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Recycled Fashion: Workshops & Tours
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Op Shop Tour TBC. Erica's next recycled craft workshop will be at Nanna Cool Market on 22 November 2014. Book HERE. For the past two years, Erica has been leading Melbourne Op Shop Tours. Scheduled or private tours, can be booked through Melbourne Op Shop Tours, alternatively, please contact Erica. For further information. Previous blog posts dedicated to Melbourne Op Shop Tours can be found here. On Saturday 4th August 2012. Erica presented a talk 'upcycle your clothes' at Boronia Library.
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Recycled Fashion: My Top Tips for Op Shopping
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My Top Tips for Op Shopping. Thursday, September 2, 2010. Rather than shopping on the high street and looking like retail clone, op shopping (thrifting, charity shopping) gives us the chance to pick one off pieces, creating our own unique look. Nothing beats finding a unique item of clothing or accessory, which fits perfectly, and costs next to nothing. Why buy new, when there is an abundance of wearable fashion already in circulation? Top Tips for Op Shopping (for fashion). 1 Seek out your local op shops.
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Recycled Fashion: Fashion Inspiration: Shirring Elastic
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Fashion Inspiration: Shirring Elastic. Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Apologies if this blog post is on the 'sew heavy'. Side, but inspiration beckons, and it must be shared! Today's topic, is ' shirring. Which relates to a sewing technique using elasticated thread to shape a garment, done by stitching rows onto fabric. DIY Zipper Ruffle Shirred Shirt. From this boring old shirt. To this nifty fitted top. Full tutorial found on countrywomanmagazine. Man's Asymmetrical Shirt Refashion with Shirred Back. June 12,...
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Recycled Fashion: Emporium Melbourne Launch by Baz Luhrmann
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Emporium Melbourne Launch by Baz Luhrmann. Friday, August 22, 2014. When an invitation arrives for what is pegged to be Melbourne's exclusive ' party of the year'. Directed by creative visionary Baz Luhrmann, this is serious business. Image c/o Emporium Melbourne. Naturally, an invitation to such an event requires a certain dress code, and in this case the invitation came with a wardrobe instruction ' reimagined glamour. Black Top Shop Dress, eBay. Yellow T-bar Heels, Vinnies. Shameless Bathroom Selfie :.
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Recycled Fashion: DIY Refashion
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To give a new form to (something). And soon discovered a community of clever, talented people creating their own clothes from existing garments. Soon after, I found Wardrobe Refashion. Which really inspired me to start sewing. Being that I am an editor on Refashion Co-op. It seems sensible to dedicate a linky page to my own refashions, DIY projects and garment made from scratch. Thats an awesome line up. December 14, 2011 at 9:50 PM. January 7, 2012 at 1:40 PM. Hey, great website! Itd be kinda awesome if...
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Recycled Fashion: Bits of Australia: World Environment Day
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Bits of Australia: World Environment Day. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Did you know, June 5 marks the United Nations’ World Environment Day (WED), used as a day to promote worldwide awareness and action for the environment. This year's WED theme is "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care". And most readers will know, ethical and sustainable consumerism is encouraged and fully supported on Recycled Fashion. WED: www.unep.org/wed/. Bits of Australia features a great range of recycled stationery, jewe...
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Recycled Fashion: Hawaiian Muumuu Refashion
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012. I spoke of a refashion dilemma. A few weeks back, which is now rectified and complete. After rushing to refashion my Hawaiian Hilo Hattie Muumuu, scored from divasvintage. I cut far too much length, which deemed the dress completely unwearable for day time wear. This is the 'before' refashion disaster. Here's where it all went wrong. I used an existing (short) dress for a template. I am re-reading what I've just said! I found not one, but six mint green men's necktie's in Famil...
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Recycled Fashion: Love at First Sight Bauhaus Coat
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Love at First Sight Bauhaus Coat. Monday, May 24, 2010. I discovered a Salvos Store online that ( gasp. I hadn’t been to before ( surely not. Salvos Carrum Downs is on a corner just off Dandenong Frankston Road. Situated in an industrial area, I can't imagine it would get a lot of passing foot traffic, but seems to have a regular stream of shoppers that know about its location. Secondly, a gorgeous red wool/viscose winter duffle coat by Bauhaus for $30 had my name on it, you could say love at first site:.
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Recycled Fashion: David Bowie is opens in Melbourne
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David Bowie is opens in Melbourne. Friday, July 24, 2015. Red and blue lightning bolts, synonymous with David Bowie’s make up that adorns the face of his 1970’s alias Aladdin Sane can be seen scattered throughout Melbourne. Banner advertisements relating to the magnificent. Exhibition, which opened at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) on 26 July, welcome visitors far and wide to Federation Square. David Bowie is image credit Mark Gambino :. Image credit Mark Gambino :. Bowie’s evolu...
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Recycled Fashion: Growing Up With a Clothes Hoarder - Guest Post
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Growing Up With a Clothes Hoarder - Guest Post. Friday, June 12, 2015. Growing Up With a Clothes Hoarder - Guest Post by Lauren Donnelly. 8221;), three partially functioning fridge freezers and tins upon tins of long dried up magnolia matte emulsion paint (“I need. It so I can match up the walls if I ever need to buy any more”). That is my mother, my mother who is a hoarder. And that’s not to mention the clothes. Oh the clothes. Ahhhh… but that’s where I step in. And she’s right! Of them back in fashion.
