Use Recycled Materials." Brit + Co. N.p.,       n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2016.

RAW, G-STAR. "G-Star RAW." G-Star RAW. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2016.

Re purposed couture is a really interesting product that I've never heard about, that's actually really cool! I think I'll definitely try to buy more stuff to reuse rather than just buying new clothes. I do wonder, how much do you think re-purposed couture works to cut down carbon consumption over just recycling the material into another can or plastic container?