JUNK to FUNK:: Recycled TRASHION!

What is Trashion? It’s fashion, accessories, art, and crafts made from trash and upcycled and recycled materials.

This garment was created using 30 copies of the Financial Times

gary harvey, newspaper dress

via Escama Studio http://www.escamastudio.com/

Believe it or not, this stylish handbag is made from hundreds of recycled aluminum pull-tabs. Yes, those tiny tabs we throw away without giving them a second glance after opening a can. Luckily, San Francisco-based company Escama Studio and various Brazilian crafts cooperatives have been working together since 2004 to create great fashion accessories from them. And their approach is personal: Each fashion piece comes with a tag bearing the signature of the person who made it. Customers can then click on that person’s profile on the company’s website to find out more about the artist. I love it!

Fashion made from recycled cassette tape string


These Tea Cup Bangles first surfaced on Twitter recently and demanded to be shared. They are made from real tea cups, adapted by designer Abigail MaryRose Clark.

Did you know??

**Each year, the average American throws away about 70 pounds of clothing each year and make up about 3% of our household waste. They end up in landfills and most don’t decompose.**

I blogged about these bangles a WHILE ago...they are made from recycled magazines. So fly! Check the archives for this post.


The Denim Kimono was created using recycled denim jackets and jeans.
gary harvey, runway, greenshows



Gary Harvey is the former Creative Director of Levi Strauss and Dockers Europe designer for Levi's. He began designing his environmentally friendly dresses during a freelance fashion campaign. He needed something dramatic for a shoot so he took 42 pairs of Levi's 501's and made them into a dress. He has continued designing eco-fashion since.




He doesn't just recycle clothing to make his innovative designs. This dress was made with cans, bottle tops and cardboard boxes.

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Source(s) :::: The Trench Coat Is Dead.Long Live the Trench Coat (Dress)!

EnvironmentalGraffiti.com & Treehugger and Telegraph

You can check out the philosophy and some of the work of these artists here.

Destiny's Chirren can rock a FRO!!

Edgy. Funk. Bold. Centric.

Hooking up the Crib for FALL!!!...for LESS.

I fell in love with this color arrangement at Target!!! Its warm chocolate with a splash of bold colors!

Paint colors...


comforter set


I love that green and chocolate together...

(Walmart)

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I have been purging and getting rid of clutter for the past few months. I was on my way to being a hoarder....not like that woman from Oprah a few weeks back, more like an organized clutter. My garage was a mess!! WOW! So after having Salvation Army make 4 trips to my home to pick up all this junk I'm inspired to jazz up my crib (home)... Hubby and I juggled with the idea of buying a new home but we don't want to settle down for 10+ years in this state, we wanna relocate EAST... Stay tuned for that convo...

Anywhoooo...since we are gonna live in this house for another year or so we decided to redo everything while we are here. We are not balling so we are gonna do this on a budget. When we first got married I shopped in places like Pier 1, spending waaaay too much money. After perusing Target and Walmart I started "window shopping" for ideas. I'd snap a pic of color combos and text hubby and he would say YES or NO...so we agreed with the chocolate brown paired with bold colors like; green, turquoise, orange....its a perfect mix of the both of us! Right now grad school has consumed my world but I imagine we will have this job completed by Thanksgiving. It feels good to chunk all of that junk that was taking up space. All that clutter was messing with my mind, now I have clarity and can think! LOL! It's so true what they say about clutter effecting your peace of mind. As I was chunking stuff in the Donate, Sell, and Trash piles I felt liberated! I should have taken BEFORE pics! OMG!
Stay tuned yall!

Korto Momolu:: Season 5 Fan Favorite Designer from Project Runway

Korto Momolu, my favorite contestant ever to grace Bravo's, Project Runway. In my opinion she was robbed and came in 2nd place. I wasn't a judge but I'm sure many of you would agree she should have won. Born in Liberia, West Africa this curvy diva designs clothes rich in color and style. Inspired by the threads of her native land, she designs masterpieces that make anyone look like a goddess! She is finally getting the exposure she deserves as she has one creation after another burning up the runways!! Flowing fabrics and radiant colors, she isn't afraid to dip her models in perfectly crafted colorful threads. I love her!! You can purchase pieces from her jewelry line in Dillards.

http://www.dillards.com/endeca/EndecaStartServlet?Ntt=korto+momolu&Ntk=all&N=1000435&Nty=1

Liberia, West Africa
Genre:
Fashion Designer/Stylist
Official Site:
http://www.kortomomolu.com/
Summary:
Fashion designer and stylist Korto Momolu is a proud mother, wife and now also known as the fan favorite and 2nd runner-up of Bravo tv’s hit reality show Project runway season 5.

Do you recognize all the ladies from ANTM???


Toccara is Rip'n the Runway! Another Curvy beauty making her mark!!

Most recently, Korto Momolu created a collection of designs in honor of President Barack Obama’s Inauguration and entitled it “The Korto Momolu Yes We Can Inaugural Collection,” which was unveiled at the International Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC.

Buy. Shop. Or Sew.

By
Kadidja Hinds

Name three things every woman should have in her closet.

Get a great bag, a great pair of shoes and a great accessory piece, like jewelry or a denim jacket. Just something you can wear with everything.

Ladies love to shop. Do you have simple tips to stay on budget?

Buy clothes that you can wear all season. I’m doing my collections now where you can wear them all year round. In this economy you can’t really afford to put your summer clothes away and get winter.

Buy layers so you can layer up in the winter time and take them off in the summer. By adding and taking off, mixing and matching, you’ll create different looks with the same pieces. Look for neutral colors or just hot colors that don’t follow any special trend, so that way you can wear your purchases longer. You’ll get your money’s worth.

What’s the best advice you can give to aspiring designers?

Find what you love. I make what I love. All my pieces I would wear. Make what you feel there is a need for. If just you follow what this person has and that person has, then you’re going to be just like them - the same thing with a different label. In Rip the Runway my stuff will standout because it’s not going to be like anybody else. My stuff is different. I just go out there and give me and I hope people can appreciate that.

SOURCE:: BET.COM

Easter/Spring Nail Art