One of a Kind...

Car Upholstery Jacket

VIN Jackets for both men and women. These one of a kind jackets are handmade out of reclaimed vintage auto upholstery from the genuine leather interiors of old Cadillacs, Lincolns, BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar and more. One car becomes one jacket. In addition to the jackets, Platinum Dirt creates handbags and clutches using the leftover leather scraps. Platinum Dirt based in Oakland, California.
www.platinumdirt.com






Shopping Bag Raincoat







Shopping Bag Raincoat

Made by ironing together layers of plastic bags to create a really thick durable fabric. The melange of branding logos and colors was created by layering the bags.
The jacket is unisex, and is one-size-fits-most. It's sewn together with polyester thread and has velcro up the front. Sold via Etsy: www.etsy.com






Bear Fur (Coat N2) 2005

Stuffed teddy bears
By Sebastian Errazuriz
www.meetsebastian.com






Neck Tie Dress

By Tia Noto when a student at the International Academy of Design & Technology in Tampa, Florida.
www.sptimes.com

Plastic Bag Dress

Design and Photo by Kristen Alyce
www.flickr.com  www.kristenalyce.com





Coffee Bag Dress

By Kristen Alyce
www.kristenalyce.com  www.garbagegoneglam.com





Post Card Dress

By Kristen Alyce
www.kristenalyce.com  www.garbagegoneglam.com






Bubble Wrap Dress

By Kristen Alyce
www.kristenalyce.com  www.garbagegoneglam.com
 





Technicolor Dream Dress

made from recycled cans, bottle tops, cardboard packaging, glass beads and plastic bags. garyharveycreative.com






Newspaper Dress

made from 30 newspapers
By Gary Harvey garyharveycreative.com






Phonebook Dress

By Jolis Paons (via Flikr) who pleated, sewed, and glued everything by hand.






Newspaper Dress, 2010.

By Fairlight Hubbard and Amy M. Phillips of Eye Management, a talent agency in Nashville, together they designed a series of vintage-inspired garments made completely from newspaper. Must sound interesting when you move. Source.





Paper Bag dress

Designer Sylvia Heisel teamed up with recent Pratt Institute grad Rebecca Cole to create this biodegradable, "ready-to-wear-away" dress, made of brown, recycled shipping paper. www.paper-no9.com






Compressed Paper Jacket 2010.

Compressed and cellotaped. By Maison Martin Margiela - Artisanal Collection.
www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com







Glove Dress 2005

Surgical gloves, thread and fabric.
By Sebastian Errazuriz
www.meetsebastian.com






Sonic Fabric -

A tightly woven mix of Cassette Tape (50%) and poly.
www.sonicfabric.com
 




Compter Keys Dress

Ecofashion 2011, in Cali, Colombia.
thetomorrowcompany.com

Garbage Bag Dress & Trenchcoat

By Jordy Huinder
www.fashionising.com







Plastic Bag Dress

By Jutta Leger
www.behance.net







DHL Haute Couture

DHL Packing Materials Dresses. Bubble wrap on left.
Design: Michael Michalsky, Peggy Schuller
www.blogyul.miqrogroove.com







Mac Dress

18 beige trench coats attached to a Burberry check corset, worn with a cropped
Burberry Mac. Looks warm. By Gary Harvey www.garyharveycreative.com

Mirror Top 2009.

By Maison Martin Margiela
www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com








Wig Jacket

By Marina Faust
Easiest way to become a blonde.
www.marinafaust.com







Zero Footprint Shirt: Leaf Series 2010

Various leaves, glue.
Shirts are not for sale - but photos of them are.
By Dave Rittinger - www.daverittinger.com







Recycled Glove Scarf

Great idea for all those single gloves you have lying around.
Sr. Amor of Argentina
www.sr-amor.com.ar






Plastic Bag Dress, circa, 2006.

Plastic bags cut into sheets and ironed together to form a fabric with a design loosely based on a 50s housewife style. By Emily Berezin www.flickr.com






Recycled Ironed Plastic Bag Dress.

By Cathy www.threadbanger.com

Cat Food Raincoat

Art Deco Designs, Italy.
www.artdecodesign.typepad.com








Pasta Bag Jacket

The see-through panels add some more interest.
Art Deco Designs, Italy.
www.artdecodesign.typepad.com







Coffee Bag Raincoat and Waders

Love it!
Art Deco Designs, Italy.
www.artdecodesign.typepad.com






Plastic Bag Gown

By Maison Martin Margiela - Artisanal Collection.
www.whats-wrong-with-the-zoo.com






Kesha in a VHS tape Dress

At the American Music Awards 2010.
www.imnotobsessed.com







VHS Tape Gown

Designed by Kez Allen
Created by weaving secondhand video tape into fabric.
www.flickr.com







Tapedress

Laura Labrin. Laura's tape dress won at the 2004 Paint Right Victorian Fashion Awards. The skirt has alternating cloth/vhs tape stripes and does the headscarf. See more pics at: www.illusionsofgrandeur.org.au






Recycled-Reuse Dresses

a tiered gown, made from 42 pairs of used Levi 501s and a black t-shirt dress. garyharveycreative.com





Reuse Denim Dress

By Natalie Chanin
 www.alabamachanin.com





Shades Of Denim

By Maison Martin Margiela
www.todayandtomorrow.net







Assemblage Dress

Fabric, Paper Images and Decorations from travel and found items.
By Janet J. Cooper  www.janetcooperdesigns.com






NeckTie Colar

www.chictopia.com






Toilet Paper Wedding Dress

2011 contest winner = Laura Lee from Milpitas, CA
www.cheap-chic-weddings.com






Moss Coat & Hat

By Anna Bieler - with lotus and monstera deliciosa leaves, orchids and roses.
Entry in the Floriade Australia competition.

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Jen LaMastra
Posts: 3

reuse designs
Reply #3 on : Sun December 02, 2012, 12:40:59

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I am a wearable art sculptor. You should check out some of my designs. They would fit really nicely in your collection of images.
www.jenlamastra.com

Eddie
Posts: 3

Blonde Wig Jacket
Reply #2 on : Thu June 02, 2011, 12:26:01

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I believe that jacket is from the Margiela's 20th anniversary collection.

Donna
Posts: 3

Re: Reuse, Crafty and Ingenious Clothes
Reply #1 on : Wed January 26, 2011, 07:36:23

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So many great ideas!