Project Upcycle's 7th annual all-star competition featured six former winners creating red-carpet looks from upcycled materials. Ashley Cushon won the $5,000 top prize with a Victorian-pirate inspired ...

As shoppers have been feeling the recessionary squeeze on their wallets — and the climate crisis has many reconsidering their role in fast fashion — upcycling has become as essential as ever for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sustainability starts in your closet. "Creative Living" host and WLS radio personality Jane Clauss coined the term "upcrafting" and has been repurposing clothes and items since before ...

When a shirt is stained beyond saving or those threadbare jeans can’t make one more trip to the donation bin, don’t toss them just yet. With a little creativity, you can turn worn textiles into useful ...

I didn’t think I could pull of the bohemian upcycled look—jeans held together with safety pins and jackets covered in patches. But Patagonia has changed my mind. In late 2019, it launched ReCrafted, a ...

The global fashion industry is worth an estimated $1.7 trillion, but that value comes at a cost. Each year, more than 11 million tons of textiles – mostly discarded clothing - ends up in landfill.

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Revamp your wardrobe with these upcycled fashion ideas, reworked sewing patterns, and creative thrift flips! Make old clothes new again. #Upcycle #UpcycledFashion #SewingPatterns #ThriftFlip #Reworked ...

For fashion to truly be sustainable, we need a bit of a lifestyle change. Instead of replacing our once-loved pieces, let's try shifting our mindset to upcycling clothes and accessories. It might ...

SIOUX FALL, S.D. (KELO)– A new clothing store is getting set up to open on March 1st inside the Jones 421 building. The unique style the three upcycled clothing brands are bringing to downtown Sioux ...

Direct-to-consumer sustainable fashion isn’t merely a business model—it’s an aesthetic. Look at buzzed-about, millennial-targeting brands like Allbirds, Everlane, and Outdoor Voices, and you’ll see ...